Clever Hans

China’s location greatly impacted its development in many ways. China itself covers one-third of the continent of Asia. Major cities developed and grew along the Huang He, Chang Jiang, Wei and Luo rivers Things like rivers, mountains and deserts benefitted the development. Yet in other ways, they restricted China as well. Rivers flooded causing destruction but also leaving behind silt. Mountains helped protect the people in China from any invasion Deserts were very dangerous to pass through.…

Griest’s experiences in China do not support Norimitsu Onishi’s argument that the Chinese have a more inclusive definition of identity than the Japanese, due to China’s desire to create national unity under one cultural identity. According to Onishi, “Chinese identity has transcended from a long cultural and linguistic tradition that has been passed on to fourth-generation Chinese-American students, or the children of Chinese operating a restaurant in Lagos, Nigeria. Overseas Chinese are able to…

Bariso Hussein Movie Response “Home from the Eastern Sea” In the movie I saw times where chinese americans were trying to assimilate. The movie highlighted how some would use famous American quotes such as Ben Franklin’s: “Early to bed and early to rise”. Also in sports. The two baseball leagues created in Yakima valley showed the uniting of the Chinese community and the integration into America. The movie also highlighted struggles faced while farming in Indian reservations due to the…

China is the largest and strongest country in Asia. It’s the country that has the most population in the world. Through out the history until now, China has always been the greatest country among other countries because of their government and the powerful culture. China has produced many philosophers, masterminds, engineering and many artists to create ideas developing the country. And one of the best architecture that was ever designed was The Great Wall of China. In Chinese The Great Wall of…

China is an enormously large country, and the traditions and customs of its populace vary by geography and ethnicity. More than 1.3 billion people live in China, representing 56 minority groups. The largest group is the Han Chinese, with about 900 million people. Other groups include the Tibetans, the Mongols, the Manchus, the Naxi, and the Hezhen. The Chinese Communist Party that rules the nation is officially atheist. In recent years, they have become more tolerant of religions. Currently,…

Global trade due to the flow of silver had both positive and negative effects on the countries involved in this exchange. A map depicting the flow of silver between 1570 and 1750 shows the places the silver was transported before reaching its final destination. This final destination was often China, and once the Chinese got possession of the silver, they didn’t usually use that to trade. Instead, they used luxury goods that they manufactured, such as silk. This buildup of silver in China and…

Even though the economic effects of silver trading from the mid-1500s to the early 1700s seem to perceived in a similar fashion to different countries, such as Spain and Portugal viewing the silver as beneficial, the effects socially are more biased because of the source’s point of view. Documents 4 and 5 show that silver was the preferred means of pay taxes or for other everyday items even though the sources were from different points-of-views, however; documents 2 and 7 prove that the Spanish…

One of Japan’s largest cultural influences was its neighbor across the ocean, China. Chinese lifestyles were observed and appealed to Japanese, so with the extra push of rulers promoting them, were incorporated into Japanese society. A major impact of China on Japan is Buddhism. Siddharta Gautama was born in India, and was the center of Buddhism. The religion is based off of his teachings. It was spreading across Asia and eventually came to China. Japanese citizens liked Buddhism, but it caused…

Shinto is an ethnic, Japanese religion. Shinto is also referred to as Kam-no-Michi: “the way of Gods.” It is an assortment of beliefs and ritual practices focused on creating a connection between present day Japan and its ancient past. Early Shinto practices were first recorded in the 8th century, but these writings did not refer to Shinto necessarily as “organized religion” but rather a collection of beliefs and mythology. Shintos believes that nature is exact with the divine. Shinto…

The dragon is one of the four mythical creatures in China which include the Phoenix, tiger, and tortoise. Since ancient times the dragon has been a symbol of power and goodness and has been used by the emperors. Chinese dragons are powerful and benign symbols in Chinese culture and are said to have control over the weather and water. It is even believed that they can summon rain during a drought. Chinese dragons are seen in contrast to the evil fire-breathing dragons in most Western stories.The…