When he mentioned he had been in her hometown of Yorido only a short time before arriving at his current location, Sayuri "felt as a bird must feel when it has flown across the ocean and comes upon a creature that knows its nest" (Golden 7). ... " (Golden 14). ... His skin was smooth and tight as a drum; his cheekbones were shiny hillocks, like crisp skin of a grilled fish" (Golden 15). ... The author of Memoirs of a Geisha, Jakob Haarhuis, said this of Sayuri's terminology: "Sayuri did hide the identities of certain men even from me rather common among geisha, of...

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Aryan Immigration and the early Vedic Age, 1500-100 B.C.E. ... By about 1000 B.C.E. area conquered known as Kuruk Shetra, this era have been a golden age for the Brahmins and their Vedic religion. 527 (447) B.C.E. ... The most lasting Western influence on India in the Classical Age was the influence by the Buddha's prohibitions against idolatry, and they refrained from portraying the Buddha in human form. ... During India's formative age, three major religions were evolving on the subcontinent. ...

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Throughout history, Buddhism was a central component of the development of Chinese and Japanese societies. Although Buddhism was a defining characteristic in both societies, it did not endure the same experiences in China as it did Japan due to differences in social and political aspects. In China...

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Although Buddhism was a major influence on both Chinese and Japanese history, key political and social circumstances led to the rise and rapid decline of Buddhism in China, while it remained a dominant religion in Japan. There are many political and social reasons that help explain why the period o...

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The Sung Dynasty has been referred to the "golden age" of Chinese culture. It immediately precedes the Yuan or Mongol Dynasty, which the West associates with time of Marco Polo's expeditions. Sung Dynasty rulers were content to be masters of China itself, unlike the preceding Tang Dynasty, whose rul...

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• Grade Level: High School