Han Dynasty

Zhou China developed a new pathway for ideas in leadership, warfare, and culture. They appeared to the rest of the world as “radical thinkers”, but it was just the beginning of deconstruction of the old political order. (164) This time period was called “the Spring and Autumn period (722-481 BCE)” in Chinese history and was the result of the Warring States period of 403-221 BCE. (164) Warfare was the make up of the beginning of Zhou China with over 500 battles and over 100 civil wars all taking…

The Journey of Faxian to India Stories about the adventures of early people especially the Buddhist monks are fascinating. This paper is an analysis of an excerpt of Chinese Buddhist monk’s journey from China to India. The topic of the essay is directly taken from the excerpt which is the primary source of my essay. It is the account of the journey of a Chinese monk, Faxian, from China to India through Central Asia. Faxian wrote the book from which this excerpt is taken. The excerpt was written…

5.1 History: Panax ginseng was found more than 5000 years prior in the mountains of Manchuria, China. Albeit most likely initially utilized as sustenance, it rapidly got to be worshipped for its quality giving and restoring powers and its human shape turned into an intense image of perfect amicability on earth. By the third century after birth, China's interest for ginseng made global exchange the root permitting Korea to acquire Chinese silk and solution in return for wild ginseng. By the…

Virtue Throughout the early dynasties of China, a king’s ability to cultivate virtue is positively correlated with his success. This is seen through the stories of King Wen and Wu, as both kings are able to recognize those with or without virtue. By being able to acknowledge virtue in others, a king can promote virtuous individuals to help cultivate more virtue. This ability allowed King Wen and Wu to end the reign of a corrupt king and establish a long-lasting dynasty afterwards. This is…

as there are a lot of detailed workmanship or craftsmanship in the work from the past. Most of the items that were dug out from the ground were shaped and crafted uniquely. The material being used to make the throne for the emperor in the Qing Dynasty is wood.Traditional and detailed skill are needed to carve this chair. This attracts me as during this modern generation, many people are utilising this work from ancient China. Moreover, the work that was from ancient China had made its way to…

When Taizong helped overcome the Sui Dynasty, the leaders of most of central and eastern China, he did so with the goal to create a unified, dominant Empire that would become a model to all other nations. From his earliest goals of standardizing the Dynastic history of the continent to his ability to seamlessly merge new practices with the old elite families, Taizong’s governance and decrees were admired by surrounding territories. His leadership and government planning especially attracted the…

What goods did the Silk Road contain? The Silk Road encouraged quality trades and encourage the eastern and western countries attention. To begin, China had plenty of silk, that’s the main purpose of why the Silk Road was created. Other countries saw the desire for silk because they didn’t have access to silk. There were plenty of goods that the countries spreads. Some goods and ideas that China spread across the Silk Road was, silk, iron, bronze, ceramics, orange trees, paper, gunpowder, and…

Feudalism is system of government were many people would live on a manor including a lord, vassals, and knights. The lord would typically be the owner of the fief, he would then find vassals that would be willing to provide protection for him in exchange for use of the land, but not ownership. There is special ceremony performed to show the importance of this relationship called an homage, at this ceremony the agreement of the vassal providing physical protection to the lord, and the lord…

1. The Indian Ocean Basin Trade routes connected Southeast Asia, India, Arabia, and East Africa. Long distance sea trade moved across a web of routes linking all of those areas as well as East Asia (particularly China). On the other hand, Central Asia was the largest empire in the world history, controlling Tibet, Northern China, and Persia. Also, Islam would flourish in Central Asia/The Chinese transferred the skill of paper making. Through the Mongols, Islamic mathematics and astronomy spread…

Yang Zewei, in her article, Western International Law and China’s Confucianism in the 19th Century, explains the intricacies of Confucianism and its difficult and complicated transition to modern times. Confucianism stems from China’s long and very ancient history—tradition, values, ideas, virtues, superstitions, etc. Yang Zewei simplified Confucianism into two categories: the concept of Celestial Empire and the Tributary System. The Celestial Empire appears to be a more exotic form of…