Religion in Asian Theatre From 350-1350 c.e. theatre began to die off in the western countries due to Christianity and the fall of Rome. At about this time‚ the performing arts began to emerge on the Eastern hemisphere. The creators of Asian theatre new nothing of the theatre in Rome or Greece so there was no influence during the fabrication of this new form of theatre. Eastern theatre is much more stylized in that they believe in “total theatre‚” which is using every element of theatre be it
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1450–1750: 22% of the AP Exam Overall Changes 1) The world became truly global - the western hemisphere came into continued contact with the eastern hemisphere. Technological innovations‚ strengthened political organization‚ and economic prosperity all contributed to this change that completely altered world trade patterns. 2) Maritime trade dominated the world - Technological advancements and willingness of political leaders to invest in it meant that sea-based trade became much more important.
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edu/NR/rdonlyres/Political-Science/17-486 Spring-2008/BC1BA251-9F76-442A-99D8-B473885195F5/0/chp_j apan.jpg Historical Geography Known as the land of the rising sun Has a line of Emperors to the present From 12th to late 19th Century Shoguns had control Shoguns expelled all foreigners in 17th century‚ opted for strict isolation In 1853‚ US Naval Officer Perry sailed into Tokyo and demanded a Treaty Became a regional power through victories against Chine (1895) and Russia (1905) After WWII US occupied
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the same as 12.21 Historically‚ most Eurobonds have been ________ denominated. a. U.S. dollar b. yen c. euro d. pound 12.25 Debt denominated in a foreign currency that is launched‚ priced and traded in Asia is referred to as a _________ bond. a. shogun b. samurai c. Asian-tiger d. dragon 12.26 Which one of the following factors does NOT promote well-functioning financial markets? a. secure property rights b. high tariffs c.
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country to direct imperial rule under the emperor Meiji‚ beginning an era of major political‚ economic‚ and social change known as the Meiji period. This revolution brought about the modernization and Westernization of Japan. In 1868 the Tokugawa shôgun great general‚ who ruled Japan in the feudal period‚ lost his power and the emperor was restored to the supreme position. The emperor took the name Meiji enlightened rule as his reign name; this event was known as the Meiji Restoration. 3. Tanzimat
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Sumo Wrestling. Sumo Wrestling has a long history. It began during the Edo Period (1603-1868) in Japan and has become Japan’s national sport. It was originated as a ritual ceremony to the gods of good harvest. In the days of Shogun and Samurai‚ Sumo was used for military and that is where Jujitsu was developed from. Even though other national sports are played in Japan such as soccer and baseball‚ Sumo is the oldest nation’s professional sport. As of January 2007‚ there are 702 professional sumo
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The comic‚ “Korea Unmasked” is sort of a helpful and animated way to understand the Chinese‚ Japanese‚ and Korean culture; the comic first introduces the three main nations and the value that each of these nations hold most dear or what value they had strived to keep and to uphold for the entirety of their nations existence. The Chinese hold the idea of “one” to be their most important value; this nation holds unity amongst other things to be the highest value. The Japanese believe that
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families that lived within the domain’s borders. The right to govern each domain was given to a daimyo lord by the Tokugawa Shogunate; in return‚ each ruling vassal was required to complete a “form of feudal service.” Known as alternate attendance the Shogun imposed this requirement as a means of political and economic control which restricted individual daimyo rule and reinforced the overall power of the Shogunate. While alternate attendance was a mechanism of political control that promoted peace throughout
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their works‚ while China stayed with orthodox text‚ which left China with a lot of prejudices about the West and Japan with a lot of facts about the West. The quick adaption and implantation of western innovation was partly due to the overthrown shogun ate and their new young and ambitious elite ‚ willing to reform Japan in order to become a world power. While China was lagging behind in modernizing as a result of their ignorance to western innovation and reforms. (Fairbank and Reischauer‚ 1989
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The study of Japanese literature is usually divided into classical Japanese literature and modern Japanese literature. Line of demarcation is 1868‚ the date of the Meiji Restoration. Pre-Meiji Japan Tokugawa Period (1600-1868) = Period of Great Peace = Maintenance of the status quo = Domains and Daimyō frozen in status 1. Official ideology -- Neo-Confucianism Before Tokugawa period‚ Confucianism played subordinate role in Japanese thought. Confucianism remained a secular moral and political
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