The first dynasty of China is the Xia Dynasty. The Xia dynasty lasted for almost 500 years. 17 emperors ruled the Xia Dynasty. The Xia Dynasty emperors were chosen by their abilities. During this dynasty‚ a lot of bronze was produced. The last emperor of the Xia dynasty was Emperor Jie. He was a terrible emperor. He lived an extravagant life and did not care for his country. He killed many of his ministers who came up with good advices. His actions made the people angry so they followed the Shang
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Change and Continuity The ’Stolen Generations’ are the generations of Aboriginal children taken away from their families by governments‚ churches and welfare bodies to be brought up in institutions or fostered out to white families. The Governments‚ churches and welfare bodies controlled the aboriginal people from where they could live‚ where they could work‚ and what kinds of jobs they could do‚ who they could associate with and who they could marry. The indigenous children were often forced from
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Did you know that across Eurasia there were goods‚ thoughts‚ diseases‚ and ideas that traveled over 2000 years with the Silk Roads and the Sea Roads. My first focus will be on the cultures that spread throughout the silk road. Second will be about the diseases that spread. Last will be about how the goods that got passed throughout the silk road. The main culture that got spread was Buddhism. Buddhism spread from India to Central Asia‚ China‚ and beyond. It often applied to the merchants in the
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Change and Continuity in the Gilded Age Emergence of Modern America "Every day things change‚ but basically they stay the same."-Dave Matthews Change and continuity are two major principles of life. They can easily be applied to history because their application accurately portrays the circumstances‚ and characterizes the era of interest. Merriam-Webster defines continuity as an uninterrupted connection‚ succession‚ or union‚ or an uninterrupted duration or continuation especially without
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Thesis: Although there were similarities between the Atlantic Circuit and Silk Road trade routes‚ there were more significant differences. The first similarity between the Silk Road and the Atlantic Circuit was that both trade routes created a spread of religion and syncretism and adaptations of current religions. For example‚ the Atlantic Circuit spread and created new adaptations of African religions; in the West Indies‚ slaves were encouraged to adopt Catholic religious practices‚ but slaves
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The Silk Road is not one large road that connected the Mediterranian to East Asia‚ but instead it is multiple interconntected trade routes that connected multiple worlds through land and sea. The Silk Road did not just connect China to Europe‚ it connected many areas that contributed to selling their goods that would travel to other places like Japan‚ India‚ and Egypt. Sometimes goods would travel on ship through the Arabian Sea‚ the South China Sea‚ and the Medditteranian. The Silk Road connected
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period of 1492 to 1750‚ more changes occurred during this time period. An example of continuity during this time period is how Spain continued to try to spread Christianity. They spread Christianity to the Americas in an attempt to convert them from “savages”. They expelled anyone who did not follow their religion just as Spain had for years. Conquistadors continued to spread this religion throughout the New World and also killed any opposition. One example of a change during this time period
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During the period of 1492 to 1750‚ Europe experienced drastic changes during their Age of Discovery. As a result of contact and colonization‚ Western Europe’s economy‚ political‚ social‚ and military systems changed‚ but also maintained certain aspects that enabled them to build strong civilizations. Such changes include increased (international) trade routes‚ more centralized governments such as monarchies‚ decreased unifying influence of the Catholic Church‚ and increased interest in military conquest
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own centralized political structures‚ embodied in a monarch and his accompanying bureaucracy. They were “cities without citadels‚” complex urban centers that operated without the coercive authority of a state. Key Changes and/or Continuities in theme from previous period The Bantu speaking peoples began to create distinct societies. They organized themselves without any formal political specialists at all. They made decisions‚ resolved conflicts‚ and maintained order
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There have been many trade routes and organizations throughout history. One of these trade routes is the Silk road which is known for its Chinese silk‚ which was the main product. This trade route connected the world. Another trade route was the Incense Route. This route linked the early Mediterranean civilizations. The Silk Road Probably the most famous of all the trade routes‚ the Silk Road lasted for hundreds of years‚ outliving numerous empires‚ wars and plagues‚ only the command of the Ottoman
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