Someone then concludes that “the most successful ancient empires were able to maintain hegemony over conquered peoples with little or no thought to anything besides military power.” However‚ a successful emperor‚ such as Alexander the Great‚ Ashoka‚ and Han Wudi‚ did not gain the political control of the conquered regions through military force‚ but adopted more complicated and efficient methods such as controlling or eliciting peoples’s thoughts through education‚ making strict laws and assimilation—adapting
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basic belief systems. Han dynasty saw a lot of positive and negative things about Qin dynasty. Some of the positive things about Qin dynasty is that the bureacracy was being domoinated by noble families again. The Qin was selected purely based on merits. But what was going on in Qin dynasty was not the same in Han dynasty. Even though in this situation Han dynasty attempted to reform the situation that remained unchanged with the exception of some troubles‚ until the Tang Dynasty. One of the main serious
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----------------------- -Confucius was a brilliant man who believed he was on a mission. -China was weak during the Zhao dynasty’s rule‚ but gained strength as it changed control. -In china a pattern arose where a dynasty would rule with great vigor and then decline. -Each Dynasty focused on a different point of government. -China had a unique religion and culture. -Confucius went on a lifelong quest to become advisor to a ruler who possessed vision and skills to restore centralized control
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by and large temporary. Throughout the multiple dynasties represented in the text there are a few that stand out as oppressive and the progress of the nation floundered. There are others in which the leadership did something right‚ and the culture flourished. To illustrate this you have only to look at the Zhou Dynasty‚ Qin and Han Dynasties‚ Sui and Tang dynasties‚ and the Heian form of government. After the Zhou dynasty overthrew the Shang dynasty in 1050 BCE‚ the government became semi decentralized
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turbulent years near the end of the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms era of China‚ starting in 169 and ending with the reunification of the land in 280. The whole book has 120 chapters‚ and a total of 800‚000 words and 1‚798 dramatic characters and nearly 40 battles. The story begins with the end of Eastern Han Dynasty. The government becomes extremely corrupt on all levels‚ leading to widespread deterioration of the empire. During the reign of the penultimate Han emperor‚ Emperor Ling‚ the Yellow
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In search of political and social order Confucius (551-479 B.C.E.) and his school Confucius Educator and political advisor Sayings were compiled in the Analects by his disciples Confucian ideas Fundamentally moral and ethical in character Thoroughly practical: how to restore political and social order Concentrated on formation of junzi--"superior individuals" Edited and compiled the Zhou classics for his disciples to study Key Confucian values Ren--a sense of humanity‚ kindness‚ benevolence
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to invade China. Also‚ there was a decline of interest in Confucian tradition as Buddhism started to spread throughout China. Political changes in China initiated the decline of the empire. China had a dynasty system in place meaning that rulers came from long hereditary lines. The Han dynasty ruled for most of the Late Classical Period. The quality of
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"Seidenstraße" (literally "Silk Road") was coined retrospectively by the German geographer Ferdinand von Richthofen in 1877 and has found since its way into general usage. It gets its name from the lucrative Chinese silk trade‚ which began during the Han Dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE)‚ and was the major reason for the connection of trade routes into an extensive trans-continental network.[1][2][3] In recent years‚ both the maritime and overland Silk Routes are again being used‚ often closely following the ancient
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Acorn Packet – Review Questions: Packet 1 – Foundations and Classical Eras Technological and Environmental transformations and the Organization and reorganization of human societies 8000 B.C.E. – 600 C.E. Answer each part of each question below as thoroughly as possible using your textbook‚ chapter outlines‚ review books‚ and class work. 1. How did the use of fire/tools change civilization? Describe the characteristics of hunter-gatherer societies. -The rise of writing in cuneiform tablets
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Recently‚ there is a heated discussion over the difference between Chinese leaders and Western leaders. As for this topic‚ I will also talk something about it from two perspectives: religion and lifestyle. As we all know‚ religion is a part of the culture‚ which plays a vital role in people’s daily life. The majority of Westerners believe in Christianity. That is because Christian culture constitutes a Western cultural background. Thus it makes any part of Western culture are more or less with a
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