How did Europe come to be defined as a distinct entity, apart from, say, Asia or Africa?
The Creation of the West: Consider the formation of the geographical and ideological boundaries of Western Civilization. How did Europe come to be defined as a distinct entity, apart from, say, Asia or Africa? Consider both the political consolidation of Europe from ancient times through the Medieval period, and the ideological (and religious) constitution of European identity from the classical period through the Renaissance. To what extent was the idea of the West founded on an internal heritage, and to what extent did it depend upon the presence of populations defined as fundamentally alien?
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If you're going to ask a question like this, at least TRY to make it look like it's not your homework. This is just sad.
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copy and paste the answer from oh idk... THE TEXTBOOK! but good job on copying and pasting your question... have fun failing the test tmrw
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I'm not European, I don't plan on being European, but my guess is it starts with geography. Europe lies West of the Urals in the Russian landscape,separating the Ukraine from the Eastern part of Russia. Languages are different, all a dialect from Latin which was prevalent under Roman rule (est 800BC to 400AD). The people are lighter skinned than the people in Asia and Africa, they have different religions as well.
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