Contemporary World Civilizations

Yanıt Açıklaması: In spite of its small size, Japan is the third largest economy in the whole world, behind only the United States and China. Japan has little land suitable for agriculture, but it delivers high yield nonetheless, and local markets consume most of its products. Rice is the main agricultural crop and it is highly subsidized. Those desiring to import rice must pay high tariffs. Regarding food, Japan imports meat and wheat from the United States and China. Raw materials are Japan’s largest import for manufacturing.

Yanıt Açıklaması: The options; A, B, C, D can be presented for not emphasizing African Civilization as a holistic and robust civilization.

Yanıt Açıklaması: Ghanaian Empire

Yanıt Açıklaması: In the 11th century the Papacy was weak and a break between Rome (Rome I) and Constantinople, Byzantium (Rome II) took place. These two branches of the Church spoke different languages (Latin in the west and Greek in the east). There was a political struggle for domination between the Latin Pope and the Greek Patriarch, and there were also certain doctrinal differences. The latter including disagreement over the unity of the Trinity -- Father, Son and the Holy Spirit in the western church and minimization of the role of the Holy Spirit in the eastern church, as well as the fact that priestly celibacy was observed by Rome and rejected by Byzantium. In 1054, the quarrel gained so much intensity that a great Schism took place.

Yanıt Açıklaması: The birthplace location of Hinduism is the Indus River Valley, which encompasses both Punjab (now in India and Pakistan) and Sind (in Pakistan).

Yanıt Açıklaması: The first phase of the Islamization of Africa began after North Africa was Islamized, beginning with the conquest of Egypt by Arab forces around 639-641 CE. These historical developments were an aspect of the eruption of the global Islamic revolution, when Islam was on a march of conquest. According to this information, all the options I, II, III are correct except for IV.

Yanıt Açıklaması: In the northern regions of Africa, the Egyptian civilization and Maghreb civilization represent the region and their influence spill over to southern Europe. What is significant about the holistic approach is that we can observe patterns where the maturity of African civilization showed patterns of expansion in these areas.

Yanıt Açıklaması: A uniquely Japanese religion, evolving at the Yamato period, and reflects the ‘Way of the Gods’ is Shinto.

Yanıt Açıklaması: The Hebrews created the idea of moral freedom, that everyone is responsible for his or her own actions, and the centrality of justice and ethical behavior. Inherited by Christianity, this idea of moral autonomy is central to the Western civilization.

Yanıt Açıklaması: State communism

Yanıt Açıklaması: A sari is worn by Hindu women. Bindi is the dot, usually red, placed in the middle of the forehead or between the eyes. A salwar kameez is also worn by women. A chunni is the cloth which women cover their heads with. A dhoti kurta is an outfit that is often worn by married Hindu men.

Yanıt Açıklaması: Traditionally, according to the Vedas, meals could be divided into three groups. The first one is Sattvic or ascending meals. The second one is the food of the middle castes. The third one is the food for the lower castes, called Tamasic.

Yanıt Açıklaması: Greek culture belongs to the Western-Central civilization (which is also assigned to the Eastern culture); Aboriginal and Southern cultures belong to the Western Latin civilization; Sephardic culture belongs to the Western-Jewish civilization; and American culture belongs to the Western-West civilization.

Yanıt Açıklaması: Buddhism is named after Siddhartha Gautama, who is known as the “Enlightened One”, or the Buddha.

Yanıt Açıklaması: Emperor Ashoka united almost all of India, became a Buddhist, and attempted to make India a Buddhist state.

Yanıt Açıklaması: Scholars observe that the early history of China was long unknown to the world. This is due to the lack of written documents from this period.

Yanıt Açıklaması: The Romans learned the role of law in the acquired new states, allowing Roman jurists to demonstrate the virtues of pragmatism and common sense. Being open to other people and their experiences, selectively incorporated elements of the legal codes and traditions of many nations into Roman law. Thus, Roman law was defined by the universal principles of common rationality and humanity, a great achievement of Roman rule.

Yanıt Açıklaması: All the given options are correct about Japanese civilization.

Yanıt Açıklaması: Ball room dancing

Yanıt Açıklaması: The Greeks developed the idea of political freedom and the possibility of democratic and other political institutions.