CONTINUITY AND CHANGE IN JAPANESE SOCIETY One specific aspect of change in traditional Japanese society came about through an increased acceptance and regard towards the right of girls to be educated. In the past‚ traditional Japanese culture saw this as a threat‚ believing that it was a purely western thought which would jeopardise the traditional culture of that society. This movement not only increased educational opportunities‚ but was also a means by which gender inequality was reduced in Japanese
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Chapter 16 Absolutism and Constitutionalism in Western Europe Chapter 18 Toward A New World View Chapter Outline I. Seventeenth-Century Crisis and Rebuilding A. Economic and Demographic Crisis 1. The vast majority of seventeenth-century Europeans lived in the countryside. 2. Bread was the primary element of most people’s diet. 3. Rural society lived on the edge of subsistence. 4. Poor weather put additional stress on
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The most significant process of state emerging in Europe was in XV-XVII centuries. In XIX century‚ the European states took a modern form that became the ideal type of state as the most famous definition from the German sociologist‚ Max Weber: “is a human community that (successfully) claims the monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory” (1958‚ 78). The formation of the ideal type had identified the followed politics within the new social organization in the historical
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Western Europe is an important component when dealing with the history of Orientation and Mobility. Since Western Europe contains many different countries‚ just France‚ Italy‚ and Greece will be discussed in detail as well as the overall‚ general information of Western Europe. Western Europe’s culture plays a role in the history of Orientation and Mobility and the following information will play a role in my future career as an Orientation and Mobility Specialist. Western Europe’s top religion
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What Factors In The 15th to 18th centuries were decisive in permitting the emergence of Western Europe as the dominant force in the world economy and in world politics? Present the factor‚ present evidence supporting this factor‚ present any quotes that support the view‚ There were both positive and negative factors that resulted in the growth of capitalism in Western Europe‚ 1. Europe always had a high count of resources both in terms of working population and materials. This can be
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initially strong and efficient dynasty‚ until it had a gradual decline and eventually collapsed. This led to a long period of chaos and finally reunification again. During this time of unification‚ division‚ and reunification‚ many cultural and political changes occurred while other cultural patterns and ideas persisted. 2nd
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the world was experiencing many changes‚ some of which included religion. There were many changes in religion in Western Europe during the Early Modern Period (1450-1750) including changes in the Roman Catholic Church‚ due to the Protestant Reformation‚ and the creation of the Church of England; however‚ a constant throughout this period was the fact that Western Europe remained predominately Christian. At the beginning of the Early Modern Era most of Western Europe was Roman Catholic‚ however towards
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effect of this trade brought about a major internationalization of trading partnerships with China‚ India‚ and other nations that would connect with Europe. The development of the Silk Road from China began during the Han Dynasty‚ but it quickly expanded into Central Asia during the 2nd and 1st centuries B.C. For instance‚ the shipment of silk to Europe brought about a major demand for luxury
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and cultural changes and continuities in Ancient China. Which changed how the chinese civilization is managed now. Emperor Qin unified the empire‚ Qin also had a centralized imperial rule. The Han Dynasty had a centralized bureacracy. There was also civil service exam. Many changes kept occurring. They formed legalist policies. The mandate of heaven was kept going as well as the Dynastic Cycle and the Han dynasty collasped. There were many significant political and cultural changes and continuities
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B - After the Western Roman Empire fell‚ European society became organized under feudalism. Feudalism is a system in which a king rules over all people‚ and has nobles or knights that own portions of land‚ in which the taxes are given to the king. Underneath both the king and the nobles are the common people‚ who work for the nobels. This system benefitted European society as it had an economic use‚ a political use‚ and a social use. D - On Christmas Day in 800 CE‚ Charlemagne was named the first
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