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Westernization The Spread of Worldview and Culture
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Where is the “West”? or What is the West?
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The Globe Focus
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Map of Western Europe “Western Civilization”
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Some Elements that Bind Civilizations Shared historical experiences Shared religious traditions Interconnected language families Shared artistic traditions Similar economic and governmental institutions Common levels of industrial-technological- educational development Common levels of wealth and poverty
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When a country takes control of land, resources, and people beyond its borders to exploit them for the country’s own benefit, Impirialism (The Idea) Colonialism (The Practice )
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The Globe Western Europe and Global Impirialism
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Westernizing the Americas (1492 to the present)
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The Globe
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Westernizing Africa ( 19th & 20th Centuries to the present)
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The Globe
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After WWI Western Powers divvy up Ottoman Empire
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Western Powers Created State of Israel 1948 after WWII Wars 1948 1956 1967 1973 1982 2006 2014
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The Globe
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Western Colonization in the Pacific
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Areas of the Globe Controlled by Western Nations
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World Civilizations Today Just One View Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations
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Global Commerce
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Commerce
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World Organizations United Nations World Court World Bank International Monetary Fund World Trade Organization
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Global Projects World Conference on Women Beijing, 2005 World AIDS Conference International Olympics Global Environmental Agreements
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Transportation
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Global Telecommunications Mobile Phone Subscribers
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Global Telecommunications I nternet Users
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Global Telecommunications
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Pop Culture Distribution
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The Processes of Globalization &Westernization Military conquest, colonization, imperialism, regime change Global Organizations Exchanging Worldviews & Problem-solving Commerce Transportation Communications
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Now, let’s explore the Western Worldview What are the predominant ontological-epistemological perspectives? What are some dominant values? What are some defining cultural practices?
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Exploring ‘Worldviews’ Differences between Western and Eastern Worldviews Differences between Western and Eastern Worldviews Western vs Deep Ecology Worldviews Western vs Deep Ecology Worldviews East vs West: The Myths that Mystify East vs West: The Myths that Mystify
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West and East
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Assignment on 10-26
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