Emperor of China

It is a record of the conversations between Confucius and his disciples, which were later written down by his disciples. It is one of the major parts of Four Books. Confucius’s philosophies are based on the principle of good conduct, wisdom and proper social relationships. Confucius was the person who said that country should be ruled by moral values rather than with military powers. In the Analects Confucius says, “By nature men are pretty much alike; it is learning and practice that set them…

Yuan, northern China was taken over by the Jurchen/Tartars, a semi-nomadic pastoral group consisting of skilled riders and archers. Huizong, who was the last emperor of the Song dynasty, focused his time on the arts rather than China’s nomadic or foreign relationships. His disinterest caused the take-over to be more plausible. The Yellow River, which protected China from foreign attacks as well as fed their agriculture, was included in the land taken by the Jurchen/Tartars. China, feeling…

censorship that intimated, beheaded, or imprisoned any opponents to Qianlong Emperor policies regarding Ming Dynasty literature. In this capacity, individuals that were perceived to be an enemy of Qing Dynasty literature became a target for government officials that sought to enforce Qianlong Emperor’s policies through trials and court hearings on literary ideology: Despite these displays of Chinese virtues, the Qianlong Emperor was not fully confident that the Chinese supported his rule, and he…

Rome and China, from about 200 BCE to 100 CE, developed technology. Though Rome and China both recognized technology as an essential part of their society, the Romans believed that technology was below the aristocratic elite, and the Hans did not. The first group of documents implies that technology comes from the benevolent government. The writers of these documents are most likely vying for a place in the government. The second group, two documents from Rome, suggest that technology is not…

Dynasties which was a period of chaos for china and before the Five Dynasties in the north, Ten dynasties in the south which were another time of chaos and division. While the Tang Dynasty was in power it was a time of economic development and growth; along with many inventions and discoveries. The Tang Dynasty along with many others have a way of repeating history with rises and falls in the many Dynasties China has seen. The Tang Dynasty had over twenty-one emperors who ruled during the time…

beginning it had only a local significance, only the princes of Lu and the disciples offering sacrifices at certain times of the year. That is until the first emperor of Han passed through the country of Lu in 195 CE and sacrificed at the tomb of the sage. This action marks the beginnings of national worship of Confucius. This also prompted three emperors of the Han dynasty, Ming-ti, Cheng-ti, and Zhang-ti, to offer sacrifices in honor of Confucius and his seventy-two disciples. These…

success and power of the dynasty. Its large size due to forced recruiting made it a formidable force to oppose. The technological advances of its weaponry gave the soldiers an upper hand over their opponents. The military’s conquering skills gave China new resources to aide its economy and connect it with other cultures and empires. But, its powerful military would eventually play apart in the dynasty’s downfall. The Han Dynasty’s army was comprised of mostly forced recruits. In the beginning,…

The emperor held the most power in the Chinese Feudal hierarchy, he was considered a divine son of God, he had the final say on everything whether it was right, or wrong. Below the emperor were nobles, the emperor would grant them each a piece of land which they were to act as the emperor of. The emperor broke nobles into 5 different classes known as Gong, Hou, Bo, Zi, and Nan, their power decreases with…

Although many rulers contributed to this growing empire, a few did not contribute and even contributed negatively to the success of this empire. The emperors Nero, Carinus and Tiberius, negatively affected the flourishing Roman empire. Nero started out as a fairly just ruler who lowered taxes and eliminated capital punishment. However, after the murder of his mother Agrippina, he entered a dark life…

Human expression, settled communities, and religion provide ancient China and Egypt order, stability, and protection contributing to each civilizations growth. Human expression led to ancient China’s creation and growth. Over time the Chinese people developed a writing style similar to Egypt’s: pictures and symbols, and later adapting the Roman alphabet. They used their form of writing in three ways. One, it was a way to keep records. This is significant to the Chinese people because when…