Meiji Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Dit is een samenvatting van het van Geschiedenis van Japan, gegeven door professor Uhl. Dit is gemaakt op basis van zijn colleges/lezingen/lectures. Het is 42 paginas lang. Deze samenvatting bevat lecture 1 en 10 niet omdat deze niet in het examen zijn inbegrepen. De lezingen zijn vertaald van het Engels naar het Nederlands. Met deze samenvatting ben ik direct van de eerste keer geslaagd op het examen. Veel succes!

rmi 3567exam 4 latest update with verified solutions conventional insurance considered haram as it contractually contains haram elements: riba, gharar, maysir riba no equality between premiums paid and compensation received riba "interest" / usury gharar subject matter of the contract is not certain / uncertainty maysir Policyholders are held to be betting premiums on the condition that the insurer will pay compensation in a higher amount maysir gambling takaful liter...

state autonomy is - Answer- the ability of the state to wield power independent of public and international actors Which of the following combinations of capacity and internal autonomy best fits the United States - Answer- Low autonomy, high capacity Examples of states that are not or have not been considered failed states - Answer- UK, USA, Japan, India Which of the following states most closely fits the ideal model of a nation-state? - Answer- Japan Which of the following historica...

What are the religions of Japan? correct answers Japanese Buddhism and Shinto. A very small percent of the population is Christian. Shinto correct answers Early religion of Japan that focused on nature and considered the emperor to be a descendant of the sun goddess What are Shoguns? correct answers Term for military rulers in Japan prior to 1867 - A hereditary commander-in-chief in feudal Japan. Because of the military power concentrated in his hands and the consequent weakness of the ...

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CET THE SOVIETS - ANSWER-the first nation to launch a satellite and a man to space REPUBLIC OF CHINA - ANSWER-Taiwan's official name is ______. JD SALINGER - ANSWER-Who was the author of Catcher in the Rye? FIDEL RAMOS - ANSWER-Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago narrowly lost a presidential election against which candidate? EMPEROR MEIJI - ANSWER-Who was the Japanese emperor that presided over Japan's transition towards modernization? WARTS - ANSWER-When a hum...

how was the spanish civil war significant to the nazi army prior to world war II? - correct answer the nazi army's participation in spain provided it with a training ground that improved its combat proficiency with new technology. how did the assassination of archduke franz ferdinand by a serb lead to world war I? - correct answer alliances forced many countries to go to war in support of either austria-hungary or serbia. which explains the significance of the battle of verdun in worl...

When did the bicycle become successful? - not until the 3rd time it came to America in 1879 Why were 19th century Americans worried about the bicycle? - religion and medical purposes Bicycle Face - made up disease that medical professionals used to discourage women from riding a bicycle "What Good News Looks Like" argues that understanding social change requires: - appreciating glass half-full AND glass half-empty orientations Why is it impossible to perfect inequality? - even if w...

Unit 5: Land Empires – Reform and Modernization (AMSCO pgs 317-321; 334-338) Ottoman Empire Japan (Meiji Era) What caused or instigated the reform movements in this empire? Many of the reforms were in the Ottoman Empire occurred because of their worry about outside empires interfering with them. They were particularly concerned with European powers interfering with their affairs. When their feudal system began to crumble, they had to start making changes. They were able to legitimiz...

Unit 5: Land Empires – Reform and Modernization (AMSCO pgs 317-321; 334-338) Ottoman Empire Japan (Meiji Era) What caused or instigated the reform movements in this empire? They worry about outside empires interfering with them. They were particularly concerned with European powers interfering with their affairs. Which led to the reform movements in this empire. When their feudal system began to crumble, they had to start making changes. They were able to legitimize the rule by re...

What caused or instigated the reform movements in this empire? They worry about outside empires interfering with them. They were particularly concerned with European powers interfering with their affairs. Which led to the reform movements in this empire. When their feudal system began to crumble, they had to start making changes. They were able to legitimize the rule by re-establishing the emperor and unify old and new Japan as one empire. Which led to the reform of Japan (Meiji Era...