North American Civilization HIS / 115 September 4, 2011 Some theories indicate the first settlers of the Americas took place in North America in Alaska. Asian hunters are thought to have traveled over the Bering Strait during a glacial period somewhere between 35,000 B.C.E. and 10,000 years later. The Asian
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Op-Ed Contributors 'China threat' theory is absurd By Li Yang (China Daily) Updated: 2010-09-02 08:52 Comments(44) PrintMail | | Large MediumSmall | As the sleeping dragon awoke toward the end of the last century, the West felt uneasy. And when it took off on the road to rapid economic development, the West's unease began turning into fear, giving rise to the "China threat" theory which is bandied about so rampantly across the world today. Is there any justification behind this theory? China Daily
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Since early childhood I was very much interested in mythology, particularly in Greek mythology. The images of ancient Greek Gods and Goddesses were not only simply aesthetically pleasant but contained mysterious and exciting myths behind them. When I first began studying Armenian history and visited National Museum of History, I discovered for myself amazing analogies with ancient Greece as well as realized one important matter, that on a large scale, my life today is in many ways determined by ancient
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on the other parts of the world. Asia, in particular, was faced with the decision of whether to adopt and conform to the western ways or to reject and stick with their traditional ways of life. In the end, Asia adapted to ways of the western “devils”, but most of their efforts seemed unsuccessful while others were quite successful. The main countries that experienced the western influence were China, Korea and Japan. Although all three countries experienced their share of internal and external strife
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Since its appearance on the radar of the western world, Russia has always presented a mystery to other nations. Winston Churchill famously described it as “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma,” (Churchill). One particular period of interest in the tumultuous history of this enigmatic country: the Kievan Rus. To truly understand all the available points and facets of this period, one should examine how it came to be as well as the varying ideas and theories that have been formulated
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aspect of many cultures. What was considered everyday life and tradition began to change dramatically or destroyed. The European influence on non-western society began a cultural shift to the European culture in more of a decentering, rather than reclamation to its own culture. Keywords: Culture, decentering, westernization. Introduction The non-western cultures faced many changes through the beginning of the twentieth century. Slavery and Christianity was a huge part in those changes. Centering
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and cultural heritage. Storytelling is an integral part of every world culture. In early times, people did not distinguish between adult and children’s literature. Children heard and presumably, enjoyed the same stories as their parents, whether they were the adventurous tales of gods and demons and magic spells and talking animals-as are found throughout the world. According to Russell (2004), Western civilization has its roots in the culture of ancient Greece and Rome, which flourished between
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sides of the mountains in an extremely precise manor that is still studied to this day. For these reasons and many more, the Andes Mountains are certainly one of reasons the ancient people of South America grew as a civilization. PART B The process of diffusion between early human societies can easily be seen through the use and distribution of the potato throughout the globe. The potato was originally cultivated in South America between 3000 and 7000 years ago although some scientists believe
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kingdoms in sub-Saharan Africa. Located in the southwest section of Africa, it is now northern Angola, Cabinda, the Republic of the Congo and the western part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Once a great colossus, it seems that the Kongo Kingdom came and went so fast. John K. Thornton, author of “The Kingdom of Kongo” and “The Origins and Early History of the Kingdom of Kongo”, gives vivid detail and insight to the Kongo Kingdom. He stresses that the societal creation of the Kongo was dominated
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West’s Affect on the World Every nation is always in contention with one another. For every civilization that triumphs, others must suffer. For a majority of human history the strongest nations were comprised into a group known as the West. The west is home to the ideologies of democracy, capitalism, and consumerism. The idea of democracy has been forced upon many nations in the world by the Western states. Democracy however has been shown to be a very easily manipulated system. Capitalism has
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