During the time period from 1450 to 1750, two powerful empires were in the process of being built. These two empires were the Ottoman and the Spanish. During the building process of their empires, the Ottoman and the Spanish both developed many similarities in their political, social, and economic affairs. A major similarity between these empires was that they both had a similar slave system. Although the Ottoman and the Spanish had many similarities, they also had many differences.
In East Asia, women were subjected to a strong patriarchal authority. Through the use of foot binding (implemented when they were young) freedom was especially limited. Such as in present day Saudi Arabia women barely had any rights and were thought of as owned and a service to their husbands. Women in present day Saudi Arabia can’t go anywhere without a man and must wear a niqab or a burka to hide them from the affection of other men. Unlike Saudi Arabia today, East Asian women bind their feet to make them appeal more attractive to men.
The Aztec and Mayan Civilizations in the Americas Ashley M. Carpenter Western Civilization II National University June 2, 2012 Abstract From 250 A.D. to the late 1500’s A.D. the Mayans and the Aztecs controlled Central and South America. Each was unique, but still shared a few of the same traits. Both had their own calendar system, counting system, and Polytheistic religious beliefs along with similar temples built to worship their deities. While the Aztecs were the most prominent users of human sacrifice, the Mayans also participated in such rituals. A few differences between these civilizations were the social structure, natural resources, and differing cultural strengths.
In both areas, slaves were basically property, bought, sold, and traded to do specific and often labor intensive tasks. The idea of European dominance directly influenced this practice in both regions. As with the discrimination of native peoples and the continued practice slave trading in both regions was an occurrence with its roots found in racial ideologies. The colonists of the new world, those who traveled from Europe to the Americas, or those born in the Americas of European descent implemented the total colonization
The lugal and the ma’at were the dominant political roles in the Mesopotamian and Egyptian cultures. Both had substantial power and authority in their regions. The leaders in Egyptian and Mesopotamian culture, both appointed smaller rulers, monarchs and governors to rule over an individual region or city state. These governors oversaw certain important aspects in the region or city state, such as irrigation and taxes, then relayed the information. They also had the same social ladder and caste system in which royalty and land owners were closer to the top, and slaves and peasants made up the bottom portion.
Sydney McGraw Allen Welch AP United States History 11A 27 August 2015 Aztec, Mayan, and Inca Empires VS. The Pueblo People of the Southwest There are many similarities and differences when it comes to the Aztec, Mayan, and Inca Empires compared to the Pueblo people of the Southwest. Although the Aztecs, Mayans, and Incas were located in Central and South America and the Pueblo people were located in the Southwest, they still have many similarities culturally. All four of these cultures were American Indians who were dominated by the European settlers came to America in the 15th and 16th century. There cultures were very different and yet similar, before the Europeans discovered America, the Aztec, Mayans, and Inca Empires were very different compared to the Pueblo peoples culture, but at they were also very alike in many cultural aspects.
Ricardo Fleurisma Period 2 Essay rewrite The empires of Rome and India (contained two empires which included Maurya and Gusta). These empires were alike yet again so different, with their environments and politics. These empires were powerful containing leaders who ruled with an iron fist. They did anything they could to better their empires. To get there they had to think of ways to help them in their conquest of lands whether it is swords or other technologies.
b) What are the famous design and designers of the Post- Modern Architecture? Yeimi Billu Professor Howard HIS 182 May 4, 2009 Research Paper Compare and Contrast Ancient Architecture and Post-Modern Architecture Architecture has been around for thousands of ages. Whether it’s a hut, a house, building or a monument, all of these and more are types of architecture. Now in our time architecture has an artist but yet classical outlook. In the Ancient times, the architecture was made to represent something more than what the eye sees.
AP. World History Essay In the historical period between 1500 BCE-600 CE there were two great civilizations in India and the classical Mediterranean world. Both had systems of ranking people based on class during this period. Though out both these civilizations there were many similarities and differences in the class systems of both civilizations. The class system was similar in the way they had different levels of classes and the way they distributed power between there classes but different in the reason and number of classes.
The Shang believed in Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism, while the Egyptian religion was centered on the ruler and the eternity of the soul. The two civilizations possessed political differences, too. For instance, Shang military officials had more power than the governors did in Egypt. Shang was also a little more organized. However, Shang had human sacrifices, usually prisoners of war, as a way of honoring the gods.