Sq3r Chapter 1 Summary

Due to the release of the two kingdoms the unification of the two Kingdoms was untied once more. Cyrus the Great’s humanity was also recognized in the Persian Empire. Solomon rebuilt homes, sent sacred objects and rebuilt the temple he destroyed for the Jews that were enslaved in Babylonia. This showed that The Persian Empire could be dominant and deadly but, also be humbled and caring. Cyrus the Great also allowed Greek culture to the East.

This included intellectuals, merchants, Buddhist monks, former government officials and former soldiers. They were either starved, overwork or executed. Pol Pot had been influenced and impressed by China’s Cultural Revolution, Mao Tse-tung. He forced people in China to evacuate cities and force people into a rural, farming life. People living in China were very limited to their freedoms, which displays how Pol Pot was the cause to many unjust actions.

The first part of the story is from the perspective of the Japanese soldiers responsible for the crimes. The Japanese followed a series of beliefs that promoted the idea in which a soldier must die for his emperor, called bushido. These values ultimately led to the draconian treatment of the civilians; a level at which most historians can not even begin to understand. After the soldiers of Nanking were murdered protecting the civilians, no one was left to

Cambodians grew suspicion towards Lon Nol’s government politics and opposed such a force. By 1975, Pol Pot’s force had grown to over 700,000 men. During 1975, Lon Nol’s government was officially defeated by the Khmer Rouge, causing the death of 156,000 Cambodian citizens. The reign of a brutal and murderous society had begun. Under Pol Pot’s leadership, an extreme programme was imposed to revolutionise Cambodia into a communist country, where all citizens were expected to work as labourers, farmers and peasants in one huge federation of farms in accordance to the Chinese agricultural model.

This was the theory that all humans were together in East Africa after the ice age instead of in different places across the earth. Then from that are something called cultural diffusion happened which is the spread of language, culture, food and traditions through trade, migration and warfare. Another theory of the Neolithic Revolution is Howells Theory.

The Zhou clan had been growing more and more powerful under the former Zhou commander Wen. The King feared the growing power of the Zhou clan and set out to have Wen imprisoned. The King later released him and gave him no more thought until Wen died and his son Wu took over to topple the Shang dynasty. In 1046 B.C.E., the Shang dynasty’s army of 53,000 soldiers and a militia of peasants stood up against the Zhou dynasty of 50,000 soldiers in hundreds of

1. Before the rise of the Han Empire, the Qin was empire was the ruling state. The Qin Empire was ruled by Shi Huang Di rigidly. He forced people into different constructions like The Great Wall of China and assassinated those who opposed him (Smith et.al, 191). The Qin Empire lasted 221 B.C.E -210 B.C.E.

According to the dynastic cycle, dynasties always came to an end. Therefore a new dynasty wrested power from the Shang: the Zhou dynasty. Zhou kings were smart: they thought that trouble would come if rulers lost heaven’s favor. As a justification for their conquest, the Zhou leaders stated that the last Shang king had been a poor ruler.

Hung Wu facts-biography.com The Chinese Fisher History Cyclopedia page 159. Q3) How did he rise to power? • Hung-Wu sent his generals Xu Da and Chang Yuchun to lead troops against the north to Peking.

The great and magnificent country of China was brought together by one proud and powerful emperor. Throughout his whole life he has achieved several numerous, cruel, and incredible acts. To Qin Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China, built the Great Wall, burned books, created feudalism, and made an underground palace as his last resting spot. Before Qin Shi Huangdi become a strong emperor, his roots came directly from the royal throne of the Qin clan. He was born in China in 259 B.C. as Ying Zheng ("Qin Shi Huang, Emperor of China")(“Shi Huangdi”).

Despite the improvements on the walls and towers of China,the Ming dynasty's impact on architecture, because they attempted to create stable structures better the construction of the past dynasties. During the last 40 years of the Yuan dynasty era (1279-1368), there were famines, droughts, flooding on the yellow River, a bubonic plague pandemic, and other common disasters. Maybe, ten of millions of citizens died, and these catastrophes were signs of the yuan dynasty’s lost of the Mandate of Heaven. (“ChinaHighlights”)

The Caelans and Egyptians both created civilizations worth living in because of their ability to bring stability to society through an organized religion. For example, in Caela’s main religion, the elite had a special connection to the gods causing Caela to be formed into a hierarchy with the elite being put on top. As a result of the religion’s impact on the type of social system in Caela, Caela was stable as the elite were the constant rulers and there weren’t questions about successors. In addition, the ruling elite brought stability to Caela through no abrupt changes that elections would cause. Consequently, society was organized as the religion created social classes with the elite having the most power next priests, then in order artisans, farmers, and finally slaves.