in the 21st century‚ professional nurses are providing health care within an ever changing multicultural and global society. Different cultures have different health beliefs and health practices. This piece will look into the European American Culture with an emphasis on German Americans. The individual interviewed C.I. did not want to be classified as European American. C.I. will be referred to as German American. 1. Communication - German Americans are often misunderstood due to the level of
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It would have been impossible for cultures to learn about one another without trade and travel between China and the people of the Mediterranean. Central Asia provided “The Silk Road” to bring together the eastern and western parts of Afro-Eurasia. China took advantage of The Silk Road and expanded it. This enabled China to be more open to the populations and cultures of its far western regions. Also‚ The Silk Road allowed the spread of Buddhism from India into central Asia and China. Buddhism
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1. How did Buddhism‚ Christianity and Islam spread across the world‚ and why are they practiced so far away from their origins? With many differences between all three of these religions‚ they all had one major thing in common; missionaries. The use of missionaries promoted the rapid spread of Buddhism‚ Christianity and Islam all across the world. Also these three religions are known as religions in motion. This implies that the religions are constantly evolving. The religions are able to adapt
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After the fall of classical civilizations‚ we saw a spread of civilizations / cultures influencing other civilizations. For example‚ in 632 Muhammad‚ Islamic prophet was born and years later he would began to spread Islamic around the Middle East. Meanwhile in Eastern Asia‚ Chinese civilizations (Sui‚ Tang‚ and Song) would begin to influence other Asian cultures such as Japan‚ Korea‚ and Vietnam. Most specifically Korea‚ during the spread of Chinese during 600-1573 Korea would try to continue Chinese
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Slavery has existed for many years. In fact‚ according to Brycchan Carey’s article “Slavery Timeline 1400-1500: A chronology of Slavery‚ Abolition‚ and Emancipation in the fifteenth Century”‚ slavery originally started during the 1400s in Europe. Slavery was in effect even after the falling of the Roman Empire‚ but “became increasingly uncommon in Northern Europe and‚ by the 11th and 12th centuries‚ had been effectively abolished in the North” (Carey). But even then‚ certain kinds of slavery still
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Spread of Chinese Culture in Japan and Korea Due to the success of the Chinese civilization in the postclassical period‚ it began to spread and be accepted by many surrounding areas. The civilization’s most significant influence would be on Japan‚ Korea‚ and Vietnam. The spread of Chinese culture in Japan and Korea‚ specifically‚ involved many similarities and differences in terms of religion‚ political structure‚ and social aspects‚ including a specific distinction in how exactly the culture
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During the spread of Buddhism in china‚ three popular views were that the spreading of Buddhism should be stopped‚ society benefited from it‚ and it was the way of salvation (afterlife). One of the responses to the spread of Buddhism was that it should be stopped. Many officials believed that Buddhism was harmful to china because Buddhism was discordant with the already established Chinese traditions‚ culture‚ and aristocracy. The leading scholar and official at the Tang imperial court‚ Han Yu‚
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history repeating itself is Slavery in the 1400’s and human trafficking now. According
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The rise and spread of Islam By Yunpeng Sun HIS101-009 Prof. Gerard P. Clock 12-07-2013 Yunpeng Sun HIS101-009 Prof. Gerard P. Clock The Rise and Spread of Islam The rise of the religion of Islam can be traced to the seventh century. In its usual view Islam is often seen solely in terms of its origins in the barren peninsula of Arabia. It is true that Islam can be traced to the Arabian city of Mecca‚ where it was revealed to the Prophet Mohammad‚ during the years
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Monday‚ June 30‚ 2014 Identify and discuss the factors responsible for European expansionism from the 15th century. What were the social‚ political and economic effects of this expansionism on Europe‚ Africa and the Americas? There were three chief factors in the 15th century European expansionism. European nations such as Spain‚ France‚ Portugal‚ Italy‚ and England sought out to expand to new lands in an effort to spread Christianity‚ reap economic benefits‚ and to gain notoriety and respect
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