The culture of Western Europe has contributed to the world:
-Prehistoric Art -Classical Art -Medieval Art -<span>Neoclassical, Romanticism, and Realism -Music (folk, classical) -Prehistoric arquitecture ( like the </span>Neolithic long house)<span>
The teachings of Jesus, such as the </span>Parable of the Good Samaritan<span>, are among the important sources for modern notions of Human Rights and the welfare measures commonly provided by governments in the West. Before the </span>Cold War<span> era, the traditional Western viewpoint identified Western Civilization with the </span>Western Christian<span> (</span>Catholic-Protestant) countries and culture.
A cornerstone of Western thought, beginning in ancient Greece<span> and continuing through the </span>Middle Ages<span> and </span>Renaissance<span>, is the idea of </span>rationalism<span> in various spheres of life, especially </span>religion<span>, developed by </span>Hellenistic philosophy<span>, </span>Scholasticism<span>, and </span>humanism<span>.</span>