Eurasia

mammals weighing over 100 lbs. Eurasia has the most possible candidates with 72 possible animals; they would go on to domesticate 13 species (18%). Although you may be thinking about how low this number is, it is not what is most astounding. Sub-Saharan Africa domesticated 0% of their 51 possible species, Australia tamed 0 of there one candidate species, and the Americas domesticated a mere 4% (1) of their 24 candidates. So, the question lays not on necessarily why Eurasia had the most species…

densities and contact with domesticates in human populations allowed for the spread of these diseases. People who were exposed, however, could receive immunity, and hereditary opposition to these diseases appeared. But distribution wasn’t equal. Eurasia had all the large mammal domesticates, save for one, and as a result, became a rich disease region. And a potent force. The spread of Eurasian disease to the western and eastern continents greatly diminished the native populations, and became one…

Five main areas of Eurasia; China, SE Asia, South Asia, Central Asia, and Europe, all became part of a world trading system under Yuan rule. At the time travelers from all over came to China and Mongolia. Many Christian missionaries travelled to the region in search of new people to convert and to gain allies against the Muslims. Traders from Eurasia were enticed by the Mongol policies that lowered tolls on trade routes and provided…

Governments of totalitarian states often impose extreme control over information and language, as this ensures the maintenance of the status quo within their societies. The governments in the worlds of 1984 and Brave New World implement these strategies to good effect, thus strengthening their positions as the supreme authorities. Oceania’s citizens suffer heavily, living impoverished lives at the hands of their governments, while the World State severely limits the freedom and autonomy of its…

The Government is in Control George Orwell was a political writer prominent in the post World War II era, who opposed the rise of totalitarian states. In the novel 1984, he created an imaginary society where the people are stripped of their humanity. The story takes place in a fictional country called Oceania, where the ruling Party and its leader, Big Brother, seek absolute power over its people. To achieve this, they apply physical and mental restrictions, surveillance, propaganda, and shame…

In George Orwell’s novel 1984, the government operates by a Party system under which there is only one Party who controls all of Oceania. They believe the only way to control everyone is to change the past, present, and future to their favor and by manipulating the public’s opinion (Jacob, Lawrence). According to the article “Political Skills or Lying and Manipulation? The Choreography of the Northern Ireland Peace Process” written by James Lawrence, in order to be successful in manipulation,…

character Winston throughout his life and his constant struggles with the party fabricating truth, changing truth and controlling truth. Orwell uses a variety of techniques to get across the point of ‘who decides truth’ in the dystopian setting of Eurasia. Orwell does this through Winston himself and also characters talking to Winston through certain literary techniques which are often obvious. Orwell uses Winston to showcase fabrication of truth in this dystopian setting using the quote “It…

commerce, cultural exchange and inventions. During the Han dynasty, Chinese merchants prospered goods through The Silk Road. The Silk Road allowed merchants to sell silk, bamboo, and gunpowder along Eurasia. These goods increased in India, Middle East and allowed Confucianism and Buddhism exchange throughout Eurasia, while the values Confucianism and Buddhism increased in India and China. (Strayer, 321). Buddhist merchants and Brahmin Monks expanded their religions to Afro-Eurasian trade…

The holiday of Columbus Day has kindled an undeniable amount of controversy over the years. Whether or not it should be celebrated is debatable because while Columbus did open up the Americas to commerce with Eurasia, his travels also led to the decimation and abuse of the Native American population. The current Columbus Day is overly simplified. To extract the true meaning of Columbus Day, Columbus himself must be removed from the center of the holiday, and the holiday should recognize both the…

a very significant role in the Europeans’ quest for world domination. The Europeans had access to many animals, one of the most useful being horses. With these creatures they were able to fight from a couple feet off the ground. Another point is Eurasia, which spreads out East to West…