Essays on Sixteenth Century

The ancient Asian culture had rich artwork and practices, which continue to amaze people from different walks of life. Currently, the Asian culture traversed continents through globalization and culture change, bringing a wave of change towards how people dress, eat and practice some of their traditions. One of the impressive things about the culture is their martial art skills, where they train individuals the art of sword fighting. The art is present in most movies originating from Japan, with major interpretations in films, TV series, and animations. Moreover, the Shaolin Temples in Japan continue to attract international tourists who ...

Morineau and Chaudhury reckon that the early modern period falls “roughly between 1500 and 1800”; apparently, the era was subject to rapid growth and development throughout the European continent (1). Accordingly, the subtle changes that began in Western Europe gained momentum and rapidly spread to the rest of the regions and beyond as settlers migrated with the acquired ideas to other territories. Extensively, though history often overlooks the role of the modern period in forming future civilizations, an analysis of the mentioned times reveals a correlation that only serves as proof of the former influencing the latter. After all, ...

The Renaissance was a period in Europe that happened between the fourteenth to seventeenth centuries. Most history scholars consider it as the main point of connection between the middle age and the modern history. Renaissance started in Italy, and arrived in the other European countries in the succeeding years. The period of the Renaissance was the first step towards religious revolution, commonly referred to as Protestant Reformation (Tankard, n.p). It is probably the political circumstances of the sixteenth century that led to its success in some places and failure in others. The Renaissance period was a mark of major ...

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Decoration of the porcelain

The Chinese have created different styles, plans and systems of enhancing porcelain since their assembly. The porcelains went from family rice dishes to vessels utilized as a part of magnificent customs. The Cloisonné was first not well known to local people as it was considered to have no taste and disgusting. As time advanced, the Chinese started to like the Cloisonné and it developed to be extremely well known, it was portrayed by glossy, enhancements, which were multi shaded, it was embraced for use in the sanctuary and royal residences. Metal vessels were utilized to deliver The Cloisonné ...

Racism started early in the sixteenth century with many Africans falling victim to the menace due to the economic situation in Africa. The documentary, A History of Racism (BBC) analyzes the colonial developments in the world from various perspectives. The main idea in the documentary tackles racism and themes about racism. Most victims in the documentary hailed from Africa and Asia, but Africans took a larger share. The documentary utilizes scholarly sources to show the evolution of racism in the past 500 years and the changing relationship between Africa, Europe, and America. Furthermore, the documentary review racial discrimination consistently showing ...

The epigraph mentioned in the question has been taken from the journal The Medieval Church Encounters the Classical Tradition. This blame on medieval ages is most often credited to the Christian Churches for throwing away the minute sparks of science and other creative activities. However, the conformation of the scholars to this fact has proved to be a major hindrance to the real understanding of the medieval ages. It cannot be denied that the middle ages were the times of political and social turmoil and saw a steep decline in the fields of learning and literacy. But, it is the ...

Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire is one of the major forces that shaped the political, economic and the social arena of most of the countries in South Eastern Europe. Weidenfeld (1995) asserts that the might of the empire was not only felt in Europe but also in many parts of African Islamic states and in the Middle East (p.45). Osman I. was the founder of the Empire in 1299. It grew from a small state called Constantinople (now known as Istanbul) to the mighty Empire. From scratch to larger empire, Ottoman Empire was faced by numerous challenges during its rule. This article ...

The word shunga is translated into spring pictures. Spring is when all of the animal species of the world mate. The categories of spring erotic depictions are delegated to Japanese erotic illustrations, paintings and prints. The spring erotic depictions are explicit and detailed. The spring sexual depictions are also art of great beauty. The depictions frequently show fertility rites and the elated sex that is enjoyed between two people. Some of the spring depictions are heterosexual in nature; other illustrations of depict homosexual acts, good sex practices and mythology. The history of shunga as an art form will be ...

Race and concepts of racism have changed from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries in various ways. Concepts of race have continually transformed and progressed in various ways. According to Dr Cooke’s lecture, in the early sixteenth century, associations of race surfaced with breed, families and lineages. It was important to trace the bloodlines and tracing genealogy. From then onwards especially in the 19th and 20th centuries, more emphasis on race was more on religious descents than on biology (Dr Cooke, The Historical Roots of ‘Race’). For instance, the works of Carolus Linnaeus and Comte de Buffon on ...

Communication

Abstract Music has evolved with the times, and has a new meaning and role in the development of society. Before the 16th century, music was confined to religious sermons and other church practices. However, in the 16th century, there was a distinct change in the role of music. The emergence of Protestants saw music change from the practices of the Roman Catholics. The Renaissance witnessed the emergence of a new style of music; the birth of music that was a more vocal accompanied by a mixture of secular music. The Roman Catholics used music for their Mass and the motet, and while the ...

Article Review

The meaning role of the automata in the history of technology was described in the article written by Silvio A. Bedini, an American historian, specializing in early scientific instruments. The article was published in 1964 in “Technology and Culture” journal and it narrates the history and development of automata from the very beginning, starting from the easiest mechanisms. Author describes causes that gave a rise to the development of mechanics as a man’s desire to fly through the air like a bird, swim in water like a fish, and finally subdue the nature. Referring to the works of ancient scholars, author ...

Introduction

The sixteenth century was marked by the rise of two hegemonic powers, the Ottoman and the Habsburg dynasties, which created many history pages because of their rivalry. The Ottoman-Habsburg rivalry was generated by several causes such as their hegemonic intentions of dominating new territories, their plans of settling their religion (Muslim versus Christian) in the conquered territories, their believed affiliation with the Roman Empire, or their millenary pride of ancient civilizations, which will be further elaborated within this essay.

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Being the two greatest powers of the sixteenth century, the Ottoman Empire and the Habsburg dynasty practically divided the world ...

Islam in African History

Islam in African History

Introduction: Islam came into Africa through two paths. One from the east and the other from the north. Islam crossed through vast empty spaces when coming from east and north. The Indian Ocean and the deserts of Sahara are often considered barriers. However, they turned out to be the best transmitters of religious influence. If we talk about Islamic influence in Egypt, it got extended in three directions. The Islamic influence spread through the Red Sea to the eastern coastal areas, going through the Nile valley to the Sudan, and across the western ...

Women as far has in the sixteenth through seventeenth and more so in the eighteenth centuries had difficulties in expressing themselves in the social, cultural settings of those ages. This system never granted merit to female’s rights. Women found themselves being molested and looked down upon by the men who possessed male chauvinism and never saw women as equal to them. In Africa and Asian countries women were less valued than animals. This is because in Africa particularly when a man used to express his wealth and status in the society, he would start with the number of boy ...

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Ginzburg's book is a prime example of a micro-history that deals with the life of a seemingly unknown, and mostly, forgotten individual in 16th Century Italy. In the book, Ginzburg talks about a character named Menocchio; a peasant with a life of obscurity, but one that was filled with quite amazing and capable ideas. Menocchio was a sort of a deviant, and he had little respect for the norms established by the Church. Of course, Menochhio's behavior had him get noticed by the Church, and the book discusses the events that unfolded then in detail, including his questioning by the Inquisition, and the his ...

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History of Typography Typography is the study of types the faces types and the evolution of printed letters. It can also be defined as the study of handwriting that offers a unique base for making type designs. It involves the art and methods of type designs, changing the type characters and their arrangement. Before the invention of movable types by one Johannes Gutenberg, books were mainly produced by scribes where lay copies were being used to serve the market. Several people who were involved in the invention of movable types include Garamond, Gutenberg, Divot, Arnold and Giambatista whose earlier ...

Garret Mattingly’s The Armada has, for a long remained an important part of the historiography of European during the sixteenth century. Through the integration of the military, political and diplomatic history of this period mattingly has superbly refuted some misconceptions about the 1588 war between the Spanish and English forces. A human dimension is given prominence in the Armada. The experiences of historical personalities such as Philip II, Henry III and Elizabeth I during the war also explained .In short The Armada gives a good analysis of the whole event of the naval warfare and the individuals involved in it. ...

Birds have been applied in poetic imagery since time immemorial. The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries apply birds in the same taste and scale. Ordinarily, the common thread in the use of birds is the position it assumes in the poetry. Birds tend to represent two contrasting yet essential matters. That is freedom and captivity. Free birds and their lives have been applied across the centuries’ poetry to represent freedom of the people, of the beauty of love and freedom. On the other hand, the same birds have been applied illustratively to show the concept of captivity. The latter applies ...

The protestant reformation of the Christian church was the division within the Christian church that was initiated by John Calvin, Martin Luther and other early Christian church reformers. The reformation started after Martin Luther posted the ninety-five theses outlining his objection to some of the Catholic Church teachings. Luther fiercely opposed the belief that freedom from Gods punishment could be bought using money. He also opposed the sale of indulgences (Hans, 22). Luther pleaded Christians not to waiver in following Christ through listening to false assurance from the Catholic Church that they could buy salvation (Hans, 23). Martin ...

Muzeum Narodowe, Poznan, Poland

The painting depicts three young women (girls) gathered around a chessboard with an older appearing woman looking on. The two girls in the utmost foreground appear to be playing each other in the chess game. The girl on the left, the tallest one, is staring straight at the viewer and smiling. The girl on the right, middle height, is looking at the girl on the left and has her hand raised, perhaps conceding the game or questioning a move. The way her mouth is represented suggests that she is speaking. The question of why the girl on the right has her ...

1. The figure below shows a collection of art work by Lucas Cranach. It shows a feast of Herod whose head is held by a woman. It is from the Ella as well as Mary Sumner fund, 1936.339

This picture gives a representation of a feast that happened in the ancient period, at a time in the Old Testament during the rule of a king by the name Herod (Andrew, 114). The artist, by the name Lucas was did this work of art with the primary reason of illustrating hope in the New Testament since the woman in the drawing is carrying the head of the ...

Sensing the possibilities of America, Spaniards started their American expedition in earlier sixteenth century under administration and support of Spanish monarchy. Christopher Columbus started his mission in the year, 1492. He sailed to America with a motive to sell, buy spices as well as other goods and to hunt for the potential trade opportunities of the new places. Spanish sailors were among the first explorers of different new places of the world including the North American territory. This paper discusses the Spanish mission, establishment of Spanish colonies and other related aspects of the story. Spanish colonies were established in ...

Monkey is a folk novel of china written by Wu Chengen in the sixteenth century. This book is considered one of the most admired and classic novels of the country. Monkey is a fictional account of Xuan Zang’s journey to India. He visited India with four other disciples, as per the instructions of Buddha to gain knowledge of sutras. These four were also the protectors of xuan zang during his journey and saved him at various occasions. The book is an interesting compilation of several incidents which keeps the readers attached throughout with the book. There are almost hundred chapters ...