Eurasia

New belief systems and cultural traditions emerged and spread, often asserting universal truths. A. The core beliefs about desire, suffering, and the search for enlightenment preached by the historic Buddha and recorded by his followers into sutras and other scriptures were, in part, a reaction to the Vedic beliefs and rituals dominant in South Asia. Buddhism changed over time as it spread throughout Asia – first through the support of the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka, and then through the…

Imperial Rome and Han China were two empires formed on different parts of Eurasia. Imperial Rome from 31 BCE to 476 CE included their citizens in their government by having consuls elected by patricians, who made up the senate, and assemblies dominated by plebeians. Patricians were the elite class while plebeians were the commoners. Although the citizens did participate in government Rome needed a more centralized form of government. Julius Caesar became the first dictator in Rome and…

“Islam undergoes a burst of expansion, prosperity, and cultural diversification but remains politically fractured. Arab merchants help spread Islam over great distances and they make it more appealing to other cultures, helping to transform Islam into a foundational world” (Adelman 402). The origins, basic beliefs of Islam, Muhammad, the Quran, and the five pillars of Islam are very important to the Islamic culture. Islam is a universal religion. First off, Islam is “a religion that dates back…

characteristic that is shared by both is the importance of trade. In the case of Egypt luxury goods, such as wood from the Levant, flowed into the country. Egypt served as both an important importer of these luxuries and as the trade hub between Africa and Eurasia. The communities that developed in Southeastern Asia, particularly Angkor, also served an important role in trade networks. It served as a link in the network that connected the Far East and with the Middle East and Europe. It is…

and organization.” With a powerful, trained army, it was unlike any other (The Article). Battles were easy to win because of the highly skilled soldiers. Few soldiers died because they were strong and proficient in fighting, unlike some parts of Eurasia, they were conquering. The army was also made to look intimidatingly large. Armies sometimes “exaggerated by placing dummies on the backs of horses and lighting strings of bonfires” (Articles). The feigned size of the attackers scared the enemy.…

1940s, the novel discusses religion, government, military, gender roles, and family roles of the possible future. Could these topics become a reality for the future? The main character Winston lives in a world divided into three superstates: Oceania, Eurasia and Eastasia. Each superstate is at war battling over territory. At age thirty-seven,…

Wilsonian Doctrine is a direct reflection of early 20th century Progressive idealism invading the traditional American ideal of non-interventionist foreign policy. Although non-intervention is not reflected in the actual actions of the United States during the 19th century, it is still an overarching, albeit impotent goal of Middle-American and non-Eastern Elite political ideology. Eastern Elites during the early 20th century, with their strong Anglophile tendencies and receptiveness toward…

been “in one combination or another, [..] permanently at war” (33, 185). Furthermore, every couple of years, alliances shifted and Oceania was at war with someone else, only four years prior Oceania having been at peace with Eastasia and at war with Eurasia (34). In the same way, North Korea is always at war with the United States, citing the United States imperialists at fault for starvation and unrest within the state (A State of Mind). These wars work to direct the fear of the citizens to the…

Who is Elie Wiesel? Elie Wiesel is the author of the memoir Night, a holocaust survivor, and also an advocate for anti-semitism. In Elie’s early life, he was taken to a concentration camp, Auschwitz. Elie went on to write, and later perform two speeches. Within the speeches, Elie conveyed the message that evils is among us. In one of his speeches named the Acceptance Speech, he speaks about how the Nazis “... mutilated dreams and visions.” By Elie saying this, he conveys that the Nazis killed…

In order for this technique to be successful, citizens of Oceania must be kept from interacting with anyone from Eastasia or Eurasia. Therefore, a citizen “is forbidden the knowledge of foreign languages,” (196). If a citizen were permitted to communicate with foreigners “he would discover that they are creatures similar to himself and that most of what he has been told about…