The role of Women in China and Western Europe was both similar and different. ... In China, girls weren't usually wanted when they were born. ... In Western Europe, women were treated fairly the same as they were in China. ... Women in Western Europe were a little more free than women in China. ... Women's roles have varied all throughout history, but the modern day result is similar in most parts of the world. ...

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The Mongol Trading Network By World History Honors April 22, 2013 During the thirteenth century, the Mongol empire dominated Eurasia through the conquests of Genghis Khan and several of his descendants. ... He did this by evenly dividing up the city into sections for different communities such as the Middle East and China. ... This led to Middle Eastern pharmaceutical practices starting in China, and medical encyclopedias being translated into Chinese.18 The Mongol empire's economy was increased significantly thanks to Kublai, but the Mongols weren't the only ones affected by t...

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Finally, in the present time we get to see the positive and negative reactions from the decisions made by our forefathers what could we do today to help ensure a favorable history for the next generation? ... I feel that each of these would be carried onto the history books of the future because of their impact on the American society. ... The attacks on the United States on September 11 2002 was the first major terrorist attack of its kind in history. ... China in my opinion is the only country that threatens to replace the US as the primary super power. China is a communist country...

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The Chinese began printing with movable type well over 500 years before any European. ... Almost 400 years after Pi Scheng developed hand movable type; Guttenberg did the same, and received credit for the invention that would help change history. ... In China one character makes up an entire thought making setting and printing much quicker and much easier. ... It basically changed that face of society during the late middle ages in Europe, it's too bad that the Chinese aren't given the credit they deserve in respect to it invention. ...

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This was the period known in Japanese history as the Meiji Restoration; after centuries of military governments which had followed a policy of enforced isolation from the outside world a revolution led to the re-establishment of imperial rule and the opening up of the country to overseas trade and technology. ... Specifically, in accurate information on subject of history and origins. ... In his view, China and Korea are old societies and without law enforcement. ... And so, he had to rise up and denounce the all-important Chinese influence before this weighty opposition. ... The successful ex...

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After Tantra was brought to China by traveling monks, it was combined with Taoist philosophy and Chinese medical theory, and was used by those who sought to increase health and (in some cases) achieve physical immortality (through sexual techniques thought to prolong the vitality of its participants). ... It is the most ancient system of knowledge in recorded history. ... Sacred sex harnesses the power of sexuality for the purposes of accelerating personal transformation and enhancing spiritual growth and has been practiced throughout recorded history: in India, Tibet and China; and througho...

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The French Revolution was a period of significant social and political changes in French history which had major impact on the political, social and cultural developments not only in France and Western Europe. ... This essay will argue that the French Revolution is the "dawn of the modern era" and that it inaugurated a new, modern period in Western history in France, Europe and other Westernized countries worldwide. ... Such major socialist revolutions of the twentieth century as in Russia, China and Cuba were inspired by this French declaration. ... The major social revolutions of the ...

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The "Black Death" was one of the most horrifying and shocking pandemics in Medieval history. ... This event in history has been scrutinized and covered by many historians, each giving their own perspective and their own outlook on the event. ... "7 Between the civil war in China and the plague China saw its population tumble from "120 million in 1200 to 85 million by 1393.... Marks does not just focus on Europe, but also focuses on China, the Mongols, and other parts of the world, which is important. ... It's apart of history and apart of a story. ...

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In the book The Rise of the West: A History of the Human Community, William McNeill proposed a theory that explained the social relations of civilizations in the old world from 500 B.C. to 1500 A.D. His Fourfold Cultural Balance theory states there were four distinct zones (Europe, Middle East Africa, India, and China) of civilization development that were marked by a unique culture. ... The Silk Road was a trade route in which Chinese people traded silk through the European continent for jade, horses, etc. ... The Spice trade routes traded spices from India to Europe and China. ...

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The orange begins life slightly farther to the East near China, India, and many other countries with difficult names ("Orange History"). ... The orange however, meanders first into North Africa before coming to rest in the South of Europe where it is lauded by nobles and peasants alike ("Orange History"). ... The orange quickly makes its way to the Americas, mainly through the European explorers around the year 1500 ("Orange History"). ... Their history and their rise to stardom make them brother and sister in the world of produce . . . or at least cousins. ...

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Australia's history with Europe has been much like the way a child will learn and emulate her mother's ability to care for herself, manage her money and keep food on the table. ... To discover why contemporary Europe is of such importance to Australia, we must first look at its history. ... Because of Australia's proximity on the globe, trade to and from South-East Asia, in particular Japan and China, has seen a steady, overall increase in the amounts of imports and exports we perform over the last thirty years. ... The industrialisation of both China and Japan owe its revolut...

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Literate Europeans were enticed by such literature about Africa, Asia, and the Americas as Fernandez de Oviedo's General History of the Indies (1547). ... Venetian explorer Marco Polo visited China in the late 13th Century and wrote an account of his experiences called Travels, which stimulated the spice trade between Italy and China. However, there was a problem when the Ming Dynasty of China expelled foreigners. ...

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Armes speaks in great depth about parallels he sees engendered by economics, culture, history, and ideology in terms of Third World filmmaking. ... The main reason that fills the definition paradox is China. "China, uncomfortable with the prospect of assimilation on the basis of political orientation to a soviet bloc, preferred alignment with the Third World." China continues the paradox now since its rise a superpower, but its forced economic situation which has been thrust upon it by the first world makes it a continuum of abnormality. ... Once a territory is conquered its traditions become...

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This is what Diamond calls a natural experiment in history. ... At this point in history, China was the dominant society, not Europe, and probably would have remained dominant had their government not adopted and isolationist policy. ... says is essential in comparing history. ... Had China not been an isolationist country for the better part of the past 1,000 years, they would be dominant over Europeans today. ... Raymond Grew, author ofThe Case for Comparing Histories,? ...

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The quote "Europe invented historians and then made good use of them to promote their own interests at home and elsewhere in the world" shows us Frank's view of history even though he disputes the point. ... Frank explains that there are A and B economic cycles, these cycles result in different sections of the world coming to power at various times throughout history. ... These facts when taken into account with European control of trade routes and everyone else's narrow Eurocentric, micro view of world economic development make up Franks view of the development of global trade ...

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Immigrants From the earliest times in the United States history, immigrants that have come to the United States have often faced nativism and discrimination. ... In 1882 Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, stopping entry of most Chinese immigrants into the United States. ...

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The greatest decade in United States history for immigration was 1901 to 1910. ... Because of the gold rush people needed laborers to help build the transcontinental railroad, thus spurring the Chinese immigration. ... Most of the Japanese as well as the Chinese came over to America as contract worker either to farms on the West coast or to plantations in Hawaii. ...

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The European Renaissance was a period in history of renewed interest in the arts. ... Printing helped spread the religious ideas of the Reformation, and allowed the Europeans to reach greater heights and compete with the civilization of China for the first time. ...

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Up to that time, the only Europeans who had anything to do with the Japanese were the Spanish and Portuguese, who organized trading between Japan and China, collecting a large profit in the bargain. ... In Shogun, the author introduces us to Japanese history and Japanese culture. ... History shows that these historical events in the novel Shogun were based on real actual events in history. ...

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It should be noted that this does not suggest that the quality of life was better for the Europeans, only that even the poorest European was materially better off than his counterpart in India or China. ... In 1500, Europe was third in population in the world, behind China and India. Proportionately, Europe progressed at a higher rate than either China or India during the period 1650-1850. ... Europeans enjoyed better clothing, more varied food, more furniture and more household utensils than did their counterparts in China and India. ... Floods regularly occur along the Yellow River in China ...

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Reasons for European Exploration At the end of the XV and the beginning of the XVI century began the Great Geographic Discoveries. The factors that contributed to the realization of all the discoveries were many but the main ones are the changes in politics, economics (trade), and the improvem...

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It was a "Dark" time in the world's history because of the "wild west" atmosphere that took place as it became a society that no longer had a government. ... It was believed to have originated in China and spread through the silk trade routes to Europe. ... The most important label for me would be the Dark Ages as so much death and destruction occurred which demonstrates a dark side of our world history. ...

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What's more, in China and other regions of the developing world, Europe's digital telephony standard, known as GSM, is scoring significant competitive victories over US-backed systems. ... In the United Kingdom, new communications systems are in many ways more advanced than those in the United States, owing to the UK's history (at least until the recent passage of the telecom reform bill in the US) of less restrictive regulations. ... China, while soaking up new technology like a sponge, is also attempting to control the flow of content over the Internet (having already experien...

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Although I doubt that if the people had the same resources and geographical features at the beginning of the human history, are all of those civilizations will have the same development? ... Although China was sharing the same continent and latitude of Europe, why China didn't conquest as much as European did, even though it was a dominant nation around the world? ...

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Throughout its history, America has proven itself to be a nation of immigrants. ... Millions of people from China, Cuba, the former Soviet Union, Hungary, Korea, Poland, Yugoslavia, and Vietnam fleeing Communism have been welcomed to America. ... The question is that throughout the history, America has always been the world leader in refugee resettlement, then why is it so afraid to help the refugees in the current crisis? ... Throughout the history, America has always opened hand for refugees fleeing the world's most dangerous and desperate situations. ...

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