Discuss the characteristics of European civilization. . . . 300 words required. . . . Please help! ! ! !

From a long-term perspective, the basic characteristic of European civilization that is different from other civilizations is that it is the only maritime civilization. “Those who are civilized at sea are those who migrate across the ocean from the place where they were born and raised to immigrate to new places.”⑦. This kind of migration is different from the overland migration of nomads. The most important difference is that once they reach their destination, they must build cities and live among the hostile indigenous residents. They can only survive through continuous expansion and conquest. There is no "return" to speak of. This characteristic of maritime civilization has long been buried deep in Greek and Roman civilization, and it has brought an innate expansionary tradition to European civilization. "On the contrary, non-maritime civilizations were formed by tribes and phratry groups, and tribal kings appeared. The tribal kings conquered and merged with each other, and gradually expanded into large kingdoms and empires." In this sense, we can say that European civilization is a "divergent" civilization, while other civilizations are "centralized" civilizations. There are many reasons for this essential difference, among which the role of geographical factors cannot be ignored. Because we can easily imagine how the adventurers who traveled abroad in that era of extremely harsh navigation conditions would "take the lives of foreign kings at their mercy." For this kind of maritime civilization, it is difficult to imagine long-term centralized rule. The characteristics of this "divergent" expansion of European civilization are clearly reflected in all levels of its culture, even in the highest expression of culture - religion. Some people believe that the biggest difference between Christianity and other religions is that it has "Pussy-ism, the enthusiasm and militant spirit of converting heretical beliefs"⑧. Perhaps the best example of this zeal is the priests who traveled alone into the African jungle to preach to the natives, and the best example of this militant spirit are the several Crusades. In the process of the Eastern Expedition, we can clearly see what kind of huge energy it will have when the expansionary tradition of European civilization and the greed of human wealth are combined. It can be said that the geographical discovery movement was another operation of this combination.