James Ryan Ting Chen Brendan Foley Liz Filachek Caylea Barone Question 1: Thesis: At the beginning of the postclassical era‚ the Catholic Church was the only stabilizing institution left after the fall of Rome. Throughout the postclassical era‚ the Catholic Church had to compete with secular groups‚ other religions‚ and its own corruption to emerge as the dominant authority in Western Europe (as the Pope became the most powerful man in Europe) at the end of postclassical era by asserting its divine authority
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LEGACY: The Origins of Civilization China: The Mandate of Heaven Film-Viewing Guide (DVD series available in Stewart Library) Neolithic: c 5000 - 2400 BCE various cultures; most significant: Yangshao (also mentioned: Longshan culture; Liangzhu culture) Shang Dynasty: c 1600 - 1050 BCE (formerly 1750 - 1045) Zhou Dynasties: c 1050 - 480 BCE (Western and Eastern Zhou dynasties) Warring States Era: c 480 - 221 BCE Qin Dynasty: 221 - 206 BCE FIRST EMPEROR
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The Incas and Mayans were both civilizations that did not reign for very long‚ but still left their mark in history. They both were different‚ yet remained similar in society‚ trade‚ and religion. First off‚ the two civilizations were different in their societies. The Incan people were separated amongst one another based upon social rank. They held a class system that held rulers and wives as the highest level to farmers‚ herding families and conscripts as the lowest. The Mayans‚ however‚ were
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The roman and Han Empire were different in their political and governmental control through the use of the monarchy and the republic system. The monarchy of the Han Empire was a method of political control because it really strengthened the power of the government to really crackdown on the citizens to make sure that there were no protests or any riots. This control also showed the kinds of beliefs that they had in Han China. Also another type of political control that they used was the filial piety
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which caused the ruling over the Persians to be more stick as the people had nothing in return that the Mongols wanted. South China was allowed more freedom‚ whereas all of Persia was not. China embraced the Mongols and claimed that they were Mandate of Heaven‚ however both China and Persia had hatred for the foreign Mongol rulers. The politics of both areas generally remained the same because the Mongols believed in tolerance. Overall‚ the Mongols were strict rulers that inflicted fear among both
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History Study Guide Test 1 Neolithic Age and Revolution What? It is a significant change in living patterns that occurred in the New Stone Age that influence in the evolution of the human being and creation of civilizations around the world. When? Right at the end of the Ice Age‚ around 10‚000 b.c.e How? Through the shift from hunting animals and gathering plants for sustenance (food gathering) to producing food by systematic agriculture (food production). The planting of grains and
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In March of 2012 an ingénues comedy show aired for the first time. That show was miraculously called Duck Dynasty. This showed opened the eyes of America proclaiming that a show can have clean humor and support family love and still be a good show! Down in the South‚ people “ate it up” because it was a very comical‚ clean. Christian based show. But what should we call such a show like this one? “Reality series? Sitcom? Religious Television? Anthropological study?” Well according to Mr. Richard
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Period 4/5 September 8‚ 2014 Prompt: Analyze the differences and similarities in classical China and India. Classical India and China were among one of the oldest and most fascinating civilizations that have existed during the Classical period in 1000 B.C.E-600 B.C.E. As both civilizations developed‚ they both showed significant uniqueness. In fact‚ India and China shared many political‚ cultural‚ and economical similarities. But despite their similarities‚ they too acquired distinctive qualities
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2013 Social Studies 2nd Semester Outline Indus Valley Civilizations: 2500-1500 BCE Indus River Modern-Day Pakistan Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro (Twin capitals) First to cultivate and weave cotton Discovered in 1922 First city planning in history: grid pattern‚ uniform building style‚ rectangular city blocks‚ plumbing Barriers Seals not deciphered Figurines in religion Sacred animals Polytheistic Economy agricultural Trade with Mesopotamia Aryans invade around 1500 BCE‚ superior technology
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empire with The Silk Road‚ which made travel and trade across the empire much safer. When the power was distributed and the peasants started rebelling‚ including the Yellow Turban revolution‚ the people were convinced that the Hans had lost the Mandate of Heaven and the dynasty collapsed. This affected many other empires‚ including the Romans. Following the collapse of the Han dynasty in 220 CE‚ there was a state of confusion and chaos that lasted hundreds of years. This era of civil unrest led to
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