History 1520 World Civilizations The Renaissance Information Sheet Questions for Discussion: Describe the term Renaissance. Why was it an important event in European history? Do you believe that it was a period in which there was a rebirth of culture‚ government‚ the economy and religion? Discuss the salience of the Protestant Reformation. Do you believe that it played a significant role for the betterment of European society? What was the role of Martin Luther and did his actions
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By the seventh century‚ the Greeks’ medical writings might have vanished Luckily‚ Islamic scholars decided that these writings were worth preserving Ninth-century caliphs of Baghdad established a center where Greek scientific manuscripts were translated into Arabic. Simply keeping these manuscripts in use and making copies available would have been a remarkable achievement for the medieval Islamic world. But Arab scholars were not content just to study information that had already been discovered
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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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The Human Geography of Japan By Kieran McLaughlin‚ M.S. Ed. Physical Geography Land area – 145‚882 square miles‚ smaller than Montana Four Main Islands: Hokkaido‚ Honshu‚ Kyushu‚ and Shikoku Japan is mostly mountainous and the cities are located on the coast Mount Fuji is the highest point – elevation 12‚388 ft. Mild earthquakes are common and severe earthquakes occur every few years The Japanese experience all four seasons. The Location of Tokyo - 35 40 N 139 45 E •
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say it has changed my perspective on life. In the class I’m currently learning about great philosophers such as Socrates‚ Plato and Aristotle. I now understand the importance of the Good life opposed to the “Good’s Life”. The good life is basically going through life questioning things and self-examining yourself the goods life is basically a materialistic life which most people want to live today. Plato was a Greek philosopher and one of the students of Socrates. You probably remember learning a
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（1）Abstract: Japan suffered the burst of bubble economy in the nineteen nineties‚ which the economy went down sharply. Japan even had not got rid of influences of the bubble economy for after ten years. The formation of Japan’s bubble economy has the inseparable relationship with the appreciation of yen‚ liberalization of finance‚ and the excess of capital. Today China’s economy might repeat what Japan’s economy experienced‚ such as calls for the appreciation of RMB‚ inflation rate goes higher‚ and
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SPECIAL FEATURE 2 Seven-Eleven Japan’s Business Model Since its establishment in 1973‚ Seven-Eleven Japan (SEJ) has always closely tracked changes in society and consumer lifestyles and has taken steps to enhance its own operations to meet emerging trends. SEJ continues to implement reforms to support continued progress. This section explains the strengths of SEJ’s business model. SEJ CORPORATE PHILOSOPHY • Modernization and Revitalization of Existing Small and Medium-Sized Stores
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Zen Buddhism in Japan Culture The two main religions of the Japanese people are Shintoism and Zen Buddhism. While they both play major roles in Japanese culture today‚ Shintoism is as old as the Japanese culture itself while Zen Buddhism was imported from the mainland in the sixth century. Zen Buddhism teaches that everyone is an enlightened being‚ but we have yet to comprehend that. It also teaches to take away anything that is unnecessary in our life and leave only the bare essentials. The main
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Evaluate the consequences of modernization for Japan The modernisation of Japan was an all or none matter. Either every aspect of the country had to be modernized to some extent‚ or no single aspect could be modernized. The four main aspects of Japan’s modernisation were industrialisation‚ political modernisation‚ education reform and military development. These four aspects had severe political‚ economic and social consequences on Japan. Some of the main political‚ economic and social consequences
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Tows matrix Strengths 1)opening new outlets in different cities. 2) marketing and advertising their products. 3) distribution channels are well maintained 4)no compromise on product quality like lab tests of the products. 5)acquired value chain and reduced the cost Weakness 1)less concentration towards rural areas 2)high operating expenses 3)little access to international market 4)lack of promotions like large discounts 5)little diversification in products Opportunities 1)Sales are
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