November 22‚ 2013 GHIST101 Paper 1 Women in Classical China and India In the classical societies of China and India‚ women are viewed as second to men. Both societies agree that men are stronger‚ protectors‚ providers‚ and more authoritative than women. They also agree that women are inferior‚ delicate‚ gentle‚ and vulnerable than men. Generally‚ men had a higher level of independence than women‚ whereas‚ women completely depended on their husbands socially and economically. Even though
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without a devotion and love towards God we cannot bear the fruits of the religion‚ which are the qualities which that God possesses. Bhakti is a predominate theme seen in Hinduism (mostly after the Vedic times) especially in the Epics (Bhagavad Gita‚ Ramayana‚ etc.). We will discuss the path of devotion and how it is defined‚ practiced and brought out in Hinduism. In Vedic times‚ although there were many gods‚ the religion was very sacrificial and ritualistic‚ emphasizing more on the ritualistic aspect
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these countries are Babylonia‚ Greece‚ and India. I have found one story from each country or culture‚ to show examples of families relationships and there importance to those affected by them. These three stories are Gilgamesh‚ The Odyssey‚ and The Ramayana. In the ancient country of Babylonia‚ there are a few things that have affected today’s world greatly. In western society some aspects of modern family relationships can be traced to ancient Babylonia. Ideas such as the wedding‚ marriage‚ and
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Angkor Wat is the largest ancient temple in southwest Cambodia that was constructed by King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as a religious center. It was made out of enormous amounts of sandstone‚ as much as Khafres pyramid in Egypt (over 5million tons) and It was made soon after King Suryavarman II came to the throne and was finished shortly after his death‚ no more than 40 years. Angkor Wat lies 5.5 km north of the modern town of Siem Riep‚ and a short distance south from the previous
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Shakespeare‚ so new forms of literature were created‚ Dante heightened religious believes in the Inferno influencing entire nations‚ children learned about morality from the Iliad and the Odyssey‚ and culture was preserved through the writings of the Ramayana (“Lecture on the Odyssey”). The fact that The Epic of Gilgamesh was written in 2700 B.C. and it is still read today demonstrates that it has withstood the test of time (“Epic of Gilgamesh”). As the oldest epic‚ it has lasted for 4‚500 years and
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puppetry while Katputli uses physical dolls. Tholpavakoothu is a compound word of three Malayalam terms‚ thol‚ meaning leather‚ pava‚ meaning doll‚ and koothu‚ meaning the play. It is believed to have originated in the ninth century AD and uses Kamba Ramayana as its basic text. The performance language uses Tamil‚ Sanskrit and Malayalam words. Like Mudiyettu and Patayani‚ Tholpavakoothu is also an art form that is dedicated to Bhadrakali. According to legend‚ Tholpavakoothu was performed at the request
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Mamoni Raisom Goswami is one of the very popular name in the field of Assamese literature who has bagged many prestigious awards like Sahitya Akademi Award and Jnanpith Award including various other recognition during her lifetime. She was not only a noted writer and litterateur but also a teacher‚ poet‚ peace adorer and a lively person. She was born to a Brahmin family of Umakanta Goswami and Ambika Devi in Guwahati‚ Assam on 14 November 1942 and has led a very eventful life. Her family was deeply
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About Viswanatha Viswanatha Satyanarayana‚ the Poet Laureate of Andhra Pradesh and winner of JnanPith Award‚ is undoubtedly one of the greatest scholar-poets of Andhra. An octogenerian with continuous and untiring literary activity extending over six decades‚ Viswanatha Satyanarayana has had the good fortune of living with writers of three generations. The first generation of elders are his seniors in age at least by 20 years. They include his Gurus also. The second generation consists of contemporaries
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philosophical texts which are meant to explain the hidden meanings of rituals. Hindu beliefs and practices are passed on by traditions and narrative texts‚ such as epics. The most famous of these epics are the twin Sanskrit epics‚ Ramayana and Mahabharata. The Ramayana (200 B.C.E – 200 C.E) is a source of social duty. It consists of seven books. The Mahabharata is the longest work of epic poetry in the world containing 100‚000 verses. The Hindu belief contains a class system called the varna system
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but angering them is wrong (12). Ziggurats were constructed to praise the gods and do offerings to flatter the gods and keep them happy. The next epic hero to be discussed is Rama. The Ramayana allows us to see the values and concerns in early Hindu culture (1500 B.C.). He is the main protagonist of the Ramayana. Rama is an epic hero who is the incarnation of the god Vishnu established human values in society. The hero was willing to give up everything no matter the cost to preserve the integrity
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