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208456860Do religious and philosophical concepts of the Zhou period reach into family relations? And gender relations? Discuss the concept of Yin and Yang and how it represents the relationship between male and female.The differences of male and female activities rationalized by the concepts of yin and yang which represented the natures of male and female in their natural order. -There religion tied to relationships -Yin (male) = sun, active, bright, shiny, day. - Yang (female) = moon, passive, shaded, reductive, night.0
208456861What was the Importance of trade to the native civilizations along the Nile?Trade was important to native Nubian Civilization because it was a source of profit due to the high amounts of gold located in the Nubian Desert and the Nile River. Communication was important to trade because it allowed the Egyptian cities such as Memphi and Kerms to know what goods to trade with. Irrigation was also important to trade because it permitted a greater variety of goods to trade with her cities. The Nile created quicker and safer transportation for trade routes for other cities in head of goods.1
208456862What were the reasons of the nearly stimulus collapse of several civilizations in the Middle East and Mediterranean Sea during the late Bronze Age?The collapse of several civilizations was caused by "External violence's and internal weaknesses." The external violence's were up of attacks Ahhjawa and the Greek peoples. A burge group of invaders were moving in the Mediterranean civilizations and pushing them out of their accustomed lives, civilizations such as Huttusa, Hittie Kingdom, and Nubia were destroyed by the Ekwesha and the Ahhjawa and the internal weaknesses were made up of their weekend trading and their destroyed interdependence in fact that their trading networks weakened limited their supply on raw materials.2
208456863The warning states period was a time of political and social change in china, how do Daoism and Confucianism reflect these changes?The period from 480 B.C.E to the unification of china in 221B.C.E the warren states period. Daoism has changed both political and social ideas in China.3
208456864What was the importance of the mandate of heaven in the transition from the Shang to the Zhou period?The "Mandate of Heaven" was basically created to justify the Zhon seizer of the throne. This theory allowed the new king to gain favor with the people according to the mandate, as long as the king ruled wisely and fairly. The king would retain his kingship (the god's world would look fabulously upon his reign.) However, if the king ruled corruptly, bringing about dissention. Direst, and violence, his kingship would be revoked. This Validated the Zhon to take over the Shang as the Shang misbehaved. Because of the mandate, the failed Shang dynasty was replaced by a morally conscious, just fine of rulers.4
208456865To understand the will of gods and for see the future, the Chinese and Mesopotamians used divination. Discuss the process of divination. Why did they find it useful? Is it similar??Divdation- the effort to interpret of certain phenomena in the world was signs from the gods. Divdation in china was led by a Shaman who was part of the Shang monarchy. The Shaman would use certain tools such as tortoise shells, or animal bones. He would then use a heated stick to break it open. Inside was a message.5

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