Western

When Hiram Bingham stumbled upon the ruins of Machu Picchu in 1911, he was quick to share his discovery with the Western world.

London is the biggest city in western Europe, and the world's largest financial centre.

In the Han Dynasty, the emperors extended the Great Wall far into today's western China to protect Silk Road trade.

They're cute, they're furry and they're one of the most popular house pets in the Western world.

The city is bordered by eight mountains, as well as the more level lands of the Han River plain and western areas.

Today the city is divided into fifty districts with 35 of them located on the east bank of the Chao Phraya River, and only 15 on the western bank.

The city was one of the first cities in Western Europe to be fairly democratic: Wealthy citizens chose the leaders of the city.

It was a decade where women received the vote in several western countries.

There are no Bills of Rights in this country, making it the only Western country to omit this from its governmental system.