Chapter 8: State‚ Society‚ and the Quest for Salvation in India Megasthene‚ Seleucid Emperor * Lived during late 4 and early 3 century bce. * Indika‚ long lost book‚ quotations of the respect on Indian land‚ people‚ and society. * Ant story * Monstrous human beings * Fertile land * 2 harvest/yr of grain * Pataliputra‚ capital * Near Ganges river with timber wall with 570 towers & 64 gates. * Large armies with war elephants *
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higher (feudal) authority. * Rise of the Bourgeoisie * From French Burgeis – ‘of a walled town’ * Artisans‚ traders * Outside Feudal system * Rival Crown and Church for power in Barcelona * Organized into trade associations – guilds * Try to destroy feudal restrictions on trade * * * 10/18/2012 * * Last throw of the old city – placa reaial near las ramblas * -Designed to replace monastery santa madrona ; burnt in anti church rioting in 1835
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The family was very important in renaissance Florence as it constituted the primary unit of association. Within renaissance Italy there can be seen to be three distinct ideas as to what constituted a family‚ the nuclear or immediate family‚ the extended family including aunts‚ cousins‚ grandparent and the bloodline or linage which included all ancestors who shared the family name. The Florentine concept of the family or famigilia was‚ as theorized by Goldthwaite‚ the nuclear unit‚ not the extended
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the employer concerning wages‚ hours‚ and other employment conditions (Dessler‚ 2011). Dessler (2011) states‚ that in” October 2007‚ the Writers Guild asked its members for strike approval‚ and the producers were maintaining that the guild was just trying to delay negotiations until the current contract expired at the end of October”. Both the Writers Guild and the producers knew that timing for these negotiations is crucial. Television series are in full production during the fall and spring. If
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AP European Summer Work Chapter 9: The flowering of Medieval Civilizations Cultural Developments: in the 12th and early 13th century‚ education was revolutionized‚ the Bureaucratization of monarchies was introduced‚ the commercial transactions in cities‚ and the development of church and civil law as society became wealthier and more expansive. The Rise of Universities: In the high middle ages‚ universities revolutionized the world. Monastic Schools; monastic schools were found favorable
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build up to the bigger job cards as the term goes on‚ they grow more confident as well as having better hand skills‚ working towards completing their first year (City and Guilds 3902) Year eleven students: already completing year ten students are at a calmer stage because they have already completed one year at college (City and Guilds 3902). Years eleven students are
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volumes by Kodansha‚ with the first released on December 15‚ 2006‚ and the 35th volume released on November 16‚ 2012. Fairy Tail follows the adventures of Lucy Heartfilia‚ a teenage wizard (魔導士 madōshi?)‚[1] who joins the titular wizards’ guild and teams up with fellow guild member Natsu Dragneel as he searches for the dragon Igneel. The chapters have been adapted into an anime series produced by A-1 Pictures and Satelight‚ which began broadcasting in Japan in 2009.[2] Since then‚ the still ongoing series
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who had commoners working for them. During the Tang Dynasty‚ women‚ especially those from elite families‚ lead a life with very few constrictions‚ but that all changed when the Song Dynasty took over. Europe though gave women the opportunity to join guilds‚ take apprentices‚ inherit land and businesses‚ and get a proper education. Trade was an important part of both cultures‚ China was able to trade goods
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mention just how large the bridges of Hangzhou are. Marco also comments on the grand scale of the guilds found within the city. So large in scale that each of the 12 guilds had 12‚000 homes to house all the workers‚ with potentially 12-40 men living within each house. As a merchant himself‚ Marco was impressed with the scale of commerce with the city‚ and commented on how the leaders of the guilds lived‚ “delicately as if they were
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Chp 17 - THE FOUNDATIONS OF CHRISTIAN SOCIETY IN WESTERN EUROPE While other parts of the world were experiencing unprecedented prosperity during the postclassical era‚ Europe’s economy underwent a sharp constriction with the fall of the Roman Empire. Long-distance trade did not entirely disappear‚ significant developments took place in agricultural production‚ and there were brief periods of government consolidation; nevertheless‚ early medieval Europe was a world dominated by rural self-sufficiency
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