was the role of Martin Luther and did his actions allow for social and religious change? How did it differ from the Reformation in England? What is Absolutism? Do you believe that it was an important factor in the sustainment of government in Western Europe? How did King Louis XIV utilize absolute monarchy to control the political system in France? Key Terms: Renaissance Hanseatic League and collective security Niccolo Machiavelli and the “Prince” Renaissance Humanism and Johannes
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Goff Dunnavant Per. 4 APWH 3-8-12 Japan / china response towards western penetration Although China and japan are similar when it comes to cultural independence‚ japan however‚ was interested in technological advancements influenced by the westerners causing interaction‚ while china stayed isolated causing a power shift‚ meaning Europeans were able to gain power and control over most of Asia and Africa during the nineteenth century. For 250 years‚ japan stayed isolated and independent without
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Unit 6 Essay When looking at the time period of 1450-1740‚ there were changes and continuities in China and Japan’s interaction with the West. China and Japan had continuous problems with Western Christian missionaries coming in and trying to convert. The Chinese and the Japanese also had many dilemmas with the Europeans’ interest in their products over time‚ especially when China and Japan started to get interested in silver. Some changes were that over time‚ the different methods that the Christian
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At the beginning of the 19th century‚ both China and Japan were societies governed by Confucian tradition. In Japan‚ Meiji-era modernization made it a great power over the course of a generation‚ but in China efforts at modernizing reform over the same period produced political fragmentation and rendered it vulnerable to foreign encroachment. Why? China‚ the so-called Middle Kingdom‚ was the center of civilization in Asia for hundreds of years. Leaders from far and wide came to pay homage
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the early 17th century Japan shut itself from most contact with other nations. Under the rule of the Tokugawa shoguns the Japanese society was very reserved and was in very tight order. The shoguns gave out land to the lords and daimyo. The peasant worked for and lived under the protection of their daimyo. The daimyo had a small army of samurais. The rigid system was to keep the country free of civil war and to keep peace for Japan. This lasted for about two centuries. Japan during those two centuries
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China Labor costs Japan’s employers pay higher hourly labor costs‚ including wages and social security payments‚ at 21.9 euros per hour (2‚400 yen). But in China‚ there is an unbalanced labor cost between inland China and coastal area of China. China has a lower cost compare with Japan. For the company‚ choice central and western China to build factories can reduce labor costs. Marketing factors China is the world’s most important CD‚ DVD players market. The growing wealth of the Chinese people
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Short Paper China and Japan China and Japan are two different countries with two different cultures. Both of their values are different and both of their economies are different. A lot of times‚ being in the United States‚ we really don’t understand the differences between two countries that seem so similar to us. Yet‚ in reality‚ they are so different that sometimes we need a better understanding of what really goes on behind the scenes of both countries. China and Japan face many primary
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1.Jiedushi（节度使） regional military governors in China. Originally set up to counter external threats‚ the jiedushi were given enormous power‚ including the ability to maintain their own armies‚ collect taxes‚ and pass their titles on hereditarily. Powerful jiedushi eventually eclipsed the power of the central government; the jiedushi retained their powers and quickened the disintegration of the Tang Dynasty. （618-907） 2.Fanzhen (藩镇) a governmental system involving administration through regional
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The European arrival had an effect on both China and Japan. China and Japan had some similar and different reactions to the arrival of the Europeans. In China and Japan‚ the European arrival affected the technologies and economies of both societies similarly‚ whereas the reason of isolation differed in these societies. The technology of the European’s following their arrival penetrated both the Japanese and Chinese societies. In China‚ in order to gain the elites interest in the Christian religion
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ways in which Japan and China Responded to western imperialism in The 19th century China and Japan both had different reactions to western imperialism. Japan and China shared the fear of foreign influence‚ China continued to resist foreign influence and ultimately‚ after losing the Opium War‚ and was taken over by Western powers while Japan allowed foreign influence and used it to their own advantage. China clung to its xenophobia and ultimately lost its independence. China sold tea to Britain
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