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    Shang Dynasty Controversy

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    The Shang Dynasty was an empire that had its capital located at the Ruins of Yin near the Yellow River‚ or present day Anyang in China. North China Plain was also the former location of the first dynasty known as the Xia and of the Zhou Dynasty‚ succeeding the Shang. There’s a controversy relating to its chronology‚ which varies from 1600 to 1046 BCE according to the Bamboo Annals and Records of the Grand Historian texts (1). They had a complex political structure through social hierarchy with the

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    Fall of the Ming Dynasty

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    Raymond Trombley The long reign of the Ming dynasty bridged two periods during which China was ruled by foreign invaders‚ the Mongols (1271 1368) and the Manchus (1644 1912). The first Ming emperor‚ Chu Yuan chang‚ drove the Mongols from Peking in 1368. After providing China with nearly three centuries of relative peace‚ stability and prosperity‚ the Ming dynasty lost the capital city to a Manchu army in 1644. The Mongol Empire‚ which in its heyday included Central Asia‚ most of Russia and

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    Qing Dynasty Cot

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    Qing Dynasty COT Between the times of 1600-1914 the Qing dynasty experienced change from a great deal of power to a devastating decline. The Qing dynasty seized control of China in the mid 17-century. They adopted and retained the Chinese bureaucracy and Confucius beliefs. But their success did not last eventually after many reforms due to land distribution‚ examinations‚ and social inequality; the Qing began to lose hold on their once strong control. Events such as the Opium war and the Boxer

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    Structured Empire: Manchu’s Supremacy rule in the Qing China China is a multi-ethnic state that based on Han Chinese regime for the most of times‚ nevertheless‚ we are able to trace dynasties that either partially or wholly conquered by foreign powers within the scope of Chinese history; among all of them‚ Qing China under the Manchu’s rule is considered as one of the most prosperous and well-known period in the Chinese history which lasted nearly three centuries with visibly economy growth and

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    Tang Song Dynasty

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    Medieval China’s Tang and Song Dynasties The Tang Dynasty‚ 618-907 AD After the fall of the Han Dynasty‚ China saw much chaos similar to what happened in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire. Unlike Europe though‚ China was eventually reunited. The Tang Dynasty was the next Chinese Dynasty to unite China for an extended amount of time. Tang Culture The Tang dynasty is known as the "golden age" of Chinese culture. The capital of the Tang Dynasty‚ Chang-an‚ became incredibly

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    SNAPSHOT: “Empire Building in the Classical World” SPEC Sheet for Akkad and Babylon (pg. 56-58) Social Code of Hammurabi: System of strict justice 1 of earliest written law code Parents arrange marriage for children 2 parties sign marriage contract Mesopotamia was patriarchal (men dominate society) Women had fewer rights Men could divorce women if they don’t meet expectations Wife who neglects responsibilities/humiliates husband could be drowned Political Sargon: leader of Akkadians 2340 B.C

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    Summary: Romanov Dynasty

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    and political grievances in Russia at the turn of the C20th and their contribution to the downfall of the Romanov Dynasty. Nicholas II‚ the last tsar of Russia‚ had neither the qualities nor the desire to rule imperial Russia. Born in Tsarskoye Selo in 1868‚ Nicholas was the eldest son of Alexander III‚ the fearsome tsar who had reimposed autocracy and oppression on the Russian empire after the murder of Alexander II. Those who met the young tsarevich‚ described him as pleasant and likeable‚ but

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    The Han dynasty mitigated the harshest aspects of Qin governance but kept Qin’s system of imperial bureaucracy. As mentioned above‚ early Han emperors reduced taxes‚ provided financial relief for the poor‚ and relaxed legal penalties; the dynasty had nothing to gain from revoking the ghastly memories of Qin. Qin remained an anathema to Han scholars as well. The scholar-bureaucrat‚ Jia Yi‚ despite his praise towards Shihuangdi for unifying China‚ denounced his dynasty for imposing terror upon people

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    Great Wall of China was built by Qin Shi Haung the empire who wanted the wall to be built. It was originally built by 300‚000 soldiers‚ common people‚ and criminals. They were ordered to build the Great Wall of China. How they built the great wall if china is with bricks‚ cat stone‚ blocks‚ and slabs. The soldiers rammed soil into the lays of the walls. They also used stone‚ soil‚ brick‚ kiln‚ and sand to build the Great Wall of China. The Great Wall of China by Qin Shi Haung‚ the first emperor of

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    The Ottoman Empire was one of the longest-lasting empires in history‚ lasting into the 20th century. “Known for their wealth and power” (Course Page 7)‚ the Ottomans were an extremely militarized state considered “far more than its Islamic predecessors‚ it was open to technological advance‚ a true gunpowder empire” (Hillenbrand 256). The Ottomans used their powerful military force to continue to invade and conquer‚ becoming one of the strongest and most advanced Islamic dynasties ever seen. The

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