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1.What is Western Civilization?
Western civilization is a term used very broadly to refer to a heritage of social norms, ethical values, traditional customs, belief systems, political systems and specific artifacts and technologies that have some origin or association with Europe.

Many parts of the Eastern Roman Empire are considered Western today but were Eastern in the past. Geographically, the "West" of today would include Europe. Since the West is more closely associated with certain characteristics of people and places rather than possessing a geographic location, it is easier to identify Western countries and peoples based on those associative traits.

1.Liberal democracy: is a liberal political ideology and a form of government in which representative democracy operates under the principles of classical liberalism.

2.Economic liberalism: is a political ideology based on organizing the economy on lines of individual freedom.

3.Christianity: is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. 

4.The separation of church and state: is a philosophic and jurisprudential concept for defining political distance in the relationship between religious organizations and the nation state.

5.progress:Movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time; development through time. 

6.Civil liberties are freedoms guaranteed to us by the Constitution to protect us from tyranny

2.Liberal Democracy

Liberal democracy is a political ideology and a form of government in which representative democracy operates under the principles of classical liberalism. 

it is characterized by fair, free and competitive elections between multiple distinct political parties, a separation of powers into different branches of government, the rule of law in everyday life as part of an open society and the equal protection of human rights, civil rights, civil liberties and political freedoms for all people.

3.What is Economic liberalism

Economic liberalism is an economic system organized on individual lines, which means the greatest possible number of economic decisions are made by individuals or households than by collective institutions or organizations. 

Capitalism is "production for exchange" driven by the desire for personal accumulation of money, mediated by free markets. The markets themselves are driven by the needs and wants of consumers and those of society as a whole. 

Private ownership of the means of production:

High levels of wage labour.

The investment of money to make a profit.

The use of the price mechanism to allocate resources between competing uses.

Freedom of capitalists to act in their self-interest in managing their business and investments.

4.Why is Christianity associated Wester Civilization

Christianity is a Abrahamic monotheistic  religion based on the life, teachings, and miracles of Jesus of Nazareth, known by Christians as the Christ, or "Messiah", who is the focal point of the Christian faiths. 

Western culture, throughout most of its history, has been nearly equivalent to Christian culture, and a large portion of the population of the Western hemisphere can be described as cultural Christians. The notion of "Europe" and the "Western World" has been intimately connected with the concept of "Christianity and Christendom" many even attribute Christianity for being the link that created a unified European identity.