HUMA 1770 Study Guide - Winter 2019, Comprehensive Final Exam Notes - Serfdom, Slavery, Mathematics In Medieval Islam
29 Mar 2019
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Geography: long, boot-shaped peninsula, natural borders: seas & the alps, large islands, fertile and metal-rich land, a target for conquerors and a springboard for conquest, high variety of peoples and languages. Religion: polytheistic; animistic; anthropomorphic, contractual nature, house-centered or city-state religiosity; deification of exceptional emperors, tolerant and inclusive, rome"s expansion (ca. Roman law civil and criminal law; logical, practical, and relatively fair; citizens vs. noncitizens; free citizen vs. slave/freedmen; the legal expert (jurist). China: the han empire: liu bang: confucian model of the compassionate, virtuous ruler & legalism"s concern for efficient order, system of government: emperor, his family, and his court + three senior statesmen + nine ministers + 20 grades of government officials: access to government through civil service exams based on knowledge of confucian classic texts, silk trade via the silk road, important technological advancements. Geography: mountainous north (the himalayas), fertile river plains (indus and ganges), hills, tropical rainforest.
