Basic Features at Beginning of Time Period Key Continuities Key Changes Basic Features at end of Period Reasons for CCOT Global Trade Slave Trade(West Coast of Africa and Plantations in America Columbian Exchange Trade is important to dependent countries. Global Trade Exploded along with increasing globalization (age of exploration‚ colonies‚ etc Slave Trade and cotton‚ tobacco sugar European Exploration caused more trading of various crops Commercial Revolution (banking‚ loans‚ finance) Mercantilism
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When it comes to the most serious problem hindering Chinese modernization efforts today‚ our group considers the Knotty Political System in china as the most serious problem. To be specific‚ Rampant Corruption and Rule by law in political system are the focus of our presentation. Before i go into the problems‚ I would like to highlight the Modernization in Chinese context in terms of the direction of Chinese modernization ‚ which is quite different from other western countries. China’s modernization
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Western civilization changed dramatically between 1450 and 1750. While remaining an agricultural society‚ the West became very commercially active and developed a strong manufacturing sector. Many of the core areas of the West transformed; governments increased their powers‚ science became the centerpiece of intellectual life and ideas on family and marriage changed. These changes resulted from overseas expansion and increasing commercial dominance. Russia on the other hand was heavily concerned
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Before 1500 CE‚ there were not as many ways and routes that one could take to communicate with other places. As soon as new connections were made‚ trade and communications difficulty decreased. For example‚ the Indian Ocean trade routes gave Europe the ability to reach “hard-to-get” areas and even connected them with the new world which in turn increased trade happening between the two regions. Over all‚ after 1500 CE‚ there were more routes and ways to be able to trade and communicate effectively
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1.) What is the role of centralized government in Chinese history? Why is the Dynastic cycle a critical component of Chinese society? China had a large population. A strong centralized government was needed to keep order. With a strong government China was able to expand its population. The dynastic cycle was a critical component of Chinese society because once one dynasty grew weak; a new dynasty could come in and start fresh to fix the issues. The new dynasty would start out strong and develop
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East Asia became one of the most advanced and prosperous regions in the post- classical era due to the resurgence of the imperial style rule. After the collapse of the Han Dynasty‚ East Asia was plagued with 350 years of turmoil and destruction. This ended however when the Sui Dynasty came into power. This dynasty was able to bring back the centralized imperial rule due to a few successful military campaigns. The Sui dynasty lasted for less than thirty years‚ but it made way for the Tang and Sond
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ANCIENT CHINA. READING 2 COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS The Unification of China (pp. 105 – 110) 1. Where were Legalist doctrines met enthusiastically? The state of Qin. 2. Where was the Qin state? Western China. 3. Who oversaw the implementation of the Legalist doctrines in the Qin state? 4. What did the Qin state quickly do? 5. What happened to the Qin state in the fourth and third centuries B.C.E? 6. How did Shang Yang encourage farmers to move to the Qin state? 7. Why did the
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representative democracy and social justice in a well-planned economy.” - Fidel Castro China‚ a predicament of social injustice‚ has been debated upon its coercive form of government over decades now‚ by eminent scholars and experts‚ who have been discussing about China’s future in their everlasting debates regarding the stand China will ultimately have to take in the coming decades. The fact that makes China as such a controversial subject in the world is because of its combination of its incomparable
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China‚ officially the People’s Republic of China‚ is the largest country in East Asia. It is located in Asia-Europe mainland east‚ the west coast of the Pacific Ocean. China is one of the fastest economic growths‚ but Chinese productivity overall level is relatively low‚ area develops lopsided; level of science and technology and cultural quality is not high enough. “China is the world’s …over 1.3 billion…” [1] It shows how many people China has now. And the most intensive urban are Shanghai‚ Beijing
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IV:1750-1914 The era between 1750 and 1914 C.E. was one of clear Europeanhegemony. In the previous era (1450 to 1750 C.E.)‚ Europeans hadtilted the balance of world power away from Asia‚ where powerfulcivilizations had existed since ancient times. However‚ despitegrowing European influence based on sea trade and colonization‚ majorland-based empires in Asia still influenced long-distance trade andshaped political and economic conditions around them. In this era‚Europe not only dominated the western hemisphere
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