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| i believe its ghana | 
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05-09-2008, 05:25 PM
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| yeah.. i think it was Ghana, and then Liberia?
Ok name every single major Chinese dynasty, and give me 2 facts on each.
Shang
Chou
Qin
Han
Sui
Tang
Song
Yuan (Mongol)
Ming
Qing
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05-09-2008, 05:27 PM
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| there is some song that has all the chinese dynasties in it. i forget how it goes. | |
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05-09-2008, 05:29 PM
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| the first independent country in Africa was Ethiopia, not Ghana. | |
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05-09-2008, 05:46 PM
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| Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han
Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han
Sui, Tang, Song
Sui, Tang, Song
Yuan, Ming, Qing, Republic
Yuan, Ming, Qing, Republic
Mao and Deng//mao zae dong
Mao and Deng//mao zae dong | |
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| Was Ghana the first country to become independent (as opposed to Ethiopia, which was not colonized)? | |
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05-09-2008, 07:24 PM
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| Barron flash cards + PR book = best | |
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05-09-2008, 08:55 PM
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| PR is great. I'm reading it now. Also, the website that standford1463 mentioned is pretty good...sometimes the quizzes go into a lot of unnessecasy detail (as does Barron's)
This is some info on the dynasties.
Shang:Yellow River Valley, was isolated which caused them to believe they were the center of the world
Chou: longest dynasty, Mandate of Heaven (China closer to heaven than other countries)
Qin: many construction projects (Great Wall), was eventually the downfall of dynasty
Han: ruled by Huns, Confucian ideas major part of this dynasty (educated rulers)
Sui:Beginning of Golden Age and reunification of China
Tang: China becomes more powerful due to Silk Road, Buddhism enters China (from India I believe)
Song: Pre-modern era, commercial development
Yuan (Mongol): increase trade (change from Song where there was little trade)
Ming: Ming voyages brought down by Neo-confuciasts
Qing:Europeans enter Chinas, Opium War
Republic of China: rapid modernization
Next question:
Give one or two facts on each of these religions(where they originated, who used them, major philosophies, etc.):
Polytheism
Confucianism
Daoism
Leaglism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Judaism
Christianity | |
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05-09-2008, 09:09 PM
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| Ethiopia was technically a colony of Italy, so it was the first independent country in Africa. | |
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05-09-2008, 10:29 PM
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| Ethiopia was never conquered by Italy, they attempted to, but they failed really badly. aka Battle of Adowa. So technically Ethiopia was never a colony of Italy.
and Ethiopia was never a colony of any European countries | |
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05-09-2008, 10:51 PM
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| Well Italy didnt exactly conquer it. They conquered it then they lost it but they did have the conoly for some time. 5 years or something lik ethat | |
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05-10-2008, 12:54 AM
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| "Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han
Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han
Sui, Tang, Song
Sui, Tang, Song
Yuan, Ming, Qing, Republic
Yuan, Ming, Qing, Republic
Mao and Deng//mao zae dong
Mao and Deng//mao zae dong"
We learned the same song to the tune of Frere Jacques, except the last two lines were
Mao Zedong
Deng Xiaoping
Polytheism First religions, practiced by indigenous peoples?
Confucianism originated in 600 BCE, stressed a hierarchy in both family and society, most important literature were the Analects
Daoism founded by Lao-Tzu, people were told to follow the path of nature, stressed individuality
Legalism political philosophy of the Qin Dynasty, taught that govt must control every aspect of people's lives
Hinduism goal is to reach moksha (become one with Brahman) by escaping samsara (rebirth), used the caste system of which the priest class were highest, developed when Aryans brought their Vedic religion into southern? India and placed the native Dasas into castes
Buddhism founded by Siddharta Gautama (Buddha = the Enlightened One), stemmed from Hinduism, goal is to achieve nirvana by freeing oneself of earthly desires, follow the Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path
Judaism Founded by Abraham, holy text is the Torah, Jewish people were promised Israel through a covenant with Yahweh
Christianity Founded by Jesus who is considered by Christians as the son of God, arguably? worships the same god as Jews and Muslims (in any case, they stemmed from each other and share some prophets/messengers), holy book is the Bible
Q: List the causes and results of the Opium War (1839–1842) | |
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05-10-2008, 07:18 AM
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| which opium war? | |
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05-10-2008, 11:57 AM
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| first independent country in Africa is Ghana because technically Ethiopia had never been colonized,
Polytheism- many gods, practiced by early river civilizations
Legalism- not a religion, a government idea, use strict centralized gov't
Daoism- "the way" harmony of nature, yin/yang
Hinduism- 4 caste system, untouchables, Aryan religion
Buddhism- started by Siddhartha Gautama in Nepal, Four Noble Truths, 8 fold path
Judaism- 1st monotheistic religion, believed in one God, started in Judae?
Islam- Koran, Mohammad, Mecca/Medina, pilgrimage
Christianity- one God influenced by Judaism, Jesus a prophet, the Bible.
Opium War- the Opium War was started by China's need to escape from Britain's imperialist policies and isolate itself. China lost because of its inferior army/navy however, and the results were that foreign countries started putting spheres of influence in the country. Also many people became addicted to opium | |
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| Next question-
this is a hard one..
Describe the ideas and feelings of both Christianity and Islam on trade/merchanting until about 1500. | |
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