Eurasian

power was especially weakened after the Opium Wars with Great Britain, the aftermath of which resulted in British control of Hong Kong and several unfair treaties. China, in its weakened state, soon became known as the “sick man of Asia” and several Eurasian countries, including France, Germany, Russia, and Japan, took advantage of this opportunity to increase their own power. These countries soon established settlements and spheres of influence within China, allowing them to possess certain…

The Silk Road’s ancient trade routes allowed for cultural and material trade throughout the Mediterranean to East Asia. Xinru Liu’s The Silk Road in World History exemplifies the complex exchange of commodities and ideas between different nations and peoples. Starting with the Chinese looking west and ending with the Mongol conquest. Liu’s focus gives the reader examples of specific historic events that were only able to take place because of this intricate trade network. This paper will examine…

History is constant, as each day’s action adds to the story of civilization. Some events and actions have a greater impact on the world and what is to follow. In the thirteenth century, such events and actions launched civilization on a path that would lead to the creation of the Atlantic world, thus changing the face of the Earth and world history forever. At the beginning of the thirteenth century, new inventions, new technology, and new civilizations would eventually prime the creation of the…

Unit 2: 600 BCE to 600 CE I. Timeline of 10 Key Dates A. 5th Century - Greek Golden Age B. 323 BCE - Alexander the Great C. 321 BCE - Mauryan Empire in India begins D. 221 BCE - Qin unified China E. 32 CE - Beginnings of Christianity F. 220 CE - End of the Han Dynasty G. 333 CE - Roman Capital moves to Constantinople H. 350 CE - Kingdom of Kush falls I . 476 CE - Fall of the Roman Empire. J. 500 CE - Gupta Empire collapses after the Hun invasions II. Top 10 Individuals or Groups A.…

In order to truly understand human society as it exists today, it is first necessary to be able to distinguish between all of the variables that culminated to yield the present. For, if even one condition was to vacillate, the whole outcome of human development could have been drastically different. The man undertaking the arduous task of trying to classify and decipher human history is Jared Diamond, who, through his work, Guns, Germs, and Steel, is able to show just how interconnected the…

Another question that I think the book pursues to answer is- Why didn 't Europeans in America die in masses from diseases like the Native Americans did from European diseases like smallpox? And the simple answer is livestock. Between the late 15th century and the late 19th century, 90% of the indigenous population of the new world died. This was not due to war, but mostly due to disease. As the Europeans came in vast numbers on their ships with livestock and their goods, with them they brought…

barn owls. Typical owls are more diverse than barn owls, with nearly 190 species in about 23 genera. Typical owl is from 5 to 28 inches tall (13 to 71 centimeters); Barn owl is from 9 to 21 inches tall (23 to 53 centimeters). The largest are Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) and Blakiston's fish owl (Bubo blakistoni),thay can reach weight of around 10 pounds and a wingspan of 6.6 feet. the smallest is elf owl (Micrathene…

In the novel 1984 by George Orwell, the society of Oceania is divided by social status into three separate groups, the Inner Party which has utmost governmental power, the Outer Party, the working class of Oceania, and the Proles, a lower class considered significantly inferior to the others. The Inner Party being the most powerful sect of society has complete and total control over the citizens of Oceania, exercising their power to limitless extents. In the process of seeking to exert total…

During angry demonstrations of Hate Week, “Goldstein was burned in effigy, hundreds of copies of the poster of the Eurasian soldier were torn down and added to the flames … rumor flew round that spies were directing the rocket bombs … old couple who were suspected of being of foreign extraction had their house set on fire and perished of suffocation” (Orwell 149). The…

1984 Part One Winston Smith is an intellectual, a peripheral party members. He lives in London, it was call the No.1 airhead. He grew up in England before World War II. At the same time, before the revolution and civil war, the party won the power. In the Civil War, the Ingsoc placed him in an orphanage. The main purpose of the orphanage is to train children and after they become adults then absorb them to the party. Although they are members of party, but he lived a fairly poor living…