The samurai class was transformed into a new aristocracy The emperor was the symbolic head of the country The emperor was a mere figurehead who reigned but did not rule as the Shogun held the political power Facts about Patriarchal Gender Systems In patriarchal gender systems, women are inferiors and must be protected Patriarchy is a social organization marked by the supremacy of the father in the clan or family, the legal dependence of wives and children, and the reckoning of descent and inheritance in the male line In a patriarchal society, there is control by men and men have a disproportionately large share of power A patriarchal society consists of a male-dominated power structure throughout organized society and in individual relationships A patriarchy, from the ancient Greek patriarches, was a society where power was held by and passed down through the elder males When modern historians and sociologists describe a they “patriarchal society,” mean that men hold the positions of power: head of the family unit, leaders of social groups, boss in the workplace and heads of government The Significance of the Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution began in England in 1750; it involved the use of machines in factories to produce goods it increase the production of manufactured goods – and reduced the prices of manufactured goods and ultimately led to increased standards of living as more people had more goods Most world historians would agree that the key to European predominance in the world economy during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was the Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution led to better weapons and a greater ability to dominate the world economy Industrialized nations were able to conquer other lands and acquire the natural resources of other lands to produce more manufactured goods Britain, with its head start in manufacturing, its many world markets, and its dominant navy, would dominate industry for most of the 19th century, however, towards the end of that century, the United States and Germany would begin to challenge Britain's industrial power Extraterritoriality best be described as exemption of foreigners from the laws “Extraterritoriality” can of the country in which they live Extraterritoriality is exemption from the application or jurisdiction of local law or tribunals After the Opium War, British citizens in China were exempt from punishment in Chinese courts they were tried only in British courts in China – Thus, the Chinese government had no control over Europeans in China
The samurai class was transformed into a new aristocracy The emperor was the symbolic head of the country The emperor was a mere figurehead who reigned but did not rule as the Shogun held the political power Facts about Patriarchal Gender Systems In patriarchal gender systems, women are inferiors and must be protected Patriarchy is a social organization marked by the supremacy of the father in the clan or family, the legal dependence of wives and children, and the reckoning of descent and inheritance in the male line In a patriarchal society, there is control by men and men have a disproportionately large share of power A patriarchal society consists of a male-dominated power structure throughout organized society and in individual relationships A patriarchy, from the ancient Greek patriarches, was a society where power was held by and passed down through the elder males When modern historians and sociologists describe a “patriarchal society,” they mean that men hold the positions of power: head of the family unit, leaders of social groups, boss in the workplace and heads of government The Significance of the Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution began in England in 1750; it involved the use of machines in factories to produce goods – it increase the production of manufactured goods and reduced the prices of manufactured goods and ultimately led to increased standards of living as more people had more goods Most world historians would agree that the key to European predominance in the world economy during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was the Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution led to better weapons and a greater ability to dominate the world economy Industrialized nations were able to conquer other lands and acquire the natural resources of other lands to produce more manufactured goods Britain, with its head start in manufacturing, its many world markets, and its dominant navy, would dominate industry for most of the 19th century, however, towards the end of that century, the United States and Germany would begin to challenge Britain's industrial power Extraterritoriality “Extraterritoriality” can best be described as exemption of foreigners from the laws of the country in which they live Extraterritoriality is exemption from the application or jurisdiction of local law or tribunals After the Opium War, British citizens in China were exempt from punishment in Chinese courts – they were tried only in British courts in China Thus, the Chinese government had no control over Europeans in China
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