History of western civilization

The history of Western Civilization traces its roots back to Classical Antiquity and continues to the present era in Europe, North America, South America, and Oceania The opposition of a European "West" to an Asiatic "East" has its roots in Classical Antiquity, with then Persian Wars where the Greek city states were opposing the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire. The...
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