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European Culture: An Introduction Discuss: Why study history? Why study European history? Why study history culture? All peoples face the same issues: identity, relationships, survival Different peoples handle issues differently: Who am I? How do we organise and rule ourselves? How do we express ourselves? Learn about ourselves when we get insight into other people’s lives thinking Why Western History Culture? Product of Greek culture and Roman law, Heartland of Christianity Birthplace of modern science Crucible of political liberalism Origin of many basic principles of political and social systems One Definition of History “We can learn from history how past generations thought and acted, how they responded to the demands of their time and how they solved their problems. We can learn by analogy, not by example, for our circumstances will always be different than theirs were. The main thing history can teach us is that human actions have consequences and that certain choices, once made, cannot be undone. They foreclose the possibility of making other choices and thus they determine future events.” Gerda Lerner Historian, Author, Teacher How good is your knowledge of European geography? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 11. Turkey Turkish 12. Syria Syrian 13. Israel Israeli 14. Egypt Egyptian 10. Greece Greek 9. Italy Italian 8. Austria Austrian 7. Switzerland Swiss 6.Germany German 5. Holland Dutch 4. Belgium Belgian 3. Britain British 2. France French 1. Spain Spanish Fun Quiz: Sort out Times Figures Match the period and the age The Middle Ages Age of Enlightenment The Roman Age The Greek Age Age of Reason The Renaissance c332-63BC 63BC-476AD 476-1350AD 1350-1600AD 17th Century 18th Century Key Figures Jean-Jacques Rousseau Jesus Christ Geoffrey Chaucer Julius Caesar Christopher Columbus Augustine of Hippo Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Galileo Galilei Socrates Leonardo da Vinci Isaac Newton Homer The Greek Age (c332-63BC)