History of Japan Ancient mythology holds that Japan’s history is tied to the sun goddess‚ called Amterasu. Legend has it that Amaterasu sent one of her descendants to unify people on the island of Kyushu. At the core of this unification was Shintoism a religion that is native to Japan. In the 6th century Buddhism‚ was introduced to Japan by the virtue of China and Korea. In the early 7th century Prince Regent Shotku‚ an adherent of Buddhism and a highly regarded figure to this day in Japan
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understand the history we can explain how it got its name. The name marimba derives from Bantu. In this group of African languages rimba means a flattish object striking out‚ and the ma prefix means many keys. In Guatemala the name marimba means the wood that sings. The first marimba that we know of consisted of a leg comprised of one‚ two‚ or three slabs of disconnected wood. African gourds were placed as resonators. A musician from Chiapas
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Cited: Invisible Ink Company. “The History of Tattoos.” Web. 7 July 2010 Krcmarik‚ Katherine L. “The History of Tattooing.” Web. 7 July 2010
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historically rich as the other. Tattooing peoples body‚ whether for a living or for a hobby‚ is the form of art that is richest in history. In this research paper‚ I will discuss the history of tattoos‚ starting with the Polynesians‚ then I will uncover the role tattoos played during World War 2‚ and lastly‚ I will talk about tattoos in the modern day. Tattoos have a very long history in Samoa‚ Polynesia which began over two thousand years ago. Tattooing is known as an unbreakable Polynesian tradition which
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Successes and failures of Democracy Nature and role of nationalism Influence of the German army Nature and influence of racism Changes in society 1. Weimar Republic Emergence of the Democratic Republic and the impact of the Treaty of Versailles • Right wing parties are more conservative/cautious in politics‚ while parties on the left tend to be more radical. • In Germany‚ the moderate right and left wing parties tended to support the new democracy‚ while the extreme left
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History of Kazakhstan Important milestones in the history of Kazakhstan An old coin. Kazakhstan history Kazakhstan has a long and fascinating history‚ going back thousands of years. Some remnants are still visible today such as Great Silk Road monuments‚ petroglyphs and sometimes even mysterious archaeological sites. The Amazons might have originated from Kazakhstan‚ the first steppe nomads are supposed to have emerged from here and it is very likely that Genghis Khan was buried in Eastern Kazakhstan
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did wield enormous influence on every aspect of European culture. Some historians suggest that print was instrumental in bringing about all the major shifts in science‚ religion‚ politics and the modes of thought that are commonly associated with modern Western culture. Gutenberg foresaw enormous profit-making potential for a printing press that used movable metal type. Despite their rapid growth in numbers‚ secular scribes simply could not keep up with the commercial demand for books. Gutenberg
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passage Why Study History written by William H. McNeill‚ the most important statement is “Historical knowledge is no more and no less than carefully and critically constructed collective memory”. McNeill believes that history can both make us wiser when we are making our public choices and more richly human in our private lives. Sterns‚ the author of our textbook- World Civilizations‚ the Global Experience‚ has the same statement in the preface of the book. He states that “world history explores the human
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1. Weimar Republic Emergence of the Democratic Republic and the impact of the Treaty of Versailles November Revolution • triggered by a mutiny in the navy ( spread to Kiel where sailors were joined by soldiers ( wanted democracy • 9th November ( announced the Kaiser had abdicated and a National Assembly was to be elected‚ to draw up a democratic constitution • the Chancellorship was handed to Ebert‚ head of the SPD ( called for elections for the Assembly 19th Jan 1919 • the National Assembly
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Sources of History Sources of information provide the evidence from which the historian obtains facts about the past. In writing history‚ the historian not only relies on past thoughts rather re-enacts it in the context of analysing the documents and other records left. This is an indispensable condition in the quest for historical facts. Primary sources are those that have witnessed the event that took place or have been part of the incident being studied. These include written records
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