Term | Definition | Historical Reference | Picture | Versailles | is a royal château in Versailles in the Île-de-France region of France. | The court of Versailles was the centre of political power in France from 1682‚ when Louis XIV moved from Paris‚ until the royal family was forced to return to the capital in October 1789 after the beginning of the French Revolution. | | St. Petersburg | is a city and a federal subject (a federal city) of Russia. | | | Isfahan | is the capital Province
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1 Charles Wells Professor Rothschild Japanese Civilization November 27‚ 2005 The ancient lineage of Japanese Yamato Emperors have ruled with diverse layers of power for centuries. Cultural and social changes affected the political influence and power of the "Sun Line" dynasty. But‚ because of the religious aspects of the divine authority of the emperor‚ the dynasty was manipulated for political legitimacy instead of being totally annihilated. Thus‚ the dynasty has survived from the
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clock and gun making strongly influenced society. With the introduction of firearms to the Japanese society‚ the unrest between warring daimyos was further increased. These firearms also enabled the three unifiers of Japan‚ Nobunaga‚ Hideyoshi‚ and Ieyasu‚ to diminish the power of the daimyos. The Japanese and Chinese both openly accepted the new European technologies because they felt compelled to accept the technologies to keep up with the Europeans‚ who seemed more technologically advanced. This
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THE MEIJI RESTORATION AND LATE QING REFORMATION: AN ANALYSIS OF OUTCOMES. Before Western incursion in South East Asia‚ both China and Japan had enjoyed self-imposed isolation from the rest of the world. Whereas China had limited its contact to the outside world to limited trade at a few ports—a system known as the “Canton” system‚ Japan‚ however‚ had completely shut itself to the outside world—an attempt to stay foreign influence on its radical feudal political system. This brought significant
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occurred along with the global flow of silver bullion. In the early 1600’s‚ the Dutch East India Company was founded and this contributed to the Dutch Golden Age of trade‚ science‚ military and art. Also in the early 1600’s‚ Tokugawa Ieyasu seized Japan and made the Tokugawa Shogunate military government that was headed by the shoguns. In the mid 1600’s the Taj Mahal was being built in Agra‚ India by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. In the late 1600’s‚ John Locke was starting to publish his first work
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worked as easily in Asia because in the case of China and Japan they were independent empires and were not conquered like other areas of the world. There was still a ruler that could give decisions‚ and in the example of Japan the ruling shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu issued the “Christianity expulsion decree” in 1614 expelling all foreign missionaries from the empire and forced all of its subjects to register at the local Buddhist temple due to suspicions he had about his subjects turning their back on tradition
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Chapter 13 Worlds Entangled‚ 1600–1750 Chapter Summary From 1600 to 1750‚ trade continued to expand‚ tying all areas of the globe together. Demands for silver‚ sugar‚ spices‚ silks‚ cotton‚ and porcelain drove trade so that products from each major global region could be found virtually everywhere else. Silver allowed economies to become commercialized and began to strengthen the hand of European trade. Europeans began moving‚ and forcibly moving Africans‚ into new places while Europeans expanded
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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
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Chapter 27 – Tradition and Change in East Asia The Ming Dynasty 1368-1644 Restored traditional Chinese rule Hongwu was founder Tried to drive out any Mongol influence Used mandarins to travel through the empire to make sure policy was being followed o Also used eunuchs who were loyal to the gov’t because they couldn’t have families The Emperor Yongle used the navy to expand and show China’s power Kept powerful army to keep out invaders in the early years o Mongol armies
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The triggers of absolutism: what happened before absolutism was entrenched? Absolutism was prevalent and inveterate in Europe during the 16th-17th century than every century before this period or after it. Two main features of absolutism are Divine Right and centralized power. Many renowned emperors in history‚ however‚ are great fans of absolute power. For instance‚ Julius Caesar‚ the dictator of the Roman Empire; Elizabeth I of England‚ the mighty queen of the Great Britain; Louis XIV‚ the majestic
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