Post-Renaissance-East vs. West

Learn about differences between the east and west.

What They Were Called
The time just after the Renaissance, Eastern civilizations were basically all of Asia, whereas all of Europe was considered Western civilization. The governments of these places were very different. Westerng governments tended to be monarchies (like England) or democracies, compared to the empires (like Japan) and dynsties (like China) of the eastern governments. The social traditions, customs, and religions of these places were also very different and distinct from each other. The western religions were were mostly Christian religons and churchgoers; the eastern religions were Hinduism, Buddhism, Shinto, and Confucism.

The economic systems at that time also were extremly different. Western economics were more competitve and secretive. Eastern governments were more laid back and cooperative. These governments were very different and contrasting, but today each is not as distinct as they used to be due to influence from the west, and also the east.

Social Studies/Time Continuity and Change

Standard 3: The student understands Western and Eastern civilization since the Renaissance(SS.A.3.3)

Objective 5 : Understands the differences between institutions of Eastern and Western civilizations (e.g., differences in governments, social traditions and customs, economic systems and religious institutions).

Amusement Park Activity

Amusement Park Social, Political, and Economic Systems- Pick three amusement parks in three different countries. Record their social, political, and economic systems. Then compare how they are run, their profits, and anything else you can think of for them and figure out how the systems affect the amusement parks.

Brainstorming Fun

Idea 1. What do you think were
the main differences of Eastern and
Western demography? Make your
decision based on the evidence
on this objective.

Vocabulary

Renaissance - a time from around
the 1400s to the 1600s that was
a cultural rebirth

Eastern Civilizations - Europe
and other Eastern countries

In 1785 the Confederation
passes an ordinance that
establishes a procedure for
surveying and selling the
western lands not of the
Ohio River.