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    chapter one. Describe who or what it is and explain the significance or importance. Prester John Trading post Empire Vasco da Gama Ferdinand Magellan Spanish Philippines British AND Dutch East India Companies Tokugawa Shogunate (and Shogun‚ daimyo and samurai AND relations with the world) Silver drain Potosí‚ Bolivia Little Ice Age and “soft gold” Atlantic slave trade and the African diaspora Kingdoms of Dahomey and Benin Ayuba Suleiman Diallo Questions 1. a. What drove European involvement in the world

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    Restoration of China

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    Chapter 15 outline I. The restoration of centralized imperial rule in China A. The Sui dynasty (589-618 C.E.) 1. After the Han dynasty‚ turmoil lasted for more than 350 years 2. Reunification by Yang Jian in 589 3. The rule of the Sui a. Construction of palaces and granaries; repairing the Great Wall b. Military expeditions in central Asia and Korea c. High taxes and compulsory labor services 4. The Grand Canal integrated

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    Long sword or Broadsword‚ which were designed to penetrate chainmail and slice your opponent’s limbs off‚ the Katana has a curved one sided blade and is used specifically to inflict injury on your opponent and to deflect blows. According to legend‚ Samurai swords began when Amakuni‚ a master swordsmith‚ (during the Koto period‚ before 1596) wanted to stop swords from snapping easily. He prayed until he had a thought of pure genius. The trick is all in the way you cool it‚ so once he hammered the sword

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    type of culture; thankfully not everyone is the same The answer lies‚ at least in part‚ in the fact that the Japanese considered themselves to be superior to other Asians‚ and an almost fanatical devotion to a somewhat corrupted version of the samurai code. This code prescribed suicide rather than surrender So‚ the combination of a superiority complex wedded to a somewhat misinterpreted code of honor that held that the greatest honor was to die in service to the emperor played a part‚ I’m sure

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    Introduction Since the World War II‚ Japan has gained a reputation of having a low divorce rate compared to other countries. Indeed‚ between 1945 and 1990‚ the divorce rate of Japan has never been higher than 1.5 per 1000 population. Since the 1990’s‚ the divorce rate of Japan increased‚ reaching 2.08 in 2005. even if we can consider this a low divorce rate in comparison with the U.S‚ compared with other industrialized country‚ it is an average rate. Then‚ why is Japan’s divorce rate considered

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    Chapter20

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    CHAP TER 20 CHAP TER OUTLINE ● Japanese Reunification ● The Later Ming and Early Qing Empires ● The Russian Empire ● Conclusion RIA-Novosti ENVIRONMENT + TECHNOLOGY East Asian Porcelain DIVERSITY + DOMINANCE Gendered Violence: The Yangzhou Massacre Russian Ambassadors to Holland Display Their Furs‚ 1576 Representatives from Muscovy impressed the court of King Maximilian II of Bohemia with their sable coats and caps. Visit the website and ebook for additional study materials and interactive

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    thoroughly described in his text how the Japanese viewed themselves. The historical and traditionalistic culture that they had did indeed spark much of the racism they possessed against Americans. The people of Japan used spirituality‚ uniformitarianism‚ samurai culture‚ and cultural restoration to boost themselves‚ while also using it to degrade other races. Japanese spirituality was extremely important to them. It tied into ideas of purity that made them unique individuals. Uniformitarianism said that they

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    In the fifteenth century; the Yakuza organized group began. This is when the Kabuki-mono known as the crazy ones‚ dressed is different outfits that were abnormal to others and carried swords while frightening societies. In the 1600’s the group Yakuza of organized crime has roughly eighty-five billion dollars in possessions and about one hundred fifteen thousand members. They are known for being the most effective and controlling groups in organized crime due to their corporate blackmail‚ gambling

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    The Bride Chapter 23

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    The movie was split up into 5 chapters which are listed as below: 1. Chapter 1: 2 2. Chapter 2: The Blood Splattered Bride 3. Chapter 3: The Origin of O-Ren Ishii 4. Chapter 4: The Man from Okinawa 5. Chapter 5: Showdown at House of Blue Leaves By structuring the movie into several chapters like this‚ it makes it easier for audiences to watch and focus on one thing at one time. For example‚ in the Chapter 3: The Origin of O-Ren Ishii tells a story on how O-Ren started becoming an assassin which was

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    China‚ officially the People’s Republic of China‚ is a country located in East Asia. It is the world’s most populous country‚ with a population of over 1.3 billion. The PRC is a single-party state governed by the Communist Party of China‚ with its seat of government in the capital city of Beijing. It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces‚ five autonomous regions‚ four direct-controlled municipalities‚ and two mostly self-governing special administrative regions . The PRC also claims Taiwan – which

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