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Early Buddhist studied in stupas similar to those in India. But as Buddhism became more Chinese the stupa would evolve into the iconic Chinese pagoda. Pagodas and temples for Buddhism was met with new Taoist temples in adding to Chinese cities and allowed the wealthy and working class people a place to intermix. As mountains were special and holy to the Chinese it was natural that temples and monasteries would expand to these secluded places. These hill complexes would experiment with water…

The Food of Civilization: Humanity, the Natural Order, and the Epic of Gilgamesh The Epic of Gilgamesh is widely known as an epic about early human civilization and what it means to be human. While these ideas are often researched and discussed in scholarly works, there is one aspect of civilization that is frequently overlooked: food. Food and it’s procuration are one of the three basic needs of a human—as we all known from mister Abraham Maslow and the various forms of Psychology 101 taken at…

receded 10,000 years ago Native Americans had inhabited all the inhabitable parts of north and south America. And being where they where they lived relative isolation from the booming civilization that was happening in the Middle East, the Asian Steppe and Europe. By the time the Europeans arrived in the Americas the Native American population had become diverse and speaking some 300-350 languages with different belief systems and ways of living. For example the Aztec and the Inca had built…

Adrianna Morina Although, Napoleon Bonaparte has made major military mistakes throughout his reign, such as invading Russia in the middle of winter, it does not however qualify him as a power hungry dictator nor should he be accused of crimes against Humanity. Reason being is that Napoleon Bonaparte has proven time and time again that his best interest was for the people of France. This is shown by his many reforms which helped abolished inequality amongst social classes in France, spreading…

1 Introduction Since the eruption in 1980, the area around Mount St. Helens has rebounded in ways that were somewhat unexpected, with recovery coming not only from the surrounding area, but from within the barren expanse that remained after the eruption. While not the first eruption overall, this eruption was the first to occur on the U.S mainland in a time when modern scientific monitoring could track the events associated with it. Smaller earthquakes in March of 1980 eventually led to the…

dramatically. Items from India, China, and Iran passed easily across the Asian steppes, and these contacts culturally enriched Iran. For example, Iranians developed a new style of painting based on a unique fusion of solid, two-dimensional Mesopotamian painting with the feathery, light brush strokes and other motifs characteristic of China. After Ghazan's nephew, Abu Said, died in 1335, Iran again lapsed into petty dynasties the Salghurid, Muzaffarid, Inju, and Jalayirid, under Mongol…

Justice is a term that people use to describe as an act or behavior that represents the good people present to others and themselves. It serves as a moral high ground that people strive to be, although sometimes these thoughts can be twisted into its opposite and cause pain, anger, and other negative emotions and acts arise within people. This pain erupts into what is known as injustice and is the epitome of what people should not strive for due it bringing so much negativity. It is a moral…

letters from King Louis IX and documented his experiences in his journal in Latin. In the letters, the King was asking for permission to allow William to remain on the Mongol territory so that he could preach and request safe conduct through the Pontic steppe. In contrast, John of Plano Carpini didn’t travel with the goal of spreading Christianity, rather his purpose was to be a diplomat and represent the sovereign Pope. He traveled with documents from the Pope in hopes of rescuing Europe from…

Enkidu had to pay for the sin they both committed with his life. After the death of Enkidu, death because Gilgamesh’s greatest fear. “Shall I not die too? Am I not like Enkidu? Oh woe has entered my vitals! I have grown afraid of death, so I roam the steppe.” (Puncher 73). So, he embarks on the second quest for immortality. This time it is to get an actual portion that is going to make him live forever. He got the “magic plant” but a serpent stole it from him. He return to Uruk as a humble and…

Slave revolts were common throughout the 1700s, and even beyond that time frame. Many slaves revolted in retaliation against their masters. Many slave owners often live in fear, due to the uprising of slave revolts. It was also understandable why many slaves revolted in the first place. The slaves were taken away from their homes and traded off, without a say in the matter. Many of them that were brought over on slave ships died during the voyage to American, because of lack of proper nutrients…