Han Dynasty

Dalai Lama Case Dalai Lama is a political leader, who fights for Tibet to be an independent and democratic state from China. Dalai Lama is known for his humanitarian efforts like conducting workshops worldwide, giving lectures, and leading conferences. As a leader, Dalai Lama changed the religious and political point of view of Tibetans. As mentioned by Otero (2010), Dalai Lama brought changes for Tibet even though Chinese took the power over Tibet. Dalai Lama also proved his motives to the…

The process of globalisation involves the interaction and integration among people, organisations, and governments of different countries. For more than thousands of years, people and organisations have been purchasing from and selling to each other in distant geographical locations. For instance, this trading is evident through the famed Silk Road across Central Asia connecting China and Europe during middle ages. However, policy and technological developments of past few years have spurred…

Introduction The Daodejing or the Tao Te Ching, the work of the ancient Chinese sage Lao Tzu or Laozi dates back to the late 6th century BC according to some counts and to the late 4th century BC according to others. We can thus safely say that this “Book of the Way” was written in a period well before our times. However, when one reads the interpretations of this book by John Heider and other modern translators, one finds that the teachings are as relevant today as they were then, or, to be…

Rosslare Harbour is situated near the south-eastern-most tip of Ireland. Since the early 20th century, Rosslare Harbour has served as a hub of transport activity between Ireland and Wales, largely due to its shipping and railway links. Now known as Rosslare Europort, the harbour has regular links to and from Fishguard and Pembroke in Wales while French links include Roscoff and Cherbourg. Rosslare Europort is the country’s second busiest port for passenger traffic while its freight traffic is…

Why does Jun'ichirō Tanizaki label his compilation of essays as an appraisal of shadows? What influenced his writing choices and inspired his word choice? The title is originally 陰翳礼讃 which in Japanese translates to Shadow of Praise and in Chinese translates to Shine. However, when one explores into the anatomy of those original words in Chinese; 陰 translates to Yin which is a Chinese philosophy characterized as feminine, sustaining, earthly, dark, cold, and opposite to the Yang philosophy; 翳…

China and India, two of the best-known countries in the world, have come a long way since their civilization days. However, how did these two compare to each other a couple of centuries ago? Some significant ways in which they were similar and different to one another include their social structures, political structures, cultural beliefs, and economic structures. China and India both began to develop along a certain river, the Chinese being the Huang He and Yangtzi Rivers and the Indian being…

After stating ideas commonly explored in the development of European civilization, the growth of European industries, technology innovation, the agriculture and textile trade, and the economic freedom of European merchants, we must now discuss what ultimately led to all of these advancements. The main origins of Western, mainly American and European, belief systems are largely derived from that of the Greek philosophers like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. These philosophers' ideas generated…

The Silk Road’s ancient trade routes allowed for cultural and material trade throughout the Mediterranean to East Asia. Xinru Liu’s The Silk Road in World History exemplifies the complex exchange of commodities and ideas between different nations and peoples. Starting with the Chinese looking west and ending with the Mongol conquest. Liu’s focus gives the reader examples of specific historic events that were only able to take place because of this intricate trade network. This paper will examine…

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…

period circa 600 B.C.E. to 600 C.E. was significant in imperial expansion and consolidation. Both were extremely prominent in the Roman Empire and Han China. Each region had an effective bureaucracy, large religious influence, and a strong military which promoted imperial expansion and consolidation. An effective bureaucracy played a large role in both Han China and the Roman Empire. Each used their strong government to provision major cities. This meant that both governments were engaged in…