Why did Chinese farmers move from northern to southern China during the Tang and Song dynasties? Attacks and wars by tribes drove many farmers to move south. How did the raising of rice change over time and how did it influence China? New types of rice were brought to China and it matured in two months instead of five which allowed the farmers to grow surplus amounts of rice. What was the importance of the Grand Canal? The farmers were able to ship their rice across the Grand Canal and busy boat
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False Democracy: Political Dynasty The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines dynasty as a powerful group or family that maintains its position for a considerable time. In the Philippines‚ according to a research by the Center for People Empowerment and Governance‚ we have about 250 political families who have dominated Philippine politics at the national and local level. This is 0.00001667 % of the country’s 15 million families (CENPEG‚ 2007). They comprise a little‚ among the represented Filipinos
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Money‚ in the beginning‚ was coins‚ silks‚ and other items of interest. Although‚ many found this as a burden to carry with them. So‚ during the Song dynasty there was a thought of paper money‚ and that dream became a reality. Although some decided to rebel against the paper money and continue with the original system. One of these dynasties was the Qing Dynasty. There is not a decided reason to why they did this. Even though coins and paper money’s appearance was different‚ they served the same
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you being an author and having to make a new mold for each of your book’s pages. During the Song Dynasty‚ a man named Bi Sheng‚ created a system called‚ Movable Type Printing. This system came in place when Block Printing was around. During the Song Dynasty‚ authors started writing long scrolls and books. If authors wanted to publish their scroll or book‚ they would have to invest a lot of money and time. How did the Movable Type Printing change all of this? When an invention is made‚ it is made to
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access and opportunity to public office and service. One of the problem of our political system is the political dynasty. The existence of political dynasties in democratic cultures‚ particularly in a fortifying democracy‚ has inspired debate among scholars‚ policymakers and activists that are pro-democratic. In many instances‚ scholars‚ politicians‚ activists‚ and experts in politics have indicated that political dynasty is a falling block to a strong democracy‚ which is a destruction to the quality
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After the fall of the Han Dynasty in the early second century‚ China had fallen into an era of civil unrest that would last for nearly four centuries. It was not until the Sui Dynasty that China would be restored to a unified state that could be productive and expansive once again. Although the Sui‚ Tang‚ and Song dynasty would all follow similar footsteps of the successful Han Dynasty‚ they each made small innovations to the political systems‚ religious foundations‚ and social lives that allowed them
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POLITICAL DYNASTIES IN THE PHILIPPINES Last 2011‚ Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago introduced the Senate Bill 2649‚ also known as Anti-dynasty bill which guarantees the Article II‚ Section 26 of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines which states that “The state shall guarantee equal access to opportunities for public service and prohibit political dynasties as may be defined by law.” Political dynasty can be put in effect when a person who is a spouse to an incumbent official runs for an elective
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similarity between the Han Dynasty and the Gupta/Mauryan Dynasty in terms of political control of the population was they both supported patriarchal families where women were subordinate to men. However‚ an important difference is that in India they had a caste system including jatis‚ which did not exist in Han China. Several similarities of both Gupta/Mauryan dynasty and Han dynasty are they had development of iron and textile expansion. Male dominance was part of both the Han dynasty and the Gupta/Mauryan
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1.2Thesis Statement: Political dynasties should be banned because political and personal interests are promoted 2.0 Basic Arguments 2.1 Political dynasties promote nepotism‚ favoritism and corruption 2.1.1 Political clans are motivated by the preservation of wealth rather than the implementation of basic political ideologies. 2.1.2 Officials do not control only political power within themselves; they cultivate nepotism by appointing relatives. 2.2 Formation of political kingdoms inhibits democracy
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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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