After viewing the documents‚ it is clear that Classical Athens and Han China are very different politically. Athens focused on the rights of the individual whereas Han China preferred dominance that used an imperialist approach. However‚ the reason for this difference in political beliefs can be based on the difference of population. It is easier to be a democracy with a smaller population than a larger one. That said it is also easier to rule many people with a select elite. Another difference
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Given that China and Athens were located in two separate places‚ they both had very different forms of government‚ geography‚ and daily life. Han China developed a well-organized‚ working form of government called a bureaucracy. The emperor (ruling leader) stated who were governors and those governors then appointed their sector to a military power role. The segments got more condense and represented “a chain of command”. Everybody had their task in the government whether it would be economics‚
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The Unification of China‚ led by Qin Shi Huang – the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty – was a series of military campaigns launched in the late 3rd century BC. A part of a war called Warring States Period‚ the campaign was to unify all of what was Ancient China and to solidify Qin’s rule to all of it. But before the unification was achieved‚ the seven major states had their own customs and culture. Wu Qi‚ wrote a book entitled The Book of Master Wu wherein he declared that the government and nature
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in Hinduism and is an integral part of Hinduism and Indian culture. This is just one of the many interesting things I’ve learnt about Asian religions. Another major Asian religion studied in this class is Buddhism. This religion was also originally an Indian religion but later spread to China‚ Japan and many other countries in the world. This religious movement was started by a man named Siddhartha Gautama‚ entitled the Buddha who lived
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Cultural interaction in religion: How does Buddhism impact other aspects of culture? Social and Dietary S - Many Buddhist concepts/ terms are present and used in western society -Karma (used frequently as sense of fate) -“Nirvana” (the name of a band in western society; in Buddhist religion‚ Nirvana is the supreme state free from suffering and individual existence. It is a state Buddhists refer to as "Enlightenment". The attainment of nirvana breaks the otherwise endless rebirth cycle of
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Short Writing Assignment # 2 Topic: The Spread of Religions 11/20/2011 Question 1: How did Buddhism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam spread across the world‚ and why are they practiced so far from their origins? Answer 1: Buddhism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam spread across the world by use of four common practices. Missionaries spread the faith to new areas. These missionaries adapted their message to the existing culture of the area and adopted elements of existing religious traditions. Pilgrimage
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10/17/12 DBQ Athens vs Han China In the 5th century BCE Sparta and Athens constantly battled for 27 years for the number one spot in Greece. Despite being at war for such a long time‚ Athens made their culture most memorable in our world’s history. Athens‚ located in Attica was rather small surprisingly‚ smaller then Rhode Island. Athens was known for it’s talent; like we know today‚ Pericles‚ Plato‚ Socrates and more. While Athens Greece was prospering‚ China was suffering. During this period
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that does not distinguish politics from religion‚ and distorts both.”-John Cornyn In this time period there was two rulers Muhammad and Abu Bakr. Why did Islam spread so quickly Islam spread so quickly by war‚ religion‚ and rights. First off one reason why Islam spread so quickly is because of war. One piece of evidence why Islam spread so quickly by war is because they took over five cities in 189 years. According to doc. C the reason why Islam took over five cities in 189 years is because they
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Peter C. DBQ Essay 09/12/12 3rd block For many reasons‚ Han Empire and Classical Athens have many differences. As Rudyard Kipling once wrote‚ Oh‚ East is east‚ West is west‚ And never the twain shall meet Kipling stated the obvious‚ the Han Empire and Classical Athens are completely different (Introduction). However‚ is it true? Of course these two civilizations have many differences‚ one is located in the west and the other is located in the east. The two civilizations are different
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Buddhism Maria Alanis‚ Margery Denton- Thompson‚ Crystal Lenden‚ Diane Freeman-Sims‚ Dorothy Stewart REL 133 September 26‚ 2012 Rachelle Brown Buddhism Buddhism is different from many religions‚ they do not believe in a god. Buddhism was founded by Siddhartha Gautama he was also known as the Buddha. Buddha was believed to found the path to enlightenment. Buddhist believed that Buddha saw the truth on how the world really was. Buddhist also believes that Buddha was not a god he was a regular
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