AP World: Notes on the Early Modern World Who’s driving? Silver was a newly traded and highly valued item the world had not yet seen in depth. The Spanish and the Dutch had most of the silver‚ but because during this time period it was considered the accepted medium for trade goods‚ nearly all the silver ended up in China. Spain was dominant over Mexico and Peru so it naturally had much silver that put them in a role of power. Japan also claimed a hand in the silver market. Silver and
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Christianity: In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth God made the earth as well as the sun‚ moon and stars. He created plants‚ animals‚ man and woman. He saw that his work was good and he rested after the heavens and the earth were finished. Man disobeyed God The first man and woman God made were named Adam and Eve. Adam was placed in the Garden of Eden and God commanded him that he could eat of any tree in the garden except from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil
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The Merchant of Venice (1596) is one of Shakespeare’s most outstanding comedies. For the past more than 400 years‚ it has been paid close attention to and also highly praised. Many people‚ such as literature critics‚ historians‚ and the scholars who study religion‚ have keen interest in it not just because that this work has special literary power but also because that it reflects several deep conflicts-ethnic conflict and religious conflict. The major plot of this play is related with Antonio and
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anomaly to this day. Their unconventional war tactics and nomadic way of life defied all other empires that were in existence at the time. However‚ their strategies proved extremely successful‚ and they were able to establish the largest empire the world had ever seen in a mere 20 year span. The unification of Asia (excluding India) under the strict rule of the Mongols brought about a period of relative peace and of economic improvement. While there were some negative factors due to Mongol reign‚ such
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Through the development of Shylock and Portia‚ Shakespeare has been able to address the main issues of The Merchant Of Venice such as mercy‚ law and revenge but he also questions their principles of trust. Also through Shylock‚ there are other issues such as racism and money that have been portrayed considerably and the role of women has also been developed by Portia. It’s not only these characters that demonstrate other major issues‚ as the concept of love and loyalty shown by Bassanio and Antonio
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title for the ’Merchant of Venice’ was ’The Jew of Venice’. Which title do you think is the more appropriate? ’The Merchant of Venice’ tittle has been carefully chosen and it is apt and suggested. There has been some controversy among the critics that the tittle belong to Shylock or Antonio. This controversy arose because in the first entry the play had been named ’The Merchant of Venice’ or ’The Jew of Venice’. Later on the double tittle disappeared and it was named ’The Merchant of Venice’. So
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Racism In The Merchant of Venice In Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice he does not just include racism‚ but he also includes prejudice towards religious beliefs. The play consisted of mostly anti-Semitism; however‚ there was one part where Portia was being racist to an African man. Shakespeare uses the conflict between a Jewish man and a Christian man to showcase the distinct theme of anti-Semitism throughout the play. He additionally incorporates the prince of Morocco to show racism. A key reason
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Chapter 13: The Expansive Realm of Islam Outline the key aspects of the life of Muhammad‚ his message‚ his migration to the Medina‚ and the establishment of Islam in Arabia. Muhammad and his message Arabian peninsula was mostly desert Nomadic Bedouin people organized in family and clan groups Important in long-distance trade networks between China/India and Persia/Byzantium Muhammad’s early life Muhammad ibn Abdullah born to a Mecca merchant family‚ 570 C.E. Difficult early
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well as merchant and manufacturing groups. Although the political structures and cultural ideas of these civilizations differed‚ some of their social structures were similar. The political and cultural ways of life were completely different for these two civilizations. Egypt was not in total isolation‚ but was as self-contained as possible. Unlike Egypt‚ Mesopotamia was more focused on expanding as far as they could. Egyptian leaders liked to think of their civilization as their own world. Emperors
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BYZANTIUM and ISLAM I) Byzantium and Post Roman World A) Western European Civilization (weak and fragmented) B) Islamic World (wealthiest and largest) C) Byzantine Empire (NW Med and successor to Rome) II) The Latin Phase‚ 325-610 A) Diocletian ( r. 285-305) -creates Eastern and Western Roman Empires ruled by autocrats -trying to end civil war and contested dynastic claims B) Constantine ( r. 306-337) C) Justinian ( r. 527-565) -520s/530s after massive earthquake Justinian
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