For six centuries the medieval knight dominated the battlefield and influenced the Western world greatly. The armored‚ mounted warrior‚ born in Middle Ages‚ revolutionized warfare and became the foundation of the new political structure known as feudalism. The Church put the medieval knight to the ultimate test-the First Crusade of 1095. The Church‚ which Christianized almost all of the knights‚ gave them a very high status in society‚ one that was sought after even by kings and princes. In the end
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the country’s prehistoric Jōmon period‚ to its contemporary hybrid culture‚ which combines influences from Asia‚ Europe‚ and North America. The inhabitants of Japan experienced a long period of relative isolation from the outside world during the Tokugawa shogunate‚ until the arrival of "The Black Ships" and the Meiji period. Fūjin and Raijin‚ Tawaraya Sōtatsu‚ 17th century. Pine Trees‚ Hasegawa Tōhaku Japanese language Japanese is the official and primary language of Japan. Japanese is relatively
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CHAPTER ONE: Before History IDENTITIES: Complex Society Paleolithic Venus Figurines Metallurgy Social Class/Social Structure Lucy Neolithic Lascaux Cave Paintings Neolithic Revolution Agricultural Revolution MAP: Olduvai Gorge Neander Valley Catal Huyluk Lascaux CHAPTER TWO: Early Societies in SW Asia and Indo-European Migrations IDENTITIES: The Epic of Gilgamesh Sargon of Akkad Hammurabi’s Codes/Laws Stele Assyrians Economic
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Japanese Studies Applicable to students admitted in 2012-13 (3-year curriculum) 1. Major Programme S6/S7 students Students are required to complete a minimum of 69 units of courses and to participate in one academic year (not less than eight calendar months) of resident study in Japan before graduation. However‚ with the approval from the Department‚ students can apply to take the existing local study scheme+ if they have strong justifications or when resident study in Japan is not possible due
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Say Hello to Japanese A book for learning Japanese Through the medium of English Suyash Labh © Bubok U.K‚ P.V.T‚ LTD. The characters in the book are entirely imaginary and have no relation to any persons‚ living or dead First Edition 2102 Revised edition 2103 ISBN: 978-1-300-88787-4 978-1-300-89033-1 Copyright © 2012 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be copyrighted‚ or transmitted to any other form without the prior written permission of
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criminal and civil codes which were modeled afterthe German and French codes. There was an urgent necessity to modernize the traditional Japanese legal system in order to amend the unequal treaties thrust upon Japan by the Western powers when the Tokugawa shogunate government was finally forced to open Japan after 260 years ofself-imposed isolation. Underthese treaties‚ theWestern nationsrefused to recognize the Japanese government ’sjurisdiction overforeign nationalsin Japan by claiming that
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ceremonial position and reliance on officials to handle state affairs . Officials are expected to comply with the Emperor’s subtle demands in a dynamic relationship that embodies the concept of amae . Such reverence can be traced back to before the Tokugawa period [1603-1868 CE] and continues even today
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Industrialisation (or industrialization) is the period of social and economic change that transforms a human group from anagrarian society into an industrial one. It is a part of a wider modernisation process‚ where social change and economic development are closely related with technological innovation‚ particularly with the development of large-scale energy andmetallurgy production. It is the extensive organisation of an economy for the purpose of manufacturing.[2] Industrialisation also introduces
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Nigeria has had a long hard struggle in keeping its democratic independence. The military has taken over numerous times‚ leaving democracy severely handicapped. Nigerians have clamored‚ conversed‚ fought and died over their democracy. But has Nigeria’s democracy ever belonged to all Nigerians? In attempting to give background to this question and insight into the answer I have attempted to piece together the important events leading up to the 1959 election. I will touch on Britain’s colonization
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What was revolutionary about the ‘Military Revolution’ in Early Modern Europe? The Military Revolution: From Medieval to Modern Warfare The historical paradigm of the military revolution found its first main proponent in Michael Roberts’s The Military Revolution‚ 1560-1660. The theory of the ‘military revolution’ is the period of years from the mid fifteenth century to the end of the eighteenth century saw a radical modernisation of the science of warfare. The advancement of gunpowder artillery
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