Rough Draft-Black Plague One of the greatest disasters of the Western Civilization is without a doubt the Black Plague‚ but the Black Plague isn’t like any of your other diseases‚ it was a plague that was determined to reduce more than half of the western population‚ this disease was destined to end all humankind‚ given it’s way. With the Europeans trading with the East‚ a rumor was being spread that an infectious disease was forming in Asia. In Jordan McMullin’s book‚ “The Black Death”‚ he discusses
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China The Time periods discussed in this essay will be between 200 BCE-1450 CE. The region will be Eastern Asia and specifically China. The changes and continuities in patterns along the Silk Road in Eastern Asia have seen two major periods‚ one being the ancestor worship and the transition into a way of life and philosophy belief. As political‚ economic‚ and social decay befell Han China‚ Daoism gained a new popularity. The fall of the Han Empire made it difficult for the Chinese to resist
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There are multiple reasons why and how Buddhism spread in China. I feel that factors like‚ religion‚ politics‚ and social‚ played a major part in spreading Buddhism throughout China. The factors mentioned are usually a contributor in global changes and has definitely played its part in China’s adapting a new belief. Of course there were other reasons‚ like economic‚ that caused the people of China to gravitate to the Buddhist ways. People reconsidering their faith‚ due to many of life downfalls or
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World War II lasted for six years from September‚1 1939 to September 2‚ 1945 and resulted with Japan’s surrender but believe it or not many events occurred both good and bad before anyone could make that choice. Before the declaration of this war japan had made an agreement with the U.S in which they gave them a friendship medal signifying peace. Turns out that wasn’t the case japan actually backstabbed the U.S and on the morning of December 7th‚ 1941 the japanese attacked Pearl Harbor destroying
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An Analysis of Differences of Toilet Culture between China and Japan ABSTRACT In an era of globalization and information explosion‚ culture difference has become one of those frequently-mentioned things. Now that most of the cultural topics are focusing on languages‚ food‚ fashion anything that is of high decency and attraction‚ this paper is to make an detailed analysis of culture differences between China and Japan by paying more attention to a “not-very-decent-aspect”‚ namely‚ the toilets
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World War II was a global war from 1939 to 1945. Japan surrendered on 15 August 1945‚ which brought the total victory of the Allies. Right before Japan’s surrender‚ the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and another one on Nagasaki. The atomic bombs caused great damage to Japan and killed estimated 129000 to 246000 people. However‚ the bombings helped to bring the war to an end. Whether President Truman should make the decision to drop the bombs is still a topic to debate. Due to the
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nationalism and imperial power within the Asia Pacific region. After the first Sino-Japanese war ended in 1895‚ Japan had taken control of Taiwan and Manchuria‚ gained a large influence in Korea‚ and replaced China as the framer of international order in East Asia. Undoubtedly‚ this power shift was the beginning of tension between Japan and the rest of the Asia Pacific region‚ but how did Japan’s action in the 20th century turn this tension into a historical legacy? Although military and territorial
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Industrial Revolution in Japan and Western Europe were somewhat similar‚ differences still distinguish the two countries. Japan‚ now the most developed country in Asia‚ started the Industrial Revolution in the nineteenth century; the Western Europe was the spearhead of the Industrial Revolution. The important scientific and social revolutions totally changed the two areas. The causes of the modernization in Japan and Western Europe were similar‚ yet with different elements. In Japan‚ the Industrial Revolution
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Western European Baroque Era and today’s society In today’s world modern art has been a big factor in the society today‚ whether or not we know it looking at Western European Baroque Era‚ naming some of the best Baroque artist such as Bernini and Caravaggio‚ they used great illustrations such as drama‚ motion and even feeling in the work they presented. It showed life in the time and the effort they put forward. Most of all it showed the truth and the reality in what they work on. Comparing today’s
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Mao zedong was a communist dictator in china. Mao was a very bad man that did some very bad things in his lifetime. Mao lived from 1893 to 1976. Mao had done bad things that people should never do. Mao had been involved with military political and personal problems. When Mao was just a normal guy that went crazy with power ontop of having a wife he had many communist followers. Mao was a communist leader that changed china for the worse. He influenced their hearts and minds and led little kids into
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