Journal Entry One: The geography of ancient China‚ or more specifically‚ the Zhou dynasty‚ had a great impact on its residents. It varied greatly‚ from highs to lows in temperature‚ elevation‚ and rainfall. The northern border of the Zhou dynasty was marked by the Gobi desert. To the west‚ the massive expanse of the Himalaya mountains spread out across China. In the east‚ they were met with the Yellow Sea‚ or the Huanghai Sea‚ which provided a way to initiate trade routes across the waters. The
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The cause of the fall of the Romanov dynasty in 1917 was impacted by many; these people and events include: Nicholas himself (Tsar)‚ Alexander‚ Rasputin‚ WWI and the Russian revolution. It all began in 1894 when a man named Alexander III (Tsar of Russia)‚ died leaving his son Nicholas II to become the tsar of Russia at the age of 26. In 1894 Nicholas married Alexander the princess of Germany; they had 5 children‚ 4 girls and a boy. There only son Alexei was born with hemophilia. In the 19th
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During 1644‚ the Chinese had become conquered again by foreigners. During the Qing Dynasty‚ these new rulers had tried to introduce new changes. But‚ the people weren’t happy about these new changes‚ so the changes failed until the Qing began to force them upon the people. But‚ that didn’t work because the Qing only had one minor change that forced upon the male population which was the hairstyle all men had to have; a queue. Although some changes were successful‚ a majority of the changes were
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TANG & SONG 1. How did government affect your dynastic era? Tang Dynasty: The administration was organized into 10 political districts called “Dao” which was then later increased to 15. In each political district there were towns‚ villages‚ and families. The official system of the Tang administration involved the central official system and local official system. The central official system followed the Sui Dynasty’s (581 - 618) three departments and six ministries system. The six major
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downfall of many dynasties. Religion is attached to the aid of the country‚ its influence across the country and the world. As for culture‚ culture is China’s identity‚ how they live‚ and how they get throw their everyday lives. Culture is how other great countries see each other and represent their power. China has a great history of dynasties‚ but one of the most successful ones was the Ming Dynasty‚ also known as The Great Ming Empire‚ that ruled from 1368 to 1644. The Ming Dynasty came to power
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Romanov Dynasty” The inability of tsar Nicholas II to bring about effective reform was a fundamental cause to the eventual fall of the Romanov Dynasty. Years of discontent and ineffective or absent reform had resulted in widespread displeasure from the Russian public‚ and proved to be the catalyst for much of the protest and rebellion in the following years. However‚ whilst a prevalent factor‚ other events and issues of Russian society contributed to the decline and fall of the Romanov Dynasty The
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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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4th Response Paper The Tang dynasty is one of the most spectacular dynasties of Imperial China. It saw its founding in 618 by the Li family and knew‚ thereafter a majestic expansion and an extremely diverse growth and development for almost the rest 200 years. From these developments‚ the abundance of poetry is particularly distinguishable‚ as it was an era of intellectual‚ artistic and literal productivity. Since poetry occupied a paramount position‚ it was also a reflection of the singular conditions
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The Han dynasty ruled China from 206 BC to AD 220‚ more than 400 years. The dynasty would provide a model for later Chinese dynasties. In fact‚ the Han dynasty’s influence on Chinese civilization was so great that‚ to this day‚ the main population of China still calls itself the Han people. When Shi Huangdi died in 210 BC‚ the Qin dynasty crumbled in rebellion. Liu Bang‚ a peasant leader‚ founded the Han dynasty‚ one of the greatest dynasties in Chinese history. China’s Han period was a time of
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Ancient China. Part raised wasteland‚ part 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
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