Confucius
Key texts from Confucius (551-471 BCE) were core material for the civil service examinations in imperial China, beginning in the Sui dynasty (581-618 CE) and reaching the height of development in the Qing dynasty (1644-1912 CE). Not only was the focus on Confucius, but on recognized authoritative commentaries on Confucius.
The decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford i believe.
The credibility gap was a lack of trust or disbelief about what the Johnson administration told them about the war. How did doves and hawks differ? Doves were people in favor of the U.S. withdrawing from the Vietnam War while hawks believed the U.S. should continue its military efforts in Vietnam.
The economical crisis before the French Revolution was a result of the Seven years war (French and Indian war depending on where you live) and the American Revolution when France lended money and their military forces but the U.S couldn’t pay off the debts at the time.
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Author
Cultural Changes in the Atlantic World: Language is by John K. Thornton.
Context
Cultural Changes in the Atlantic World: Language is a book that was published in 2012.
Purpose
The purpose of this excerpt was to inform readers about African language.
Thesis
African language was replaced by creole and European languages.
Claim #1
Estates and towns with multiple nationality slaves encouraged the growth of a lingua franca.
Evidence Provided
“This clearly caused creole slaves, especially those of nationally mixed marriages, to opt for a lingua franca as their native speech.”
Claim #2
The creole was a popular spoken language on the West Africa coast.
Evidence Provided
“The French traveler Alexis de Saint-Lô found that Portuguese was spoken all over coastal Senegal when he visited in 1635, and some years earlier de Almada noted how widely it was spoken in the Gambia and Rivers of Guinea”
Claim #3
French missionaries wanted to spread the creole language
Evidence Provided
“The accommodation that these Jesuits made seems to be a creole form of the language, then deliberately propagated.”
Evaluation
The claims are strongly supported by the author's use of evidence. The claims support the thesis well.
Explanation:
