subcontinent brought purdah to Indian society. Among the Rajputs of Rajasthan‚ the Jauhar was practised. In some parts of India‚ the Devadasis or temple women were sexually exploited. Polygamy was widely practised‚ especially among Hindu Kshatriya rulers.[23] In many Muslim families‚ women were restricted to Zenana areas of the house. In spite of these conditions‚ some women became prominent in the fields of politics‚ literature‚ education and religion.[7] Razia Sultana became the only woman monarch
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The Ancient World Over the weekend I went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art to further expand my knowledge on the Ancient World and to look at antiquities from ancient civilizations. I found many objects related to discussions we have had in class and civilizations that we learned about. According to historians‚ history started about 5500 years ago in Western Asia. This is the span of recorded history‚ which was possible with Cuneiform‚ a writing system by a people known as the Sumerians
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had some of the greatest religions‚ writings and laws‚ and evident social hierarchy and city structure. Ancient civilizations are fascinating‚ brilliant‚ beautiful‚ and harsh. Each civilization had a quality that made it special‚ but each civilization also had a quality that made it horrible. The Harappan and Minoan‚ both civilizations people know virtually nothing about‚ were one of few ancient civilizations that we get the pleasure of knowing about. The Harappan and Minoan civilizations both had
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Theme: Silence (finding one’s own personal voice) Kingston gives a voice to many of the voiceless women in the book‚ resulting in them discovering their identities as individuals. The theme of finding one’s own personal voice is a major theme in Kingston’s memoir. She makes various references to the physical and emotional struggle throughout the text by seeing the silence of the women in her family and Chinese culture. By adding her experience as a Chinese-American woman she tries to discover her
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Richard the Lionheart and Saladin Richard the Lionheart and Saladin are known as some of the greatest leaders and warriors to fight in The Crusades. The book Warriors of God‚ by James Reston describes these two men throughout their battles in the Third Crusade. Many portrayals of these two men are either ones that make them look like the kindest of any of the Crusaders or some of the meanest‚ most gruesome men to fight. James Reston does a very good job of finding a medium between the two and
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Throughout the years there have been many songs that have had meaning to me‚ but the one I would consider my favorite would have to be Demi Lovato’s “Warrior”. The writers of this song are Demi Lovato herself as well as Andrew Goldstein‚ Emanuel Kiriakou‚ and Lindy Robbins. There are many reasons behind why this is my favorite song. Some of it stems from Lovato’s story‚ and all of the things she has been through. The other thing that makes it my favorite is it hits home for me. The song helped me
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As already proven in previous explanation‚ Japan’s military capability is way below China’s. Logically‚ Japan would shy away from any open war against China who is the third military strongest country in the world. However‚ there are two main deciding factors whether there would be an open war between China and Japan. Those are how strained China and Japan political relations over conflicts such as Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands dispute and whether Japan’s Pacifist Constitution would be ratified or not
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In Warriors Don’t Cry‚ Melba displays optimism through hard times‚ her strong faith in God‚ and the strength to fight for what she believes is right. These qualities help her survive her difficult year at Central High School. In 1957‚ Melba Patillo‚ turned sixteen. that was also the year her life took a surprising turn. Following the year her life took a surprising turn. Following the 1954‚ supreme court ruling of Brown vs board of education‚ Melba was one of the nine students chosen to integrate
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Suleiman was considered the most significant ruler in the world‚ by both Muslims and Europeans. His military empire expanded greatly to the east and west. In Constantinople‚ he embarked on many cultural and architectural projects. While he was a brilliant military strategist and politician‚ he was also good with arts. Suleiman’s poetry is among the best poetry in Islam. He sponsored an army of artists‚ religious thinkers‚ and philosophers that overthrew the most educated courts of Europe. In Islamic
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The Meiji Restoration of 1868 led to administrative modernization and subsequent rapid economic developments. But Japan did not possess enough natural resources to cope with the rising demand. She needed both overseas markets and sources of raw materials‚ fuelling a drive for imperial conquest which began with the Sino-Japanese War in 1894‚ followed by expansions in Korea and Manchuria. The internal and external circumstances at that time enabled Japan’s expansion in East Asia. One internal factor
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