Preservation and Power: Delving Deeper into Jewish Chronicles, Medici Influence, and Marco Polo's Exploration
Video
1: Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: By the Rivers of Babylon
Summary
This
is a video that provides details about the Jewish people. It is mainly
associated with their historical backgrounds and most of all the ways through
which they managed to preserve their history and cultures for so long. The
video provides a chronological account of certain aspects of the Jewish
religion and traditional characteristics. It also provides great information
about the process of the documentation of their history which led to the
development of one of the most influential books in human history; the Hebrew
Bible.
Reflection
The
Jewish people were a group of people living in the Middle East and had great
problems. They were a nation that was concurred very many times and their
entire existence close to deletion in many instances. Their exile by
Babylonians created the need to document their historical backgrounds and
culture, and this began their efforts in the preservation of their cultures at
times where other nations tried to exploit them through conquering. The book
was developed to be more than just a historical account of the Jewish people.
It also had aspects of the way of life as prescribed by Gods will. The video
shows that the Kingdom of David was not lost but found effective ways of
preserving itself (Kingdom
of David, 2015).
Video
2: Medici: The Medici Popes
Summary
The
video shows the development of a great family in history and how they
accumulated power and influence so many years. It also shows the great
contributions to society and great developments that came by as a result of
their power. The video is effective in the description of this family as a
powerhouse in Italy, Europe and the rest of the world and explores the great
contributions as well as the influence they provided to the society. The video
provides details of their rise as a family and the many aspects of society they
used for their success in Italy and the rest of Europe.
Reflection
The
Medici was a powerful family from Florence Italy consider as among the richest
in Europe as well as influential in the world. They are considered to have
financed the Renaissance period of art in Europe which brought with it great
revolutions in art. Their influences spread throughout many important aspects
of the society and gave rise to four popes. Their influences were so great that
they dominated Europe for more than three hundred years. They had great
influences in the government and other institutions, and this gave them great
control over the country. They are also well known for the Medici banks which
led to great developments in accounting and access to credit. (Medici: The Medici Popes,
2003).
Video
3: Marco Polo: The China Mystery Revealed
Summary
This
video describes the life of a young man from Venice Italy and his journey east
towards China. Marco polo was a merchant and great traveler that spend more
than twenty years in China and served the Mongolian emperor Kublai Khan. He
tells his stories of China after returning to Venice and finding it in a war
with Genoa. He gets imprisoned and told his stories to a cell mate. The video
describes the great empire of the Kublai Khan at a time Venice and other cities
in Europe had no idea of the existence of such great civilizations. It explores
the geographic, cultural and political aspects of China.
Reflection
Marco Polo wasn't the first person from Europe
to visit China and many merchants before him were attracted to the great wealth
of the region. His visits brought home the stories of the great silk roads of
China (Marco Polo, 2004).
It brings out the fact that Europe considered itself
successful as region in terms of development culture and civilization, there
were still other greater civilization in existence that few knew about. The
story brought about great emphasis of the origin of silk and brought about great
explorations of the silk roads in China
References
Marco Polo: The China Mystery Revealed, Episode 1. Directed by Jonathan Finnigan. 2004.
Medici: The Medici
Popes . Directed by Justin Hardy. 2003.
Kingdom of David;
{part1} By the Rivers of Babylon.
2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1MQmAEIFMA&t=529s.
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