Sui Dynasty

I selected the Power Figure (Nkisi Nkondi) from The Brooklyn Museum’s Collections: Art of Africa. It was difficult to narrow the choice to only one. Each piece had so many eye catching elements. Each piece had its own story to tell and teach us about its history. The Nkisi Nkondi demanded my attention by the aggressive stature and glaring eyes. To fully appreciate this piece we need to learn its history. The Power Figure also known as Nkisi (in-KEE-see) Nkondi (in-CON-dee) came from the Kongo…

government in both the Han and Yuan dynasties. Both dynasties believed in, and used a set of beliefs called Confucianism. Confucianism was intended to help restore order to a society that was in a state of confusion. (World History & Geography, 111) In both the Han and Yuan dynasties, Confucianism was used to restore order. The Han and Yuan used Confucianism as a basis for a state religion. This intertwinement of state and government was very beneficial for both dynasties. The establishment of a…

Due to the fact that many dynasties helped in the building of the wall and many sections are located in isolated mountains, grasslands or deserts; the investigation of the size of the wall was difficult. However on April 18, 2009, after a full investigation it was announced that the…

China and Rome both structure their societies very similarly through their military, social structure, and religions. And while these civilizations were great, when their empires fell, their falls were from the same source of problems. These civilizations also had differences through how they first started expanding, how the people they conquered assimilated, what their empire were influenced by, and what happened to China and Rome after their falls. A major similarity between China and Rome…

by Confucius seems quite contradicting because he is also the one that believes all mean are good by nature. The Chinese legalist school, though, finally approved the idea that men are equal before law, during the Warring States period of the Zhou Dynasty (480-221 BC)…

technical complexity of some of the most stunning terra-cotta and copper cast sculptures to ever be constructed. Chapter four serves as an analysis of the various body and facial marking seen in different figurines and their relation to different dynasties and their excavated…

their empire. The Qin Dynasty was organized in a centralized beaucracy. The Qin used Legalism’s strict codes and punishments. Shihuangdi, the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty, unified China with military campaigns. People who opposed the emperor were executed (Strayer 133, 134). Shihuangdi also built the Great Wall of China to keep the northern Nomads out of China. He also imposed a standard system for weights measures, and currency. The other Classical Chinese Dynasty was the Han. The…

Neo-Confucianism dominant a primary rule in philosophical ideology during the period from China’s Song dynasty to Ming Dynasty. It is also a form of Confucianism since the development of Neo-Confucianism was the incorporation of Confucianism and use the ideology of Taoism and Buddhism for reference. As in the book Introduction to Confucianism said “This system is built upon the influence of Buddhism: ‘Without the introduction of Buddhism into China, there would have been no Neo-Confucianism”…

different ideas about how society should work, they both played their parts in popularizing Confucianism through teaching and writing. It was not until several centuries after Confucius’ death did the Confucian school of thought become adopted by the Han Dynasty in 206 BCE. The emperor finally realized that the rituals promoted by Confucius could be used as a stabilizing force for society. Song philosopher Zhu Xi compiled the “Four Books,” which he claimed summarized the teachings of…

everyone in sync. This technique and song was commonly used by everyone back then and still used to this day in the remote villages of the desert lands in China. Around 221 B.C. under the Qin Dynasty, these walls and six divided states were united. Qin Shi Huang was the first emperor during this Dynasty and also had the first centralized feudal empire built. Qin wanted to consolidate his territory for protection from the tribes from the north. It is said that Qin ordered five thousand…