East Asia Midterm Review • Amateratsu: a part of the Japanese myth cycle and also a major deity of the Shinto religion. She is the goddess of the sun‚ but also of the universe. Daughter of god Izanaghi. Created 8 islands. The Emperor of Japan is said to be a direct descendant of Amaterasu. • Tangun: mythological first king of the Koreans‚ the grandson of Hwanin‚ the creator‚ and the son of Hwanung‚ who fathered his child by breathing on a beautiful young woman. Tangun reportedly became king in
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and can vote. What should these new citizens know about the history of their country? What events will help inform them as they participate in American democracy and society? For example‚ what lessons can new citizens take from the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II? What lessons can they learn from the rise of totalitarian regimes in the 1930s and the U.S. response? Description For this project‚ you will write a research paper on a specific historical event and its importance
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The Classical empires of Rome and Han had similar and different means of imperial administration. Both empires focused on centralized administration and military expansion. They also concentrated on maintaining a full bureaucracy to help the empire prosper. The beginning for the direction of government and administration started with Julius Caesar wanting a centralized‚ imperial form of government. His plans did not span out with upset elite classes that led to his assassination. The elite men
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Japanese cuisine has developed over two hundred years and influenced by both China and Korea. In Asia‚ rice has been the major staple food in many countries. However‚ in Japan‚ rice has also been used to brew sake‚ a traditional alcohol drink which always appears in every kinds of Japanese restaurant today‚ such as Izakaya. Traditionally‚ a meal contains a bowl of rice and seasoned side dishes for each one person. (Naomichi Ishige 2000) However‚ in Izakaya type restaurant‚ people sharing food is
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Han China and Imperial Rome’s methods of political control vary religiously through the influences of their religions on the people and government‚ as well as through leadership styles; however‚ they are analogous regarding territorial expansion through reliance on the military. Han China and Imperial Rome’s method of political control differs religiously. While Han China’s political method is centered around Confucianism during the beginning of the dynasty‚ and after steps of political change
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The Violence of Japanese-American Internment Camps Setting During the late 1930s and early 1940s the world was in disarray‚ the Germans attacked the Polish igniting World War II. The Japanese General of the Imperial Army allied with the Axis‚ and was directly responsible for the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7‚ 1941. This completely altered American citizens’ outlook on Japanese-Americans and led to President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s retort of signing the Executive Order 9066.CITATION Wor12
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China from 206 B.C.E. to 220 B.C.E. and the imperial Rome from 31 B.C.E. to 476 C.E. had shared similarities on the territorial boundaries issues‚ the two empires had different political over the huge amount of land. Known as most powerful empires in history‚ Han China and Rome utilized idiosyncractic policy to maintain the sovereignty. However‚ the two states both suffered from the border disputes. To begin with‚ the political systems in Han China and Imperial Rome were different‚ contributing to the
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Chinese vs. Japanese Culture Zedric Perona History 113 Professor Tuyay November 1‚ 2014 China‚ the world’s longest continuous civilization‚ with some historians marking 6000 B.C. as the dawn of Chinese civilization. Japan‚ a long history with the first humans arriving around 35‚000 B.C. Their histories have crossed paths during several periods of time since both civilizations have existed for centuries; however‚ their histories have also caused them to diverge into two very distinct modern
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Han China and Imperial Rome were amazing empires in their own way. Both of these civilizations had ways of maintaining the political control over their people. Han China and Imperial Rome’s method in political control has many differences and similarities‚ but I believe there are more similarities than differences. Han China’s political control was large. This empire developed a political philosophy called legalism. Legalism advocated clear rules and harsh punishments as means of enforcing
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Comparative Essay The massively extensive classical empires of Imperial Rome (31BCE-476CE) and Han China (206BCE-220CE) were extremely influential when it came to the world around them. In essence‚ the two empires were virtually the same in terms of political structure and military protocols‚ yet greatly different in the area of religious tolerance. Both Han China and Imperial Rome had a political system structure consisting of a sovereign emperor who made executive‚ almost dictator-like‚
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