Quiz #2 • The Five Philosophies o Confucianism Founded by Kung Fu Tzu (Confucius) Emphasized the Analects Created a type of social philosophy Believed everyone was essentially the same but learning and practice distinguished them Referred back to a Golden Age he hoped to recapture Advocated development of Five Inner Virtues especially li – moral propriety and ren - humanity -- “tao” All society is built on the idea of filial (family) piety -- “xiao” Superior men – “Chun-
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John Pierpont Morgan is considered one of the founding fathers of the modern United States economy. He was an industrial genius that is accredited with the founding of many companies including General Electric and AT&T. However‚ Pierpont is looked upon as a saint and demon the same. He received a honorary degree from Harvard university that read: "Public citizen‚ patron of literature and art‚ prince among merchants‚ who by his skill‚ wisdom and courage‚ has twice in times of stress repelled
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and back to their roles as housewives and child rearers. Along with Whitney’s cotton gin‚ inventions in society came about. This was a stark contrast to pre Jacksonian rule out of which few inventions came: The decade ending in 1800 saw only 306 patents‚ while the decade ending in 1860 saw 26‚000 patents. Elias Howe and Isaac Singer contributed to the clothing industry with their 1846 invention of the sewing machine. This contributed to northern industrialization‚ and when combined with
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of the world. From Britain the Industrial Revolution spread gradually throughout Europe and to the United States. Changes That Led to the Revolution The most important of the changes that brought about the Industrial Revolution were (1) the invention of machines to do the work of hand tools; (2) the use of steam‚ and later of other kinds of power‚ in place of the muscles of human beings and of animals; and (3) the adoption of the factory system. It is almost impossible to imagine what the
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EU-Phrates River Got a new lesson for you about ancient Mesopotamia The Euphrates River and Tigris River form the base of civilization Mesopotanians lived long ago Dedicated god’s and had control By the EU-Phrates River (x4) They believed in many gods‚ this is polytheism Shamash was the god of sun; Dagon of vegetation By the EU-Phrates River (x4) Akkadian was what they spoke‚ wrote on clay tablets some call notes They had temples called ziggurat They kept themselves united under Hammurabi’s
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significance to the story but the importance intended for his sons. ("East of Eden Summary") This setting includes more than memories from Steinbeck’s childhood‚ it shows the history of the time period. Different waves of immigrants to California‚ new inventions including Ford automobiles and new windmills‚ an attempt at shipping lettuce in icebox train cars and organized prostitution across the West are some of the real occurrences that took place during this period of history. As his children grew Steinbeck
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Herodotus c.484 B.C-c.429/425 B.C. Greek historian. INTRODUCTION Called the "father of history" by the Roman philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero‚ Herodotus is best known for his long and compelling prose account of life in Greece‚ Asia Minor‚ and Egypt which focuses on the causes and events of the Greco-Persian Wars. For Herodotus‚ history (historiai) meant "inquiry‚" and his attentions in the History are devoted not just to epic moments in the past‚ but also to geography‚ ethnology‚ and myth
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Apology for Poetry Occasion The Apology was provoked by the Puritanical attack on poesy by Stephen Gosson’s 1579 The Schoole of Abuse “having slipped into the title of a poet‚ am provoked to say something unto you in the defence of that my unelected vocation” 326 “And first‚ truly‚ to all them that‚ professing learning‚ inveigh against poetry‚ may justly be objected that they go very near to ungratefulness to seek to deface that which‚ in the noblest nations and languages that are known‚ hath
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their cut - except the average citizen. significant inventors and inventions of the Industrial Revolution James Watt First reliable Steam Engine 1775 Eli Whitney Cotton Gin‚ Interchangeable parts for muskets 1793‚ 1798 Robert Fulton Regular Steamboat service on the Hudson River 1807 Samuel F. B. Morse Telegraph 1836 Elias Howe Sewing Machine 1844 Isaac Singer Improves and markets Howe’s Sewing Machine 1851 Cyrus Field Transatlantic Cable 1866 Alexander Graham Bell Telephone
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Q.1. There was a frantic effort to enclose lands in Britain because : (a) From the mid-eighteenth century the English population multiplied four times from 7 million in 1750 to 30 millon in 1900. (b) Britain was industrialising‚ more people began to live in urban areas‚ men from rural areas migrated to towns in search of jobs (c) As population grew‚ more foodgrains were needed‚ so land was enclosed (d) All the above Ans. (d) Q.2. The continuous movement of the pastoral communities helps in
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