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    to the Gun Boats Part I – Traditional Chinese World Order and Tribute System Part II – Relations with Barbarians and Foreigners Part III – Diplomacy Post Opium War Part IV – Unequal Treaties – International Law Perspective Part V – Arrow War and Second Treaty Settlement Timeline- 1689 – Treaty of Nerchinsk 1842 – Treaty of Nanjing 1843 – Supplementary Treaty of Bogue 1844 – Treaty of Wangshia 1844 – Treaty of Whampoa 1858 – Treaty of

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    of aristocrats that supported reform and recovery programs. Places / Empires: 18. Serbia Wars / Events / Periods: 19. Crimean War 20. **White Lotus Rebellion The White Lotus Rebellion‚ 1794- 1804‚ was inspired by a Messianic ideology that predicted the restoration of the Chinese Ming dynasty and the coming of the Buddha. 21. The Opium War (1839 – 1842) 22.Taiping Rebellion 23.**Arrow War 2    The Arrow War (1856-1860)culminated in a British and French invasion of Beijing and the sacking of the

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    appraisal of the nature of the Taiping movement‚ it is first and foremost necessary to elaborate on the milieu that gave birth to the movement‚ as well as the very consciousness of the movement itself. By the late 1840s the general condition of China was irreversibly conducive to imminent rebellion. The Taiping movement can basically be seen as an immediate reaction of the Chinese peasantry to the First Opium War and later the Second Opium War‚ and the Unequal Treaties following them. For two thousand

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    PEASANTS AND FARMERS Q1.Explain what the open field system meant to rural people in 18th century in England from the point of view of (a) A rich man (b) A labourer (c) A peasant women. Ans: Open field system Before the 18th century in large parts of England the country side was open‚ it was not partitioned into enclosed lands privately owned by landlords. Peasants: They cultivated strips of land around the village they lived in. Mixed quality of land: At the beginning f each

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    to agricultural-based (Neolithic) societies? people settled down to make beer out of barley and such 2. What does this history of beer in the ancient world tell us about the early civilizations? What it tells us really are essentially two things: first‚ that somehow ancient civilizations understood in some form or manner that the water was not "safe" to drink in some regions.    3. What sources does the author use to gather his information on the use of beer? the author uses sources from the Stone

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    than 20 years for India’s independence from British rule. Finally‚ after World War II‚ Britain agreed to grant this independence. However‚ the Muslim league in India wanted the nation to be partitioned along religious lines into  Kenyatta (6.06): Jomo Kenyatta led the Kenya African Union (KAU)‚ which fought for independence. Jomo Kenyatta was the leader of Kenya from independence in 1963 to his death in 1978‚ serving first as Prime Minister and then as President. He is considered the

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    in increased profits for landowners = capital c) Migration of landless peasants to the cities = surplus of laborers d) Technological inventions: steam engine‚ transportation (trains)‚ increase speed in communication e) Textile industry: first industry to “industrialize” = production moves out of the home into factories 2) Changes in Society a) Family: members separated as work moved out of the home into factories b) New emphasis on time: starting and finishing hours for work; deliveries

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    The outcomes of the Punic wars The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 BC to 146 BC. At the time‚ they were probably the largest wars that had ever taken place. The term Punic comes from the Latin word Punicus (or Poenicus)‚ meaning "Carthaginian"‚ with reference to the Carthaginians’ Phoenician ancestry. The main cause of the Punic Wars was the conflicts of interest between the existing Carthaginian Empire and the expanding Roman Republic. The Romans

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    56).Punic wars were a sequences of three different wars which involved Rome and Carthage from among 264 BC up to 146 BC. Romans wanted to expand their territories which meant that Sicily would be affected. A part of Sicily

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    sovereignty of Africa‚” (Ellis‚ 2010). In the three Punic Wars‚ Rome was able to illustrate their dominance in the Ancient World. The Punic Wars were a series three wars fought between Rome and Carthage. The Punic Wars were fought between 264 B.C. - 146 B.C. The First Punic War was fought for control over the islands of Corsica and Sicily. Because Rome annihilated Carthage‚ they were the most powerful empire in the ancient world‚ (“First Punic War”). Romans really wanted control over the islands of Corsica

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