This topic examines the rise of the West. This is an open topic. When answering, you should first summarize the viewpoints in the materials, and then choose your own recognized viewpoints for comments, paying attention to the fact that the viewpoints must be consistent with historical facts.

This question mainly examines the ability of candidates to comment on historical views. The key to solving the problem is to be able to read the material, extract the material point of view, and then evaluate and understand it. It can be a comment around one or two points in the material. Pay attention to the fact that the viewpoint must be consistent with the historical facts mentioned.

The first paragraph of the material holds that the rise of the west began with the emergence of democracy and philosophy in ancient Greece and Rome; The second paragraph holds that the rise of the West only happened suddenly recently. The first paragraph thinks that the history of Asia, Africa and Latin America began under the influence of the rise of the West. The second paragraph holds that countries in Asia and the Middle East are world leaders, and the rise of the West is largely due to the achievements of other civilizations.

Knowledge points involved: the opening of new air routes, colonial expansion and the formation and development of capitalist world markets.