600–1450 Time Period – 22% of the Exam Cram Packet Nature and causes of changes in the world history framework leading up to 600–1450 as a period: Major events which caused change: Islam emerges; Islamic empire emerges Industrial Revolution in China (Sung dynasty) Spread of Neo-Confucianism (in China) – mixture of Confucianism with some Buddhism Schism in Christianity (when the east and the west churches divided into Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodox Christianity; they divided over the
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[pic] Japan Geography Japan is about the same size as California. Japan is made up of many islands. The four largest islands in Japan are Honshu‚ Hokkaido‚ Kyushu‚ and Shikoku. Japan forms an arc in the Pacific Ocean. Japans total area is about 378‚000 square kilometers. About 75% of Japans land is mountains. Japans highest mountain is Mount Fuji at 3776 meters. Japan has several volcanic regions and 80 volcanoes are considered active. Mount Fuji hasn’t erupted since 1707 and is considered capable
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to be “a light shining from atop a hill” _____ 6. _____ 7. colony settled by Quakers; established the “City of Brotherly Love” _____ 8. European country that established New Amsterdam _____ 9. _____10. _____11. had feudal society led by shoguns _____12. Portuguese leader who supported naval voyages _____13. German monk who sparked the Protestant reformation _____14. where Columbus first went ashore on the new continent _____15. Spanish conquerors who wanted gold and silver _____16
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the most part. Buddhism came to Japan 300 years before feudalism came into practice. It was the country’s official religion throughout feudal Japan‚ but religious leaders did not try to control politics or society. This non-interference allowed the Shogun and Daimyos to rule successfully with only the best interest of their territory in mind. Buddhism‚ especially Zen Buddhism‚ which stressed meditation‚ simplicity and discipline‚ gradually influenced Japanese
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Throughout Japanese history‚ the geisha has become a historical shrine passed on from generation to generation. From their refined repertoire of the arts to the intellectual conversations with clients‚ the geisha has various qualities of integrity to be recognized in Japanese history. Behind the perfectly painted face and overly constricted kimonos are the scars of true sacrifice towards this cultural profession‚ but is the true perseverance of the traditional geisha fading into the shadows of modern
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1450-1750 Review What were the major changes/developments from 1450 – 1750? 1450-1750 Major Developments European discovery of Americas creates a New Global Economy which begins a process of globalization Atlantic Trade Network (Triangular Trade) Atlantic Slave Trade Major Biological Exchanges (Columbian Exchange) New Empires in Asia‚ Africa‚ Europe and Americas Gunpowder Empires Colonial administrations Coercive labor systems Slave Systems Rise of Europe Scientific Revolution Enlightenment
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laws‚ supervise public works‚ collect revenues‚ build private armies Samurai – mounted troops of bushi; loyal to local lords‚ not the emperor Seppuku – ritual suicide/disembowelment in Japan; demonstrated courage and a means to restore family honor Shogun – military leaders of the bakufu Daimyo – warlord leaders of 300 small states following Onin War & disruption of Ashikaga Shogunate Sinification – extensive adaptation of Chinese culture in other regions; typical of Korea and Japan‚ not for Vietnam
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Change-Over-Time Essay These are some general issues with the essays: 1. Choice of region for the topic made it difficult to provide strong historical evidence. Certain regions provided more opportunity for discussion than others. 2. Placed emphasis of essay on the wrong theme (i.e. wrote more about the social aspects when your topic was political). 3. Discussed evidence out of chronological order. It is much easier to trace cause and effect and continuity and change patterns
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Caste is a form of social stratification characterized by endogamy‚ hereditary transmission of a style of life which often includes an occupation‚ ritual status in a hierarchy‚ and customary social interaction and exclusion based on cultural notions of purity and pollution.[1][2] Its paradigmatic ethnographic example is the division of India’s Hindu society into rigid social groups‚ with roots in India’s ancient history and persisting until today. However‚ the economic significance of the caste system
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