Western Civilizations College Essays Samples For Students

Part 1

Punic Wars
Punic wars are the term coined by the historians about the war fought by Rome and the Carthage in 264-146 BC. The result of the Punic Wars is the dominance of the Romans to the large area of the Western Mediterranean basin (Backman, 182). Punic wars have been referenced to the Carthage ancestries since the word Punic comes Latin term “Punicus” which is associated with the Carthaginian Empire. The main reason for the emergence of the Punic wars is the Roman Expansion. which created the conflict between them and the Carthaginian Empire. In the first War, ...

Greece has a prolong history, which can be stretched back to thousands of years B.C. Greek Civilization is one of the most ancient civilizations in the world. The cultures and civilizations all over the world change in the course of time. The political, social, economic factors contribute a lot in disappearance of the old values and the emergence of new values in the society. Every culture and civilization has its unique characteristics. Greek civilization too has witnessed several transitions.The present paper aims to analyze those features of Greek civilization between the period of Monolithic Age and the Greece in ...

Comparative analysis-Jenkins and Aikman

This essay relates view points of Phillip Jenkins ‘The New face of Christianity’ and David. Aikman, “Jesus in Beijing” in discussing the influence of missionary Christian theology from two different cultural contexts. Jenkins’ themes include, “Poor and rich, old and new, good and evil, persecution and vindication, women and men, north and south.” (Jenkins, 2006). Aikman( 2003) takes a more socio-political approach in interpreting the benefits of Christianity to China.

Missionary Christian theology when observed within its political context seeks always to Christianize and liberate people of Eastern cultures. Often they are perceived as pagan within their native religion. Jenkins ...