kot16996_ch01_002-023.indd Page 2 What distinguishes anthropology from other fields that study human beings? How do anthropologists study human diversity in time and space? Why is anthropology both scientific and humanistic? Street scene with soccer in Istanbul‚ Turkey. Culture‚ including sports‚ helps shape our bodies‚ personalities‚ and personal health. 12/24/09 7:41:11 PM user-s173 /Users/Shared/K4/Layout kot16996_ch01_002-023.indd Page 3 12/25/09 4:08:41
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In Tang Dynasty (618 AD) Chinese government promoted tea growth for the entire population where a Japanese priest brought tea back to its homeland. In the beginning‚ tea was mostly used by the upper class and Japanese priest to keep them stay awake during meditation
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The Ambassador Painting The Ambassador painting by Hans Holbein is a very popular painting from its time‚ the Renaissance. This time period is shown by a certain symbol that Hans liked to use in his paintings‚ the skull. He would place it at the bottom of his paintings as a symbol that this art work is his. The skull is painted in anamorphic perspective‚ which is a style in the Renaissance period. They say this painting could have up to three meanings. Heavens‚ Living world‚ and Death (Holbein’s
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5 Great Relationships in Confucianism Confucius believed that a perfect society was one where each member of society would be protected and taken care of. A society where no one felt abandoned. He believed that each person had a social role and that this type of society could be achieved if people played their roles properly. In Confucianism there are 5 great relationships. They are father-son‚ elder brother-younger brother‚ husband-wife‚ elder-younger and ruler-subject. Confucius believed
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Unit 2 Exam Between Han China in 206 BCE- 220 CE and Imperial Rome in 31 BCE-476 CE they had many similarities and differences about political control. The key similarities being how they both had one ruler‚ and passing on titles; the key differences being how Rome was slightly more democratic than China and how the Roman Church had more power. There were many similar political methods between Han China and Rome both had only ruler. Both empires were ruled under a tyranny. By being ruled over
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On the other hand‚ it was not very productive‚ not efficient and not effective.I think that the perfect teacher would have 20% Daoism. The creator of Legalism Han Feizi lived from 280 to 233 B.C.E. and was a prince of the royal family of the state of Han. "Legalism believed that most people are naturally selfish"(5).And so they needed to enforce strict and reward those who followed. "These rulers wanted to build a strong central government
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When Han China and Imperial Rome are compared‚ one can find both similarities and differences in terms of techniques of imperial administration. A similarity would be that both are bureaucracies. However‚ both are also different. One major difference is that Han China had the civil service exams. They also differed because Han China had a much greater emphasis on religion than the Romans. These differences led to very different futures for the two empires‚ both of which were among the strongest in
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The Sui dynasty was the first dynasty‚ which began in 581 AD and lasted until 618 AD. The dynasty only lasted 37 years‚ and had the shortest time frame of the 3. Though they were the shortest‚ they still made many great accomplishments. Some of the accomplishments were inventing the Grand Canal‚ updating the Great Wall of China‚ building granaries‚ and stabilizing the economy. The Grand Canal connected the north and south provinces and it improved trade and communication. The Great Wall of China
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False Democracy: Political Dynasty The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines dynasty as a powerful group or family that maintains its position for a considerable time. In the Philippines‚ according to a research by the Center for People Empowerment and Governance‚ we have about 250 political families who have dominated Philippine politics at the national and local level. This is 0.00001667 % of the country’s 15 million families (CENPEG‚ 2007). They comprise a little‚ among the represented Filipinos
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Hans Holbein The Ambassadors ❦Introduction The Ambassadors is one of the most complex and arguably portrait which Holbein had painted. The purpose of this report is to analyze Han Holbeinfs painting‚ gThe Ambassadorsh. The main task of this report is to uncover the meaning of this painting‚ as it still remains unclear. Firstly‚ I will give a short introduction about the painter. Then‚ I will examine the characteristics of the people and the objects in the painting. Lastly‚ I will
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