Han Dynasty

In Chinese tradition, the obligation between relationships was emphasized. By maintaining it, one can culture his virtues and pass on to his offspring, benefiting the whole society. Among kinds of relationships, the parents-son and husband-wife relationships are considered as the most important. The former one cultivates one’s benevolence, the latter one is the starting point of humanity. There is then a hypothetical dilemma between the two relationships: the choice to be made when one's mother…

Flaws of Chinese Education: Why did it turn into a Nerd-Training System. One of the greatest Chinese philosophers Confucius said: “Reviewing what you have learned and learning anew, you are fit to be a better teacher.” The quality of diligence, which can be found all over Chinese history, is carved deeply inside each Chinese citizen. Chinese students are well-known for their straight As, diligence, and well known as “human calculators”. They might not have the highest IQ, but they spend their…

Confucius and Lao Tzu were both philosophers in China. Their goals were to spread, and keep order, peace, and also harmony throughout China. Confucianism and Taoism (Daoism) are two totally different teachings that responded to disorder differently. Still to this day some Chinese thinkers study both philosophies. Both their teachings influenced the Chinese culture and religion. Confucius and Lau Tzu taught what they thought would make the world a better place. They both impacted China with their…

Rong Song Yuanchong Wang. Kathryn Lenart Hist137 10/18/2015 In such a warring period of China, world was turbulent, from state to state. King, in order to consolidate his country and power, had to carry out reforms to adapt to various national situations. In order to be a strong, rich and powerful kingdom, it must have embraced reforms by practicing Legalism. Legalism enhances the authority of government, standardizes unity of a country, instructs people’s arrangement of their lives and…

As the title suggests, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon refers to what lies beyond the eyes can perceive in a being. The movie illustrates characters that are relatable to self and Asian society. As we explore the Chinese ancestry in the class we watch the movie as a reflection of Confucianism and Taoism prevailing in traditions of China. The characters in the movie portray various attributes to paint the picture of China as a self-regulating society. As the movie begins, Li Mubai returns from…

Under the Mongol Empire, Eurasia was unified. These cities no longer went to war against each other, and the Mongols mandated a policy of open trade(Skaff 3). Items from China and Southeastern Asia made it into Eastern Europe and the Middle East, and vice versa. The Mongols also maintained the roads needed to conduct this trade and used their army to protect the roads from bandits. The Silk Roads connected the world in a way that had never truly been done before. Italian merchants like Marco…

experienced and learned from each others culture, industry, traditions along with further more. Through pieces of writing t The Romans and Chinese knew about each other because in the days that the roman empire existed and china had a dynasty, there was a lot of trade between Asia and other continents. One major event that caused china and rome to gain knowledge about each other was the silk road. The Silk Road is an ancient network of trade routes that went though several regions,…

The Silk Road should be called The Silk Road because one of first high retail forms of commerce and trade was silk. It was invented by Empress Xi Ling during the Qin dynasty, she was drinking tea when a cocoon dropped for a mulberry tree, as she pulled it out of her cup, the cocoon unwound and became a single shimmery strand of silk. Xi Ling then gathered more cocoons and wove it into a cloth, creating the first silk item, a silk cloth. The start of the Silk Road began in China therefore it is…

emperors created the pyramid system to rule over people. When the children are born, they are directly influenced by the ideology that they must serve the emperor because their king is the god’s son. For over two thousand years, no matter how many dynasty they change, the habit and ideology was passed on. There are many example in different culture and in different places. Experience and the surrounding…

China influenced and changed the world, and that all had to start somewhere. It began with the people’s ideas and imaginations. Technology was a huge influence towards China during the Tang and Song dynasties. This was after a long period of disunity. Which means that at that time everything was recovering from a weak period in China. There are many technologies that impacted China. The three I chose to write about are canals, silk, and paper money. A canal is a man-made waterway for ships or…