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Western world

The Western world, also known as the West, primarily refers to various nations and states in Europe, Northern America, and Australasia; with some debate as to whether those in the former Soviet Union and Latin America also constitute the West. The Western world likewise is called the Occident (from Latin occidens 'setting down, sunset, west') in contrast…

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Western world

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related to Further reading · 87
Western world → Abendland, Allardyce, American Civil War, Ankerl, Annenberg/CPB Archived, April, Arabo-Muslim, Battle, Bavaj, Bharati, Bloomsbury, Books, Chinese, Coexisting, Comparative History, Conceptual Exploration, Conze, Da Capo Press, Daly, December
related to Culture · 28
Western world → Catholic Church, Christian, Christianity, Christianization, Christians, Egypt, Europe, European, Faustian, Greco-Roman, Greece, Greek, Greek New Testament, Hellenistic Jewish, Historically, However, It, Major, Mediterranean, Near-Eastern
related to Modern definitions · 18
Western world → Additionally, African, Among, Arab, Dumont, Durkheim, Eastern, European, It, Latin American, Lévi-Strauss, Malthusian, Many, Orthodox European, Rest, The, West, Western
related to Economic definition · 14
Western world → Americas, First World, Hong Kong, It, Japan, Macao, Privatization, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, The, Third World, This, Western
related to Cultural definition · 8
Western world → Age, Discovery's, English, Europe, In, The Oxford English, Western, William Warner

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the Eastinstance ofwhere Byzantine Greek culture and Eastern Christianity became founding influences in the Eastern European world0.80text
South Slavic peoplesinstance ofwhere Byzantine Greek culture and Eastern Christianity became founding influences in the Eastern European world0.80text
Italyinstance ofor the official language of countries0.80text
Polandinstance ofor the official language of countries0.80text
the caravel ship introduced in the mid-1400sinstance ofby advancements in maritime technology0.80text
porcelaininstance ofdemand for oriental goods0.80text
silkinstance ofdemand for oriental goods0.80text
spicesinstance ofdemand for oriental goods0.80text
tea remained the driving force behind European imperialism in Asiainstance ofdemand for oriental goods0.80text
andinstance ofdemand for oriental goods0.80text
Canadainstance ofthough in areas0.80text
a low level of religiosity is common due to a European-type secularizationinstance ofthough in areas0.80text

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