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    Today we find that the more popular belief systems are those of monotheist background‚ but it wasn’t always this way. What was the driving force that inspired these changes to take ahold of ancient civilizations? What caused people to abandon their polytheistic systems of Gods and convert to a more monotheistic religion where there can be only one truth; one God? Monotheistic religion has been around for a long time

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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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    Name: Carolyn Ma Period 9 AP World COT Japan Essay Japan is a small island nation off the coast of Eastern Asia. Despite its size‚ Japan has proved to be formidable both economically and militarily. Since the expedition of Commodore Matthew Perry in 1853 opened up the past feudalistic and reclusive Japan‚ this nation has expanded and adopted many imperialistic policies as well as taken a more aggressive military stance. Japan has changed in many ways‚ but has also continued upholding

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    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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    Even though the Abbasid Caliphs were the direct succors of the Umayyad they ruled entirely differently.  Both empires ruled very differently in how they handled the economy‚ politics and social fields. In an Example of the economy the Caliphs during the Abbasid Empire hit a Golden Age while both were similar in how they handled slaves. The Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphs both had very different political systems.  Even thought influences of the Umayyad did carry over into the Abbasid rule very little

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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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    From 100-600 AD‚ the Roman Empire was the centerpiece of Western Civilization‚ although it experienced many changes along the way‚ including change of religion‚ customs‚ and political power‚ while keeping some continuity including Latin being the worldly language in Rome and the fact Emperors were still in use. The most obvious change in Rome‚ in this time period‚ was the changing of polytheism to monotheism‚ specifically Christianity. Knowing at 200 A.D all people at liberty of Roman Empire

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    The Fall of the Abbasid Empire While the start of the Abbasid Empire‚ around 750 CE was explosive and revitalizing in nature‚ it couldn’t mask the unfortunate truth that a series of wealth-bloated and soft-handed caliphs were to rule the new empire. By the third caliph‚ al-Mahdi‚ the empire was already in decline; the royal harem was outrageously large‚ mosques were built bigger and bigger‚ crushing the peasant class under the weight of extreme taxation. All the while‚ the caliphs in their garnished

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    Change and Continuity: Rome (100-600 AD) From 100-600 AD‚ the Roman Empire was the centerpiece of Western Civilization‚ although it experienced many changes along the way‚ including change of religion‚ customs‚ and political power‚ while keeping some continuity at the same time. The most obvious change in Rome‚ in this time period‚ was the changing of polytheism to monotheism‚ specifically Christianity. Before 313 A.D.‚ Christianity was illegal in the empire‚ until Emperor Constantine legalized

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    Continuity and Change in Chinese Nationalist Ideology WWI to Present Since the beginning of the First World War to the present‚ nationalist ideology within China has caused change and continuity in several aspects of this nation’s society. One major change in China from the First World War to the present is its foreign relations with other countries due to factors such as communism and neocolonialism. Although China has changed in this way‚ it has remained one united nation despite foreign

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