Chapter One Education in the West 1
Section One The History of Education and Education Systems in the West 1
Section Two Preschool Education and Primary Education Systems in the West 3
Section Three Secondary Education System in the West 12
Section Four Higher Education in the West 18
Section Five Prestigious Universities in the West 26
Chapter Two Western Science and Technology 48
Section One General Introduction to Western Science and Technology 48
Section Two Ancient and Medieval Science and Technology 53
Section Three Science and Technology in Renaissance and Enlightenment Periods 62
Section Four Industrial Revo1utions and the Scientific Evolutions 71
Section Five Fast Development of Science in 20th Century 83
Section Six Explosions of Technology in the 20th Century 90
Chapter Three Western Literature 99
Section One Introduction 99
Section Two British Literature 104
Section Three American Literature 116
Section Four Literature in Other Countries 127
Chapter Four Western Art 142
Section One An Introduction to Western Art 142
Section Two Western Painting 154
Section Three Western Sculpture 168
Section Four Western Architecture 176
Section Five Western Music and Dance 185
Section Six Western Movies 190
Chapter Five Western Sports 196
Section One Western Sports 196
Section Two Important Sports Events in the West 210
Section Three Important Sports Organizations in the West 215
Chapter Six Folk Customs and Livelihood 219
Section One Culinary Culture 219
Section Two Vernacular Architecture and Transportation 231
Section Three Marriage and Family 242
Section Four Holidays and Festivals 245
Section Five Customs and Taboos 256
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