How is the term civilized often misused, History

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How is the term "civilized" often misused? Compare and contrast the terms "civilized," "barbarians," and "inferior peoples" as these terms have commonly been used by scholars/observers. Are these labels still being misused today? Examples?

Explain one way that see a particular tenet of Roman philosophy reflected in the modern Western worldview.

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