Primitive Japanese and European social orders were based on an arrangement of genetic classes. The nobles were at the top‚ took after by warriors‚ with sharecroppers or serfs beneath. There was next to no social portability; the offspring of ranchers got to be agriculturists‚ while the offspring of rulers got to be masters and women. In both medieval Japan and Europe‚ steady fighting made warriors the most paramount class. Called "knights" in Europe and "samurai" in Japan‚ the warriors served nearby
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influenced how the area was run. This influence means they had connections with the most important people of their day‚ important people who would also create commissions for the artists. Powerful families were not only financially secure‚ but had excess money to spend on expensive items such as bronze sculptures. For the patrons it was all about showing off what they could afford to other wealthy families. Wealthy families influenced the arts because they wanted to show off‚ it was politically wise
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What was the main reason for Italian Unification? In 1815 after the battle of waterloo and the end of the Napoleonic wars‚ the victorious powers met to discuss what to do to at what became to be known as the Congress of Vienna. To ensure that war on the same scale never broke out again they decided to make very little changes to the current map of Europe‚ except strengthening all of France’s neighbours. I was agreed at the conference that the ruling powers should meet in the future whenever
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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong ’o ’s Visions of Africa Author(s): Christine Loflin Source: Research in African Literatures‚ Vol. 26‚ No. 4 (Winter‚ 1995)‚ pp. 76-93 Published by: Indiana University Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3820228 Accessed: 22/06/2010 13:31 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR ’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR ’s Terms and Conditions of Use provides‚ in part‚ that unless you
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pieces‚ sports‚ and war. It also gave the public explanations of chaotic and upsetting events. Radio was a method for relaying threats of war and chaos that could have a major impact on the masses. Through radio broadcasting‚ political leaders and military officials could efficiently update the people of America with the most up-to-date news. Prior to radio’s golden age in the 1930s‚ it was slowly but surely coming alive once the National Broadcasting Company became the first radio broadcast network
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cultural‚ and political change. Many people no longer lived on farms and were moving to the cities. The wealth of the nation had almost doubled in this decade. The consumer economy was booming and the market was flourishing. It was the time of the “Jazz Age‚” a change in social thinking‚ and women began to see more equality; to name a few. Freedom began to flourish and people had begun to do what they want. The morals and upbringing of the common man began to shift and change. A new type of music
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To what extent was the course of Germany 1900-1914 dictated by the personality of the Kaiser? During the years 1900 and 1914 the position of the Kaiser as the head of the German state was clear. However his power and authority was challenged due to heavy influence from the Chancellor. In addition to a range of demands for social reform from the growth of socialist parties and pressure groups. Wilhelm’s believe that ‘There is only one man in charge of the Reich and I will not tolerate another’ is
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gods and goddess used to inhabit this very earth. They lived lives just like us. However‚ unlike us‚ they all had many powers and virtues. Some granted life‚ in many forms. Some were in charge of resources like water‚ light‚ wind‚ earth‚ and fire. Some were even in charge of death. And there were also many other powers that fell into categories between those. But‚ there were two very well known deities‚ Astrapi and Keme.
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agriculture. Towards the end of this period‚ only one-ninth of the United States’ industrial capacity was situated in the South. According to Towner (2011)‚ both
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The constellation that I have chosen is Pegasus‚ the reason for this being that the story of Bellerophon and Pegasus against the Chimaera is a myth that has always intrigued me. The myth behind Pegasus is Greek and starts with Bellerophon visiting the King of Lycia. When on arrival Bellerophon handed the King of Lycia a message from King Proteus - who was married to the King of Lycia’s daughter. The message stated that when Bellerophon had stayed with King Proteus previously he had be rude and disrespectful
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