the Tang dynasty. Although it is called the Silk Road‚ there was a variety of products and even ideas that were transported across the continents. The Silk Road saw many goods‚ such as silk and spices‚ travel from Europe to Asia and from Asia to Europe‚ and the route greatly influenced both the East and West. The Silk Road is said to have started in the 2nd century BC when a Chinese general Zhang Qian Travelled west and discovered Persia‚ Rome‚ and the former Soviet Union. The Emperor Han Wudi was
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Test Essay When observing Chinese dynasties today‚ it is seen that all the dynasties combined have lasted around 4000 years‚ from the Xia to the Qing‚ but how did each individual dynasty truly last so long? There were three major factors that led to lengthy Chinese dynasties. First of all‚ the Chinese dynasties’ trade and its evolution led to the wealth of several Chinese dynasties‚ enabling longer rule. The political innovations and structures created and adapted by the Chinese were effective
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Samantha Libler APWH Mr. Maifield 23 September 2014 Technology Use The Han Dynasty and Roman Empire were two of the most powerful civilizations of their era. From a few centuries B.C.E. to a couple centuries after C.E.‚ these empires significantly enhanced their cultures with advancements in technology‚ but differed in their views of technologies importance and how it was valued. The Han Empire was much more worried about how technology could be advanced to ease the workload of the common
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Han Yu and his Memorial to Buddhism Han Yu wrote his Memorial to Buddhism‚ in protest to the emperor’s belief and devotion to a relic of Buddha’s finger bone. He writes in order to project why there were many Chinese people who did not believe or want to follow the idea of Buddhism. Why would Han Yu write a letter against the belief and idea of Buddhism? What made Han Yu so passionate about the subject that he would write basically blasphemy in his country? Han Yu felt strongly about his convictions
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To begin‚ the Tang and the Song dynasty both overlapped the Tang dynasty was coming out and then the Song dynasty was coming in. The Tang dynasty 618-907 CE had many good things happen during the Period of Prosperity. One example is the Tang felt strongly about following the code of relationship the leaders would “father the empire and do there part. Another example where the Period of Prosperity happened in The Tang dynasty was the people would listen and obey to the quality leaders and that would
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I am going to be talking about two dynasty’s‚ they are the Song and Tang dynasty. First‚ I’m going to talk about the Song dynasty. The Song Dynasty was during 960-1279 CE. They took power after rebellions and Tang on Tang warfare tore apart the Tang dynasty. The Song believed in educated leadership over a strong military. They also had a test for government leaders to prove if the men were smart enough to lead. That led to strong educated government. Under strong educated government the economy flourished
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Two of the greatest empires in all of history‚ the Ancient Roman and the Han China empires are similar in terms of both creating great inventions still used today; however‚ they are different in terms of how their militaries were organized and their religious beliefs. Ancient Romans were the first to invent and use concrete for buildings and other architectural use. It put them ahead of other empires due to the fact that they could now use concrete to create and make buildings stronger and able
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and been similar in the techniques they used to rule. Specifically Han China(25c.e-220c.e) and Imperial Rome(245 c.d-476 c.e0‚ They both traded through the silk road‚ the Han had a strong centralized government while the Romans operated with a decentralized structure‚ and lastly the Han attempted diplomatic solutions when it came to military matters while Rome had a far more aggressive reputation when dealing with enemies. Han China and imperial Rome where both around when the silk road flourished
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when the Tang ruled‚ but when the Song took over women’s rights dissipated. The Tang ruled from 618-907 C.E. and women were allowed to vote‚ go to school‚ and live a similar life to men. The Song dynasty on the other hand‚ lasted from 960-1279 C.E. and women’s rights were very limited. Before the Tang dynasty‚ women’s rights were very constrained. They had to follow many rules or risk losing their family and sometimes their life. They had no voice to express their self‚ they were not allowed to go
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In the Dynastic cycle‚ the Qin and Shang Dynasties of ancient China showed similar periods of decline. To begin‚ the Qin and the Shang Dynasties showed that they are similar in the period of decline because they both ignored the needs of the poor. When they did this the people got angry and they got mad because they couldn’t live. By not caring for the poor‚ led to another reason why they both declined. The last reason the both declined was people started to rebel. They started rebelling because
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