China

Ancient India, China, and Mesopotamia, if you look from the outside in, don’t seem like they have a great deal in common, and you would be right, but do you know what they do have in common? China and India are 2 of the oldest continuous civilizations that have yet to fall. They have become ancient to modern civilizations. Both India and China are both composed of lesser states than the Middle East and Europe The ancient civilizations were shaped by their past and it helped the countries develop…

and the compass helped them to find their ways to fight their enemies. The Mongolians ruled from 1260 - 1368. About 108 years. The Mongolian rule had a positive impact on China. One example is Pax Mongolica. Pax Mongolica brought peace to China. Genghis Khan united all of China. That was the first time in over 300 years that China was united. This was also a time of the spread of religion, and inventions. The Mongols don’t have one specific religion. They adapt to whatever religion they come…

Asian allies. While China is seeking to be a dominant player in East Asia, it is not hard to understand why China think that US’s pivot towards Asia is against China. Though it may be tough to convince China that the pivot is not intended to contain China, there are still several ways for US to increase trust and reduce suspicions with China. There are no everlasting enemies or friends in the world, but permanent interests can bond them for their benefits. One way of convincing China is to let…

Ancient Egypt, ancient China, Mesopotamia, and Harappan have a very big impact on the way we live, and how our society is formed today. We still use many of the things they invented, and many of the things they learned on their journey. In order for a society to be termed a civilization, its citizens must share similar characteristics in five specific areas. Three if those specific areas of continuity include religion, government & social structure, and technological advancements & art &…

I have learned a lot of things by watching China X, and that includes things like the origin of writing and the significance of culture heroes. “If we take the early textual record, and look at that in terms of the kinds of ways in which people understood the beginning of civilization, then they typically begin with culture heroes” (2, 3, 00:25). Cultural heroes are human figures and sage leaders who invent things that are beneficial to the people and they promote the development of civilization…

the Silk Road of China. The Silk Road integrated China and the Western World, including India, Greece, Persia and Rome. It was named the Silk Road in 1877 by the German geographer Ferdinand von Richthofen. The Silk Road was first established in the second century BC and it was put out of use in the 1400’s. Not only was silk traded on this road but culture as well. Many religions, consisting of Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Manicheism, Nestorianism, and Islam were spread to China and the West…

Both China and japan responded completely different. China and Japan came under a lot of heat from the West to open to alien trade and association. The Industrial Revolution in Europe and the United States have created a big opening among them and the West, fleeing the two Asian nations behind technologically and military. In that time, none of them had the potential to stand up to the Western nations, and soon enough both of them had to sign unequal treaties that made them open their ports and…

The Battle Cry of China (Scott, 1941) is a lost Oscar-winning film produced during the Second World War. In April 2015, the Academy Film Archives sent an incomplete film print of Kukan back to China. A grand ceremony observing the arrival of the film was held in Chunking, China, one of the most grievous battlefronts of the eastern hemisphere during the war. The film itself, although “crudely made,” was one of the handfuls of documentaries that captured Japan’s invasion of China from a western…

Religion in the Roman Empire and Hans China While Hans China and the Roman Empire were very different empires, they have similarities, too. In religion, the differences are big, but there are a few glaring similarities when you look for them. For example, both empires were polytheistic for the majority of their reign, but were introduced and began converting to monotheistic religions before their downfalls. In the case of Hans China, however, they began leaving behind their original pantheon in…

Barbie’s Failure in China and Lessons Learned Introduction Businesses tend to secure themselves financially and overlook certain characteristics, prior to expanding into international markets. For the purpose of this critical analysis case study, international markets will be assumed to be foreign countries other than the United States and the various individuals of consumers that inhibit them. Culture is a broad and fairly vague concept. We should define culture as the values, beliefs and…