own centralized political structures‚ embodied in a monarch and his accompanying bureaucracy. They were “cities without citadels‚” complex urban centers that operated without the coercive authority of a state. Key Changes and/or Continuities in theme from previous period The Bantu speaking peoples began to create distinct societies. They organized themselves without any formal political specialists at all. They made decisions‚ resolved conflicts‚ and maintained order
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to the time where much of the Indian subcontinent was reunited under the Gupta Empire. From the 5th century BC to the 5th century AD the Gupta Hindu Kingdom region of classical India started as a highly political‚ regionalized caste system to a religious Hindu based culture‚ and a more science thinking culture. Classical India did not develop the solid political traditions and institutions of Chinese civilization‚ nor the high level of political interest that would characterize classical Greece
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Vu Tran HIST 312 Continuities and changes in American Colonies c.1600-1750 When America was discovered people migrated to that country to lead a better and peaceful life. They settled there to practice their religion freely‚ to become land owners and to establish their trading business. In 1600s many Europeans immigrated to America a newly discovered country. Many immigrants came from England to the American colonies. The reason was that Europeans thought it as their dreamland where they could have
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Emerging from the Dark Age‚ a period of poverty and political instability‚ Greece’s economic growth and encounters with the Phoenicians and Persians in the Archaic Age set the stage for the period of great cultural achievement known as the Classical Age. Urban life‚ literacy‚ and maritime trade disappeared as both food production and population declined‚ causing many Greeks to migrate to Ionia. Between 750 and 650 B.C.E.‚ many economic and cultural innovations were introduced to the Greeks from their
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A patriarchal family‚ with the man as the head of the household‚ is the traditional structure of the Vietnamese family. Confucianists framed their cultural norm in terms of the duties and obligations of a family to father‚ a child to parent‚ a wife to husband‚ and a younger brother to an older brother. They believed that the welfare and the solidity of the family were far more important than individual interests of any one member of a family. The individual was less independent than a member of a
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activity‚ the rise and fall of several Islamic states and empires‚ and provided new practices to be blended with the traditional African culture. In the period of 1000 and 1750 C.E Islam increased West African economics by increasing trade. Muslim merchants brought Islam into West Africa and it spreads throughout the rest of Africa. Many aspects of African religion and gender roles remained unchanged‚ however new practices were blended in with the traditional African culture. African rulers began to adopt
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society that accomplished incredible achievements in a short amount of time by utilizing fear and cruel tyranny against their enemies. In the Zhou dynasty‚ the unreliability of the dynastic cycle caused the occasional increase of taxes due to the change from one dynasty to the other. CONCLUSION SENTENCE OR ADD
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Amanda Wilson WHAP-B 11 February 2015 Changes and Continuities Over Time in Europe from 1450-1900 The region of Western Europe has undergone many shifts in their political‚ economic‚ and social structures throughout the centuries. Through centuries of searching for their identity‚ Western Europe emerged as a world power with their unique cultural and economical identity. From the 1450s to the 1900s‚ the economic structures shifted from once based purely on bullion to an industrialized economy while
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to 525 BCE‚ it was one of the longest lasting civilizations in the history of the world. Its pyramids and other monuments can still be found in modern day Egypt‚ with its birthplace being along the Nile River. However‚ Egypt went through a lot of changes before becoming the huge civilization that we all think of. Namely‚ Egypt had several developments in agriculture‚ religion and social structures throughout its lifetime. Ancient Egypt‚ being in a geographic location with enormous deserts as far
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The first dynasty of China is the Xia Dynasty. The Xia dynasty lasted for almost 500 years. 17 emperors ruled the Xia Dynasty. The Xia Dynasty emperors were chosen by their abilities. During this dynasty‚ a lot of bronze was produced. The last emperor of the Xia dynasty was Emperor Jie. He was a terrible emperor. He lived an extravagant life and did not care for his country. He killed many of his ministers who came up with good advices. His actions made the people angry so they followed the Shang
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