Yeah the problem is defining "West". Everybody seems to have difference opinions of what that means. You often hear people say it's about European vs Asian values but what about Africa's influence in both these places? Or the indigenous populations of America and Oceania, where do they fall under?
Also, a lot of people who support Western Civilization often omit South America which is home to as much European ancestry as North America. The whole thing is absurd.
The definition is a real problem. If what we are looking to trace is how specifically western Europe (and perhaps just a few countries) emerged from more or less status quo human civilizations to the sparks of enlightenment and the industrial revolution, value changes to individualism and personal property rights would be dramatic changes in culture which define the 'Wests' emergence.
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