Gupta Dynasty short notes - Indian History • Chandragupta I was the real founder and the first ruler of Gupta Dynasty. • Chandragupta I adopted the tile ‘Maharajadhiraja’. • Samudragupta is popularly known as ‘Indian Napoleon’‚ because of his extensive military conquest. • He was a many sided genius-scholar poet‚ musician and warrior. • Harisena was the court poet of Samudragupta. • Chandragupta II is popularly known as ‘ Vikramaditya’. • Fahein‚ the Chinese traveler visited India during
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Kushan Dynasty: After the disintegration of the Mauryan Empire in the second century B.C.‚ South Asia became a collage of regional powers with overlapping boundaries. India’s unguarded northwestern border again attracted a series of invaders between 200 B.C. and A.D. 300. The invaders became "Indianized" in the process of their conquest and settlement. Also‚ this period witnessed remarkable intellectual and artistic achievements inspired by cultural diffusion .The Kushan Kingdom controlled parts
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construction projects ever completed. The Great Wall of China is one of the greatest wonders of the world today. The Chinese worked on the Great Wall for over 1700 years.When it was their turn‚ each emperor added pieces of the wall to protect their dynasties. However the wall was not a stable wall. It was more like a line of disconnected barricades. The first Emperor Qin wanted a much greater barricade to protect his people from the Mongol trespassers from the north. He wanted a solid wall of 30
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the Chinese diet culture. In hot Stone Age‚ Chinese people realized to use fire to cook animal and seed of plants. Thus‚ Chinese diet culture has the prototype. Tang dynasty is the most open dynasty in Chinese history. Tang ’s makes China flourish. People became rich. Significant advancement happened in every part of tang dynasty. By Silk Road‚ many food income to China such as grapes‚ walnuts‚ carrots‚ peppers‚ Lima bean‚ spinach (also called the Persian dish)‚ cucumber‚ pomegranate‚ etc for the
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song or play instruments while travelling on the Silk Road for entertainment. When the travelers met the distinctive local culture of other regions‚ both sides learn from the musics of each other. The increased importance of the Silk Road in Tang Dynasty led more instruments of foreign cultures to enter China. In particular‚ this essay focuses on the transmission of spiked lutes and horsehair bowing from Central and Inner Asia to China‚ eventually leading to the formation of the erhu. The present-day
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map? present day - timeline covers 200 -1600 5. When did the spread of Buddhism in China take place? 300 Lesson 7-1 Reunifing China 1. What was the Han Dynasty known for? A time of progress and prosperity 2. When did the Han Dynasty fall? 220 3. What happened in China after the fall of the Han Dynasty? Conflict and chaos 4. Who ruled during this time? Various kingdoms fought with each other to rule 5. What other problems did China suffer from
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What did the terra cotta warriors of the ancient Qin dynasty (247 B.C) in China‚ reveal about an aspect or aspects of life at that time? In 247 B.C‚ the self-proclaimed “first emperor of china” put together an enormous army of soldiers to fight the wars that ravaged all over china. The emperor seemed undefeatable and fearless‚ but deep inside he had a huge fear‚ that is… death. A few years before he sensed the ending of his life‚ Emperor Cheng decided to recreate his entire army out of clay
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central government; the jiedushi retained their powers and quickened the disintegration of the Tang Dynasty. （618-907） 2.Fanzhen (藩镇) a governmental system involving administration through regional governors (jiedushi). The term fanzhen literally means "buffer town"‚ and refers to the system of settling troops in strategic locations along the empire’s border areas‚ which during the Tang Dynasty came under the control of provincial military governors‚ or jiedushi. As control of these fanzhen devolved
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The most significant characteristic Is the use of timber framework. Painting and carving were added to make the work more beautiful and attractive. The ancient buildings have a long history that can be tracked back all the way to the Shang Dynasty. The houses are built in a very nice way with the roofs colored‚ windows with exquisite appliqué design and beautiful flower patterns. The layout of a courtyard is unique to China. The main structure is on the central axis of a court while less
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From the seventh century to the sixteenth century‚ the stability of the gold coin in the Byzantine Empire and later European empires made it the base currency throughout the West---but that would not remain true forever. In the eighth century‚ the Frankish King Pepin III initiated the usage of the silver coin. As European exploration of foreign lands intensified during the sixteenth century‚ silver earned a high-ranking position on the global market as one of the most economically valuable natural
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