Khanh Luong & Derek Luong Chapter 10 Asia in the Early Modern Era The Early European Colonization of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is magnet for Europeans. Southeast Asia is kaleidoscope of states and cultures. Island Southeast Asia’s political fragmentation and desirable products made the region easy prey for European domination. The Malay Peninsula is the place for trading between East and South Asia. The Philippines is the place where Chinese sailing junks had been trading. The Portuguese‚ the
Premium Southeast Asia Ming Dynasty China
Chapter Eleven A few days after the sugar cane harvest was complete‚ Johannes informed Georg and Louisa it was time for him to go. He said his goodbyes to his friends and began walking towards the river. For the past several days he had been loading a small keelboat he purchased with provisions for the trip upriver to Ohio. As he was leaving‚ he heard Louisa scolding her new house slave after arranging her clothing incorrectly and told her she would be punished if she did not fix them immediately
Premium Slavery in the United States Slavery Bounty hunter
Chapter 1: Introduction Tourism nowadays represents the largest form of temporary migration in the world‚ tourism can be seen as the world’s largest industry. The World Tourism Organization (WTO) has recognised that heritage and culture have become a component in almost 40% of all international trips undetaken. * Heritage tourism is defined as; ’an immersion in the natural history‚ human heritage‚ arts‚ philosophy and institutions of another region or country’. The meaning of heritage
Premium Tourism Cultural heritage World Heritage Site
Warriors of Ancient Sparta Sparta‚ also known as Lacedaemon‚ was an ancient Greek city-state located primarily in the present-day region of southern Greece called Laconia. Life was very different in ancient Sparta than it was in the rest of ancient Greek city-states. The Spartans were proud‚ fierce‚ capable warriors. No great works of art came out of Sparta. But the Spartans‚ both men and women‚ were tough‚ and the Greeks admired strength. The population of Sparta consisted of three main groups: the
Premium Sparta Ancient Greece Greece
Summary Page for: CHAPTER 5 ART OF ANCIENT GREECE Context: Cultural Belief System (religion) / History / Social / Political / Economic / Geographical Greek art influenced Western civilization to present / city states=democracy first evolved-also abstract reasoning‚ inquiry‚ philosophy‚ drama‚ poetry‚ & history / rugged mountainous terrain / Greeks felt themselves superior & called all other people "barbarians"/ After Persian army was repulsed Athenians established a democratic government headed
Premium Corinthian order Ionic order Parthenon
CHAPTER 8 How Did They Make And Use Tools? Technology Summary The physical remains of humanly made artifacts form the bulk of the archaeological record. The artifacts that are found by archaeologists may not represent the range of objects actually used because certain materials preserve better than others. For this reason‚ stone tools and ceramics dominate the archaeological record. Objects made of fabric‚ cord‚ skin‚ and other organic materials no doubt date back to the very earliest archaeological
Premium Archaeology
according to the Iliad‚ leader of the Spartan contingent of the Greek army during the War. Prominent in both the Iliad and Odyssey‚ Menelaus was also popular in Greek vase painting and Greek tragedy; the latter more as a hero of the Trojan War than as a member of the doomed House of Atreus. Menelaus fought bravely at Troy‚ although he did not occupy as important a position as his brother Agamemnon‚ who was the commander-in-chief of the Greek forces. At one point he agreed to settle the conflict by single
Premium Iliad Achilles Trojan War
8-6-10 AP Human Geography Summary The story begins in 1993. Ishmael‚ his brother‚ and some friends are heading down to the village Mattru Jong for a talent show. They plan on performing some rap songs and dance that they learned‚ but when they arrive at Mattru Jong they discover that rebel soldiers‚ part of RUF‚ have attacked their home village and are now heading in their direction. The boys flee into the forest‚ and as they run they encounter horrid scenes of brutality and violence
Premium Sierra Leone
wanted to join a fraternity. First‚ I think it is a great experience for students to witness the greek culture as they attend college. In addition‚ the shows‚ parties‚ and other activities really excite me. Finally‚ not only does all the fun excite me‚ but a fraternity is also a brotherhood. Therefore‚ I think it is a great idea to join a fraternity. In an article entitled “University Greek Life”‚ Lucier discusses that for many students‚ one of the highlights of their time in school
Premium Fraternities and sororities University Student
Chapter 1: Using Rhetoric in our everyday lives. Chapter 2: Changing the mood‚ mind‚ or willingness to act. Chapter 3: Three issues with rhetoric Chapter 4: Character‚ Logic‚ and emotion Chapter 5: Decorum Chapter 6: Converting character into a tool for persuasion. Chapter 7: Tactics of Practical Wisdom. Chapter 8: Using selflessness for personal gain. Summary: Rhetoric is the art of influence‚ and therefore
Premium George Orwell Nineteen Eighty-Four Dystopia