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    and social systems that remain in place in modern day Japan. Before the Tokugawa family rose to the power in Japan, in the mid-1400s the nation experienced decades of war and civil unrest. From 1467 to 1477, the ancient capital of Kyoto was torn down by the Onin War. But though the history for this era was dominated by war, the nation’s commerce managed to grow and several cities became autonomous international trading posts. Simultaneously ikko sects, Buddhism powerful communities, achieved

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    Dr. Zen And Hosokawa

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    country this is what led to the Onin war. The battle as small in comparison as it is illustrates the points spoken of before near perfectly. The heads of the families fought for power like the Hatakeyama and Shiba clans claiming their right to the shogunate while dispelling the others. Further correlation happens within the Yamana and Hatakeyama in Kyoto fighting for what they believed whether that be honoring an agreement or tradition. Neither inherently bad, One war is one of many within the time

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    Mesopotamia was a very essential civilization. During 4000 BCE, the Ubaid period began. This stage of Mesopotamian life gives one a prime example of a successful civilization. The Ubaid period also involved many interesting events that created the name of this prosperous culture. Pottery expanded to the fullest during this time. Inventions were constructed and were found out to be an accomplishment. They discovered that they could work and build at a much faster and easier pace using these inventions

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    This writing ‘An analysis of Japanese capitalism’ that investigated a structure of the Japanese capitalism, which was built its prototype during the Meiji Restoration of Japan, written by Seitaro Yamada attained wide circulation among many people who were interested in social science in the prewar days in the country, besides some of them regarded it as a bible in the genre. The work that analyzed the Japanese capitalism ‘as a whole’ though the author applied the word ‘structurally’ had a great significance

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    The Hellenistic Age was a period of ancient Greece lasting between 323 B.C after the death of Alexander the Great and 30 B.C the beginning of the Roman Empire. Alexander was determined to conquer unknown lands and his expedition provided a bridge between city-states and the Greek Hellenistic World. The Hellenistic World is what resulted from the disintegrated empire that came short after Alexanders death. Four major Hellenistic kingdoms emerged from the successors of Alexander. The Greeks and easterners

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    the influence of Greek civilization continued to expand over the Mediterranean world and W Asia. The wars of the Diadochi marked, it is true, the breakup of Alexander's brief empire, but the establishment of Macedonian dynasties in Egypt, Syria, and Persia (the Ptolemies and the Seleucidae) helped to mold the world of that day into a wider unity of trade and learning. The Hellenistic period was an international, cosmopolitan age. Commercial contacts were widespread and peoples of many ethnic

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    Hideyoshi Contribution

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    ideyoshi Hideyoshi was an influential Japanese influential feudal ruler, daimyo, throughout the 16th century. Hideyoshi was known to be a daimyō, warrior, general, samurai, and politician of the Sengoku period, and was especially known to have started a new age of in Japanese culture. Hideyoshi was a highlight of the Japanese feudal era which made choosing an influential person a worthwhile task. I have personal history with the level of influence his prestige has over history. His name was once

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    event restored practical imperial rule to Japan under Emperor Meiji in 1868 (“Meiji Restoration”, 2017). As a result, it led to the tremendous changes in political and social structure of Japan, and spanned both the Late Tokugawa period and the beginning of the Meiji period (“Meiji Restoration”, 2017). The main causes of Meiji Restoration can be analyzed from the following different aspects. 1) Ecological crisis Japan was divided into 240 han which were governed by its own daimyo. After 1720, although

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    During the Interwar period, Giacomo Balla was fascinated by innovation, and he used the societal advancements of Einstein's theories of relativity and modern industrial creations as the main influences in his art. In the years after the Great War, Balla’s art had taken on a different role in the art world. He began using abstract shapes and colors to depict society as an ever-changing thing, constantly replacing old with new. In an article in the Washington Times in 1915, Giacomo Balla’s author writes

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    The Meiji Restoration brought enormous changes in Japan's structure. It eliminated the Tokugawa Shogunate, which allowed the emperor to regain full power, and transformed Japan from a feudal system to a modern state. The new era established the Meiji Constitution, which created a new structure for the government and laws, reformed the military and education system, experienced westernization and was the catalyst towards industrialization. However, it cannot be completely considered as a revolution

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