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 contacts with Middle Eastern peoples‚ the most valuable of which was the Greek adoption of the Phoenician alphabet. A new form of social and political
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city-based civilization. They were not encompassed in a larger imperial system. Nor were they like the city-states of ancient Mesopotamia‚ in which each city had its 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
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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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Change and Continuity in West Africa By Celine Sawiris During the fifteenth century‚ West Africa embraced many different civilizations and many diverse cultures. Many countries in Africa were part of the Muslim world‚ including Morocco in the west and Egypt in the east. The West African kingdoms experienced many changes‚ such as their beliefs changing from animism to Islam‚ making them organized states‚ while these kingdoms maintained traditional methods of trade. As well as having the advantage
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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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in order to install fear and awe in the Japanese people. Since then‚ Japan took on a more aggressive stance and began to expand to other nations as demonstrated by the Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931 and the invasion of China in 1937. This change was caused by Japanese fear of becoming imperialized by other foreign powers- in response to this fear‚ Japan became an imperializing power that conquered other nations to amass power and protect itself from being conquered. Japan also changed from
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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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Demographic Changes in America (1607-1914) Historical records of American demography start with the settlement of Jamestown‚ Virginia in 1607. Puritans landed in Plymouth and made a home for themselves with the help of Native Americans. These first immigrants in the colonies (British‚ Dutch‚ and German)‚ moved to America between the early 17th and late 18th centuries in what was known as Old Immigration. During the colonial period‚ the birth rate was high but the life expectancy was low. It was
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BCE to 1450 CE the spread of religion continued along the Silk Road. While continuity is seen in the patterns of interaction along the Silk Road‚ during the time period 200bce to 1450ce in diffusion of religion through the Eurasian continent‚ clear changes is also seen. These changes include nomadic invasions influence on interaction of cultures and the surrounding regions effect on specific Products traded. Continuity is shown in
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The Renaissance in Western Europe marked the end of the middle Ages and the start of Europe’s rise as a global power. States in Western Europe became more centralized‚ and monarchs exercised more control over their subjects. Christopher Columbus’s voyage to America and triumphant return signaled the beginning of a new era of exploration. Likewise‚ Prince Henry the Navigator’s expeditions along the West African coast led to increased trade with Africa. Long isolated from the rest of the world‚ the
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