UnitTheCulturealPatterningofSpace..ppt

Unit FourThe Cultural Patterning of Space  Western Cultural Spiritual Origins Cultural Origins Roman and Greek Spiritual Origins Christianity 1. What is Rome culture about? Roman cultural achievements in art, literature, philosophy and religion were greatly influenced by the Greek culture and show very little originality. Only in the area of law do the Romans provide a significant new contribution. 2. What is Greek culture about? Classic Greece is the source from which many of the characteristic elements of Western culture derive, and therefore it makes sense to examine this culture. 3. What are the characteristics of Greek thought?(1) Curiosity. First the Greeks were very curious. Most nations in antiquity (古代) had some form of explanation for why things are as they are, and on the whole people took the world for granted. Not the Greeks. They were strongly interested in abstract questions that were not raised by others. Where did the world come from? What is the purpose of human existence? What is the best way to organize human society. 3. What are the characteristics of Greek thought? (2) Power of observation. This took place on two levels. The Greeks were keen observers of the natural world. It was the Greeks who noticed fossils of sea life in the mountains, and used this fact in the explanation of the origin of the world 3. What are the characteristics of Greek thought? (3) Reliance on the powers of reasoning. Finally, a salient （显著的） characteristic of the ancient Greeks is a wide respect for human reason and an attempt to use it as a vehicle to explain existence. 4. Hopi[houpi] 1 霍皮族(北美印第安人之一族,现居住在美国亚利桑那州东北部; 霍皮族人2 霍皮言 Location: After occupying almost all of northern Arizona, from California to parts of Southern Nevada, the Hopis are now living on the Hopi reservation in Black Mesa, Arizona near the Painted Desert. Language: Hopi is a Shoshonean language, which is part of the Uto-Aztecan language. History: The Hopi are thought to have migrated nor