Jennifer Bernich March 31‚ 2017 CSRL-2931 Prof. Lane What are the similarities and differences between Sunni‚ Shi’ite‚ and Sufi Islam? Islam is one of the world’s largest monotheistic religions. It is characterized by a belief in the prophet Muhammad and one God‚ Allah. Like Christianity and Judaism‚ the other large world religions‚ Islam has suffered splintering among the faithful into different branches despite its teachings of inclusiveness. The conflict dates back to the death of the prophet
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In the early years of the Meiji Japan entered the international community and began to industrialize‚ modernize and urbanize. These were hard times for Buddhism in Japan‚ as it became the subject of a critique and censorism and also a symbol of corruption or decadence in opposite to Japan’s need for scientific and technological development. As a group of modern Buddhist leaders emerged‚ they agreed that to fit the new‚ nationalistic policy of the Japanese government‚ Buddhism is in need of revitalization
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After my visit to China‚ I have noticed three vital aspects of three Chinese dynasties that have either benefited or have been detrimental to the success of these respective dynasties. In the Han dynasty‚ their Confucian way of government administration‚ and their useful and bearable taxes led to a successful long-term dynasty. In the Qin dynasty‚ their Legalist ideals of government‚ and their unnecessary high taxes led to an oppressive society that accomplished incredible achievements in a short
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farms‚ but many began to settle down D. Shi Huangdi- Founder
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warring states. One man unifed it‚ but then the dynasty fell. Ancient China shifted dynasties like this a lot‚ but maintained a healthy trading system with other civilizations such as modern-day Pakistan. They also were the source of great art‚ such as Shi Huangdi’s tomb. In short‚ ancient China was a forefront in trading and art despite ever shifting ruling families. The main thing that China traded was silk‚ a soft slippery fabric that was made with threads “silkworms” spun. “The Silk Road”‚ named
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4. On the Unique Political‚ Historical and Economic History of China a. Why is unification so integral and important in the development in the earliest dynasty in China? The land of the Chinese was so vast even before that states are far from being friendly with each other due to many differences in many states in language and in culture. China was not unified until the Qin dynasty‚ which was a short period but managed to unify the different states. Unity was so integral in early dynasties because
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Cyrus II was known as Cyrus the Great. He was the founder of the Persian Empire. His reign was from 559 BCE to 530 BCE. He was also the first ruler and founder of the Achaemenian Empire. This empire was centered on Persia and compromising the Near East from the Aegean Sea eastward to the Indus River (Frye). The ancient Persians called Cyrus “The father of his people” and he was talented and an ideal monarch. After the Persian tribes were united by Cyrus his armies conquered the Lydian and they annexed
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utilized new technology in combat‚ and was made up of horse archers (cavalry). Shi Huangdi (first emperor) at the time was the emperor of Qin. He was a cruel‚ but efficient ruler who brought China under a single overbearing rule. He stressed central authority. "Shi Huangdi knew that the end of aristocratic rule would solve China’s dilemma. Aristocrats that were gaining power over feudal provinces were sentenced to appear at Shi Huangdi’s court and leave their states. Once this event occurred the emperor
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broke down and the land became vulnerable to invaders. The Qin dynasty then emerged with Shi Huangdi leading and he founded a new imperial dynasty. Yet he proved to be a tyrant and has overthrown by the long lasting Han dynasty. -The Zhao dynasty flourished around 700 B.C.E. then was beset by a decline in political infrastructure. And frequent invasions. The Qin Dynasty was short lived with a Brutal ruler Shi Huangdi. He fixed the internal disorder of china and made several innovations‚ but once he died
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Classical China and India Comparisons The political developments of Classical China and India were similar in how they expanded their territory‚ but were different in ways they governed their territory‚ as well as their attitudes towards religious freedom. Within Classical Indian and Chinese civilizations‚ they both began with expansions due to military conquests. The Mauryan rulers depended heavily on their large armies‚ more so than the Guptas. They used their large armies to forcefully
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