Answer: Western civilizations have unbreakable ties to Judaism.
Explanation:
Judaism, as the oldest monotheistic religion, greatly influenced Christianity as the dominant religion of Western civilization. Elements of Judaism are accepted in dogmatic understandings of the Western world, so the Old Testament is a direct Judaism product and is an integral part of Catholicism. The suffering of Jews during World War II also formed certain connections with the Western world. The general notion of freedom began to be viewed through the prism of the Holocaust against the Jews. Many scholars, artists, and politicians from the ranks of the Jews brought the Jewish tradition, culture, and history closer to the peoples of Western civilizations.
Rome was already straining under the weight of increased raids by barbarian tribes, and the sudden political instability launched a period of civil war that nearly brought the Empire to its knees.
To resolve the dispute between free and slave states, each slave was counted as less than one free person for purposes of both taxation and representation.
