In the context of the bronze and iron ages, what does the term western civilization mean? what commonality between cultures makes them distinctly Western? in what ways, if any does the term Western change it meaning after the rise of the pax Romana through to the year 1000? do this initial, communalities you still apply?

In the context of the bronze and iron ages, what does the term western civilization mean? what commonality between cultures makes them distinctly Western? in what ways, if any does the term Western change it meaning after the rise of the pax Romana through to the year 1000? do this initial, communalities you still apply?