Eurasia

Taylor Allred Mrs. Schroder English 4 4-18-2018 1984 vs. The Hunger Games In the book 1984, there is a lot going on with the government. Many characters in the novel worry if Big Brother is watching them and if they will survive. In the Hunger Games, the Capitol constantly spies on their citizens. Each country is being ruled by children and parties. There are many different ways in…

Denis Twitchett, Michael LoeweDuring the time period 3500 B.C.E. – 200 C.E. a complex metropolitan web developed in East Asia. It was centered on the banks of the Huang He, where the Chinese civilization formed and developed its classic form. Interactions with other human societies on the web were initially limited, but several major inventions led to the establishment of a firm route, through which ideas, technological inventions and various goods were exchanged. Many of these inventions were…

The Great Depression did not only affected United States but also all over the world in late 1920s and early 1930s. Germany was demanded to pay reparations in return after defeated World War I due to the Treaty of Versailles. German economy was devastated after the war, and the Great Depression. Adolf Hitler gained power during this period announcing rebuild Germany’s military forces. In 1938, Germany began annexing neighboring countries such as all of Austria and most of Czechoslovakia. Most…

and globalizing Han and Roman Empire began to flourish. In East Asia, the Han Empire was built on the building blocks of Qin, which established a bureaucratic imperial model and social order. Similarly, to the Han Empire, at the other end of Afro-Eurasia, the Roman Empire became an influential superpower exerting far-reaching authority. Both empires encountered enemies in violent war and resulted victorious. Each respective Empire encompassed distinct, but similar bureaucracies, ideologies, and…

to direct the citizens’ anger towards the enemy of Big Brother, Emmanuel Goldstein who is “the primal traitor, the earliest defiler of the Party’s purity,” (Orwell 13). Both of these propaganda types induce fear and frustration into the people of Eurasia and contribute to the Marxist component of ever-present propaganda used to control the emotions of a community. After looking through Marxist lens at Brave New World and 1984, it is evident that many Marxist elements are present, such as the…

As discoveries concerning the New World by nations of the Old World including, but not limited to, European states, progressed, innovations were made concerning the utilization of natural resources found in the New World (the Americas) to continue to promote and benefit the “mother” countries back in Europe. Furthermore, certain practices were used in the Americas, such as the slave trade, to obtain the greatest amount of benefits. However, these practices were not necessarily considered to be…

to honor and to keep connected from what was sacrificed. As in Christian case, they take in holy communion as a reminder of Jesus sacrifice. The Kushan artist wanted to represent the diverse range and the similarity that were found throughout Eurasia. It tells us that elements of Buddhism were absorbed from and into Hinduism. As seen in the visual source, the Hindu goddess, Hariti is holding a lotus blossom, which is a famous Buddhist symbol. Greek goddess Tyche might’ve been, because…

the reader is not aware of the true sequence of events (as the Ministry of Truth had altered history), the world is illustrated in a war-ridden era. As a result the significant and oppressive actions of the regime (e.g. changing alliances between Eurasia and East Asia, and rallying citizens through propaganda) are justified. The established social structure also helps the regime in maintaining control. By ostracizing the Proles, the regime is able to maintain control over a minor…

The Party wants the citizens to believe that the war that is happening is of utmost important. In reality the war is not what it seems. Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia’s war is an internal affair. This basically means that the three are potentially not even at war, but rather using the guise of war to keep the ulterior motive hidden. The citizens go through blood, sweat, and tears for a cause that…

In West Africa, the “human experiment” lasted for hundreds of years. West Africans developed agriculture independently. This led to large, complex states. Eventually, more connections between the world zones hurt West African civilizations. The start of West African states West Africa developed agriculture on its own, like the Fertile Crescent did earlier. Starting around 3000 BCE, West Africans began to grow more food. This food was extra energy that supported more people than did hunting and…