[Thinking Guide 1] Comparison of Four Traditional Cultures-1- Western Europe-Zhou Youguang

I have read several books about the comparison of traditional cultures:

Comparison between Chinese and Western Civilization of Mr. Xu Zhuoyun

Mr. Deng Xiaomang's lecture on the comparison between Chinese and Western cultural psychology

Zhou Youguang's Centennial Prose "Seeing China from the World"

But I don't remember,

It is best to draw with mind map, which is convenient for learning, reviewing and sharing.

1. Origin

2. Comparison of traditional cultures

(A) Western European traditional culture

(1) Introduction

Central Europe has a letter dividing line from south to north, which is divided into:

Latin alphabet: Catholic and Protestant.

Eastern Slavic alphabet: Believing in the Orthodox Church

(2) Three stages

1. Greek culture

Greece is the source of western European culture.

Cultural nourishment:

A. Absorb the essence of ancient culture and cultivate Greek culture with emphasis on philosophy, mathematics and natural science.

B. Ancient Greek literature and art

C. Science and technology in the two river basins: weights and measures, calendars, astronomy and music.

D. Ironmaking in Lydia

E. Phoenician alphabet

Greece initiated logic, which is the key to the scientific development of later generations.

2. "Greek-Roman" culture

Reason: In the 2nd century BC (equivalent to the period of Qin Shihuang), a "Greek-Roman" culture was formed.

Rome: military conquest of Greece; Greece: Culture conquered Rome.

3. The Dark Ages

In the 4th century A.D., barbarians invaded again and again, and Western Europe entered the dark age, leading to long-term cultural stagnation.

The brutal war invaded western Europe, which is very similar to the invasion of China by foreigners north of the Great Wall.