HIST 102 Lecture : HIST 102 Class Notes.doc
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Readings need to be done by the tutorial, not class crf@interchange. ubc. ca. For tutorial need to read: xx-xxv of textbook, then chinese court records and marco. What does each source say about the other culture with regard to: government, economic activity, religion, social custom. Every culture has a distinct starting point, some monumentous event, from which they begin counting, by my notion it is 2010 ad or ce. Hebrew calendar 5571, muslim 1431 ah, indian vikram samwat calendar. Hebrew calendar begins from creation of the earth according to old testament. Muslim calendar begins from when mohammed fled mecca for medina. Vikram samwat based on victory of emperor vikram. Roman calendar calculated from the founding of the city of rome. French revolutionary calculated from establishment of the french republic. Christian calendar calculated from approximately when jesus was born, not positive of the date but most likely. Common era came into existence because of cultural dominance of europeans.
