New ideas in politics and philosophy tend to emerge in times of social, political and/or economic stress. How can this be explained?
People want change in times of trouble so they look to new ideas. When everything is good and stable no new ideas are needed. Barack Obama's slogan is Change We Can Believe In. This country is in a time of trouble so we want change. If Confucius or Daoism had started in a time of peace they wouldn't have been accepted.
Friday, September 19, 2008
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Blog Entry #3
Blog Entry #3: Population growth was the most significant development of the Classical Period. True or False?
False, i think that there wasn't a clear single most significant developement of the Classical Period. I think that there were many smaller devolepments but not one that was most important. There were definately a few categories that had significant developments though, these were; farming, urban developement, increased trade, religion, and writing.
The first two on this list are farming and urban developement. They both had alot to do with population growth but in different ways. In farming, the iron plough was invented and more food was produced which may have led to increased population. In urban developement, people moved to cities which became hubs for government and trade.
Increased trade probably started because of greater populations and urban developement but i think it was also increased because governments had formed and sent armies to conquer other lands. In doing so the people of one area would become aware of goods of a different people.
The last two are religion and writing. These both spread knowedge and customs around the world. They also helped people connect to one another. People could be totally different but trust each other because of a common religion or a common way of writing. Both of the things also spread goods around the world and in doing so increased change.
False, i think that there wasn't a clear single most significant developement of the Classical Period. I think that there were many smaller devolepments but not one that was most important. There were definately a few categories that had significant developments though, these were; farming, urban developement, increased trade, religion, and writing.
The first two on this list are farming and urban developement. They both had alot to do with population growth but in different ways. In farming, the iron plough was invented and more food was produced which may have led to increased population. In urban developement, people moved to cities which became hubs for government and trade.
Increased trade probably started because of greater populations and urban developement but i think it was also increased because governments had formed and sent armies to conquer other lands. In doing so the people of one area would become aware of goods of a different people.
The last two are religion and writing. These both spread knowedge and customs around the world. They also helped people connect to one another. People could be totally different but trust each other because of a common religion or a common way of writing. Both of the things also spread goods around the world and in doing so increased change.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
blog #2
I think that the biggest change that appeared during th classical period was that civilizations advanced from small independant countries to large somewhat connected civilizations. Although large, these civilizations did not share borders so they were able to form their own unique cultures while at the same time being close enough to trade and exchange ideas. Also, when one civilization would take over large portions of land for a little while the two separate cultures would mix.
Monday, September 1, 2008
1. Reflection on Yali's Question
I think why the White Europeans came to control most of the world was for a multitude of reasons. First, Europe was in a good place in terms of trade. Next, Europeans advanced in terms of technology whereas other civilizations were too steeped in tradition to adjust to the times rapidly enough. Lastly, Europe's geography helped the europeans greatly.
Europe was in a good place for trade because it was surrounded on all sides by great civilizations. To the Southof Europe, there was Egypt and Africa, to the East, the Middle Eastern civilizations and china and to the north, Vikings and nomads. Europe came to domination because they used and combined technologies of all these civilizations.
Once europe had this technology they used it. Unlike civilizations of the east, the European countries would through out tradition to gain a foothold against their rivals. Europe is such a small continent with so many countries and those countries would always be fighting for superiority.
The geography of europe also helped defend europeans but not isolate them. To the South was the Medditeranean Sea, to the East, freezing temperatures and mountains of Russia, to the North, the Arctic Circle and to the West, the Atlantic Ocean.
I think the combination of all these things helped Europeans gain control of much of the world.
Europe was in a good place for trade because it was surrounded on all sides by great civilizations. To the Southof Europe, there was Egypt and Africa, to the East, the Middle Eastern civilizations and china and to the north, Vikings and nomads. Europe came to domination because they used and combined technologies of all these civilizations.
Once europe had this technology they used it. Unlike civilizations of the east, the European countries would through out tradition to gain a foothold against their rivals. Europe is such a small continent with so many countries and those countries would always be fighting for superiority.
The geography of europe also helped defend europeans but not isolate them. To the South was the Medditeranean Sea, to the East, freezing temperatures and mountains of Russia, to the North, the Arctic Circle and to the West, the Atlantic Ocean.
I think the combination of all these things helped Europeans gain control of much of the world.
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