West European Studies

The western civilization started in the late 1400 and continued in the two subsequent centuries. Renaissance was one of the major developments witnessed in this particular civilization this development became a major benefit not only to the western world but indeed the entire world. Renaissance intellectually marked the start of modernity which continues throughout the world to date. It is in fact possible to relate objectively the thoughts, debates and issues of the western civilization, to the ones taking place in the modern world. Therefore, without the early western civilization and in particular, without renaissance, the world could have waited for much longer to experience the benefits of modernity (Spielvogel, pp 26).

The classical past rediscovery was a major adventure as far as renaissance is concerned was the discovery of the voyages and the exploration and the conquest of America. It therefore became possible to transfer several aspects of the western civilization to the American continent. The pace of development of the American continent increased dramatically following the European invasion. Even though one might argue that it was not a good act for the Europeans to invade and rule foreign people on their own territories, the Americans benefited significantly from this invasion and ever since, they have never lagged behind as far as all aspects of development such as economic, cultural and political are concerned (Bruun and Commager, pp 37).

The western civilization brought about major developments in the world of science which resulted to the scientific revolution. This particular aspect of the western civilization had significant impact on how the work was done. Several machines were invented which made work much easier and the same time increased the level of productivity. Through the same scientific revolution, the Europeans were able to transfer such knowledge to other part of the world such as America. Ever since the scientific revolution started, more advanced inventions have been made and eventually we can now talk of a global village. Therefore, the western civilization, which increased the European powers, was a good thing as the world able to realize several benefits from it which are still evident to date (Bruun and Commager, pp 52).