Chapter 1 Culture， Civilization and the Significance of the History of Western Civilization
Culture
1． Defining Culture
9． Early Definitions of Culture
3． Today's Definitions of Culture
4． Elements of Culture
5． Modes or Levels of Culture
Civilization
1． Defining Civilization
2． Two Categories of Meanings
3． Culture v．s． Civilization
Significance of the History of Western Civilization
1． Gaining Historical Insight
2． Increasing Historical Awareness
3． Drawing from Past Lessons
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Chapter 2 The Greeks： From Myth to Reason
The Greeks． From Myth to Reason
1． Early Aegean Civilizations
2． Evolution of the City-States
3． The Hellenistic Age． The Second Stage of Greek Civilization
4． The Great Achievements
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Chapter 3 Rome： From City-State to World Empire
Rome： From City-State to World Empire
1． The Origins of Rome
2． The Roman Republic （508 to 30 BCE）
3． The First Punic War （264 BCE）
4． The Revolution （145 BCE to 30 BCE）
5． The Principate （30 BCE to 192 CE）
6． The Late Empire and Christianity
7． The Fall of Rome
8． The Legacy of the Roman Empire
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Chapter 4 Early Christianity： A World of Religion
Early Christianity． A World of Religion
1． The Origins of Christianity
2． The Spread of Christianity
3． Development of the Christian Institutions
4． Christianity and Classical Humanism． Alternative World-Views
5． Christianity and the Roman Empire
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Chapter 5 The Middle Ages： The Christian Centuries
The Development Of Christianity
1． Early Medieval Europe
2． England and France
3． Invaders
4． The Emergence of the High Middle Ages
5． The Crises of the Middle Ages
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Chapter 6 Transition to the Modern Ase： Renaissance and Reformation
Transition to the Modern Age： Renaissance and Reformation
1． Italy： Birthplace of the Renaissance
2． The Renaissance Outlook
3． Renaissance Art
4． The Spread of the Renaissance
5． The Renaissance and the Modern Age
6． Background to the Reformation
7． The Lutheran Revolt
8． The Spread of the Reformation
9． The Reformation and the Modern Age
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Chapter 7 Intellectual Transformation： The Scientific
Revolution and the Enlightenment
Intellectual Transformation： The Scientific Revolution and the
Enlightenment
1． Copernicus' Breaking-Through Idea
2． The Scientific Process， Mentality， and Method
3． Scientific Discoveries
4． Science and Society
5． Scientific Institutions and Culture
6． The Philosophical Impact of Science
7． The Enlightenment
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Chapter 8 The Modern West： Progress and Breakdown
The Modern West： Progress and Breakdown
1． The French Revolution
2． The Industrial Revolution
3． Thought and Culture as a Result of the Revolutions
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Chapter 9 The Western Civilization in Crisis
The Western Civilization in Crisis
1． Crisis and Redefinition
2． The Problem of Fascism and Nazism
3． The Postwar West
4． Geography Concerns
5． The Modern Predicament
6． The Legacy of World War Ⅱ
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Chapter 10 The West in a Globalized World
The West in a Globalized World
1． A False Start
2． Globalization Returns
3． The West's Role
4． The West and the World
5． Western Hesitancy
6． The West in the Twenty-First Century
7． Cultural Clashes and Terrorism
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