Schirokauer, Conrad, et al. A Brief History of Chinese and Japanese Civilizations. New York: Wadsworth Publishing, 2005.…
China is the world's most populous country, with a continuous culture stretching back nearly 4,000 years. Many of the elements that make up the foundation of the modern world originated in China, including paper, gunpowder, credit banking, the compass and paper money.…
* Women were taught to slay themselves rather than dishonor the family line by getting raped…
Around 200 B.C.E. to 200 C.E. the empires of Rome and Han China flourished in the 1.5 million square miles. Each of their societies developed in vastly different lands. Separated from each other, Rome and China’s empires grew individually. Although separated by thousands of miles and differences of language, each society developed their own individual yet similar aspects. The societies of Ancient Rome and Han China were similar because of their patriarchal values which shaped their families and the status of their wealthy classes. Rome and China were different in their societies because of their individual uses of slavery and language.…
Match the QuickBooks file type on the left with the correct description on the right. (Either draw the lines by hand or with Word, depending on how you are submitting your work.)…
It is however a valid generation check list by which the measure the inclusion or exclusion of similar and different aspect between civilizations. From the description already done on China, one could recognize that China had a sophisticated form of society in which principles of governing are clearly defined. There was a clear hierarchical social system were kings and Emperors had sole power, wealth and social prestige. The society was must self-sustaining and their agricultural surpluses was evidence in their trade of silk. There was also evidence of full time specialist such as artisans, bureaucrats, soldiers, which served the Emperors and subsidiary governing body. Ruler live luxuriously, a distinction from the ruled class - the poorer class which had a substandard life…
Abu-Lughod systematically explains why China was capable of being a major world power during the 1300s. Her main pieces of evidence was China’s “technological sophistication” and its “Business Practices and Institutions” followed by a in-depth study of the Hangchow, the world’s largest city at the time (322,330,337-340). To defend her claim that China was technologically superior to the rest of the Eurasian ecuemene, Abu-Lughod explains how several technological elements vital for economic power were in place in China before several other empires. Paper was invented by the Chinese, then diffused to other areas (323); the extent of Chinese steel and iron manufacturing was not met anywhere in the world until the Industrial Revolution (324); gunpowder (which fueled cannons and guns) originated in China, providing…
[ 19 ]. Spence, Jonathan. The Search for Modern China. Norton 7 Company. New York. 1999. Pg 224…
Chapter 9, China and the World: East Asian Connections, 500-1300, Study Guide, (Original: pp. 241-267; With Sources: pp. 379-405)…
China is a continent in Asia, which has 31 states, and is approximately 8704km from Brisbane (Distance Calculator, 2018). European Imperialism greatly effected traditional Chinese culture. It changed the way Chinese people ruled and lived, as well as starting wars and creating divide. China was effected by Europeans through their culture, conflicts, and rulers. Traditional China had a very unique culture.…
China is one of the oldest civilizations in human history. Since the emergence of the Xia (夏, c. 2070-1600 B.C.) Dynasty in around 2000 B.C., China has had a profound impact on South East Asia and the world as a whole. Today, China spans from the Pacific Ocean in the East to the Himalayas in the West and is home to some 1.5 billion people. In China’s diverse history, there appears to be a rather surprising anomaly: the rule by ethnic minorities in a country with an astoundingly homogenous population that is 92% Han Chinese. Somehow, the Mongols and Manchus were able to conquer China and establish the Yuan (元, 1271-1368) and Qing (清, 1644-1912) dynasties, respectively. The Mongol’s Yuan Dynasty…
» The McCarthy hearings were trials in which Senator Joe McCarthy accused government employees of being Communists. He exaggerated and exploited the evidence and ruined many reputations. Blacklists were created and many employers refused to hire the suspected or accused. (If they did then they would be accused.) Due to the exaggerated evidence and the seriousness of the charges, the hearings struck fear in many Americans. Although at first popular, the public began to wonder how far it would go. After McCarthy accused the U.S. Army of housing Communists, his committee began to go down hill. The army strongly defended themselves as they sought to end McCarthy's "witch-hunts." In November of 1954 the Watkins committee censured McCarthy under two counts. The Senate voted to "condemn" him on December 22, 1954. This censure ended McCarthyism but could never undo all of the damage that it had caused.…
9. Discuss the roles of women in Han China and after the fall of Han China.…
1. In the 1500s, Native Americans possessed a wide range of cultures.” Each of the following gives evidence to support this statement EXCEPT…
Wong, R.B. China Transformed: Historical Change and the Limits of European Experience. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1997.…