HUM 1000: WORLD CIVILIZATIONS NOTES THE NATURE AND ORIGIN OF CIVILIZATION IN AFRICA Definition of key terms As we begin this course‚ it is crucial to first discuss our understanding of the concept ‘civilization’. This is a comparative term which is usually applied in comparison to such words as ‘barbarian’ ‘savage’ and ‘primitive’. In classical antiquity the Europeans used the word ‘barbarian’ to refer to a foreigner who was regarded as inferior (Ogutu and Kenyanchui‚ An Introduction
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The Fall of the Mayan Civilization Elizabeth Putman Professor Jennifer Adrienne Humanities 111 January 26‚ 2012 Mashkan-shapir was a typical Mesopotamian city‚ located about 20 miles from the Tigris River‚ and connected to the river by a network of canals. Despite a flourishing civilization‚ Mashkan-shapir was abandoned within only 20 years of its settlement. What could have caused this rapid demise? For decades‚ archaeologists have been searching for an explanation of the Maya collapse
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photography provides a sustained focus on social changes and unprecedented new social experiences. With support from Bates College‚ I organized this exhibition of photographs with works by seven contemporary Chinese photographers to illuminate the path that China has traveled in the past twenty-five years. The exhibition is intended to illustrate changes in Chinese society to an American audience. The photographs by the painter Liu Xiaodi were taken in the late 1970s and early 1980s. At the time‚ while he
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Rough Draft There were many things going on in the 1960’s. At the end of the fifites‚ It was thought that this new decade was going to hold a great future. However‚ it quickly turned into a decade of unrest. The most signficant event was the Vietnam War. It was a very stressful time for America. American’s often used sports for a diversion from the trouble time. The biggest historical‚ political and social event of the 1960’s was the United States involvement in the Vietnam War. According
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Your research on China is interesting. It is true that China is a big player in the global market and a major importer and exporter of the United States. A bilateral relationship between the two countries is beneficial as United States and China are dependent on each other for many things. Another dimension of culture that is integrated in business is the gender inequality in China. Despite the Chinese law that indicates equal rights for male and female in every aspect of life‚ gender discriminations
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In the 1930’s‚ a plethora of lynchings were happening throughout the United States. Many black men and women were being falsely accused of crimes that they did not commit and were put in jail. Some whites believed that they deserved worse than what they were already being put through‚ so they invaded the jails and kidnapped many blacks and lynched them in front of large crowds of people. Abel Meeropol wrote the poem‚ Strange Fruit‚ as a protest to these lynchings. The poem describes the injustice of blacks and whites faced during
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LEGACY: The Origins of Civilization China: The Mandate of Heaven Film-Viewing Guide (DVD series available in Stewart Library) Neolithic: c 5000 - 2400 BCE various cultures; most significant: Yangshao (also mentioned: Longshan culture; Liangzhu culture) Shang Dynasty: c 1600 - 1050 BCE (formerly 1750 - 1045) Zhou Dynasties: c 1050 - 480 BCE (Western and Eastern Zhou dynasties) Warring States Era: c 480 - 221 BCE Qin Dynasty: 221 - 206 BCE FIRST EMPEROR
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Europe I. General Info A. Facts 1. birthplace of western civilization 2. influential on world development a. history - exploration b. philosophy - religion [ religious backgrounds in US & Latin America come from Rome ] c. ideology - gov [ democracy comes from Ancient Greece ] 3. continent - subregions a. Eastern (Central) b. Western B. Geography 1. major cities~refer to map 2. 2nd smallest Australia‚ 2.9) -4 sq. miles 3. population of 700 million +‚ density 65 ppl/sq
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only encouraged; it is a way of life. The highly developed education systems in China give students a significant advantage in a globalized economy because of their cultural views‚ a wide variety of studied subjects‚ and the competitive nature of society. Culture in China is a huge factor contributing to the education of their students. A big part of their culture is wealth. Although the cost of education in China is negligible by Western standards‚ when you consider the country’s GDP and the
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You must submit to your husband‚ you must let him talk first and wait to put your input in until he has gotten settled in the house‚ and you must be ready for whatever his needs are; the roles of women in the 1800’s. In the play A Doll’s House author Henrik Ibsen wrote about a married couple named Nora and Torvald their relationship from the start had readers very uncomfortable and feeling emotions towards their dynamics. Nora shows that she has a secret side by going behind Torvalds back and getting
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