Hans Vaihinger

CC Chapter 4 The Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire existed during the Classical Era (500 b.c.e. – 500 c.e.). They were both second-wave civilizations, meaning they took place after and were somewhat based off of the world’s first civilizations. These regions were similar due to the fact that China accepted the new religion of Buddhism while Rome accepted the new idea of Christianity, as well as how the men in China were the heads of their families while male citizens in Rome had control…

Although the early post classical Silk Road and sub-Saharan trade routes were both very political trade routes, they had differences such as their level of exposure and outside influences and the cultural differences along the trade routes like musical rituals for Sub-Sahara and artisan goods on the Silk Road. Both the Sub-Saharan and Silk Road trade routes had significant political involvement in their trading economies. The Sub-Saharan trade route was the basis of the economy and politics in…

them lazy. Kublai picked up on this social order and kept it in tact. Along with rearranging China’s social structure, the civil service examinations were abolished. These examinations were precious to Chinese culture as they were around since the Han Dynasty, and they allowed educated lower class Chinese men to climb the social ladder. The imperial academy of painting, which was also a very important aspect to Chinese culture, was eradicated. This is largely due to the fact that the Mongols…

The Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty were among the most prosperous empires in world history, sharing alike qualities, positive and negative. Both had extraordinary developments and advances, but also sharing qualities that found themselves descending to a collapse. The Roman and Han empires thrived economically in trade. Less trade due to pirates along trade routes weakened the amount of taxes returning to the government. In addition to trade, raising taxes evenly weakened both empires. In…

Brooklyn’s Chinatown also known as 8th Avenue by current residents, is one of the most widespread growing areas populated with Chinese immigrants. It is also known as Little Fuzhou mainly due to the immigrants from Fujian, a province in the mainland of China. Rapidly growing in population, immigrants from Fujian are spreading to areas between the boroughs of Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens, drawing away the original Cantonese residents with many concerns of the discriminations brought upon the…

The Purpose of Confucianism and Taoism Confucianism has two important concepts: li and ren – etiquette and compassion. These are two of the most crucial tenets of Confucian doctrine. Taoists have little use for the former, etiquette is no great preoccupation of Taoism, for that matter neither is doctrine. Yet they have great use for compassion, or tz’u. “I have just three things to teach” says Lao Tzu, “simplicity, patience, compassion. These three things are your greatest treasures” (Tao Te…

Nicholas Zurinaga Mr. Lash Adv World History 14 October 2015 The mighty Islamic caliphates and the powerful Chinese empire ruled during the early Middle Ages. Their interactions with other cultures, whether by trade or conquest, varied greatly. The social hierarchies of theses great societies also differed. They both developed similar strong economies, though the basis of these economies contrasted. The Islamic caliphates and Chinese empire both became important civilizations in the early…

Two of the greatest and most famous empires in history are those of the Romans and Han. These two governments followed very distinctive political philosophies; the Roman Empire adhering to Aristotle’s theory of limited government, and the Han Empire following the theology of Confucius. Although these two political ideas are different, the results of their application were, overall, very similar because the two governments grew into large, powerful, and successful empires. The government that the…

Zhu Yuanzhang: Zhu Yuanzhang (1328-1398) was a peasant who became the leader of a nonconformity against the Yuan rulers (1279-1368) called the Red Turbans. Then became the first emperor of the Ming Empire. During his youth, he was extremely poor. Several of his brothers were sent or sold away, and then his family was killed by a flood. He was poverty stricken. He went to a Buddhist monastery where he learned to read and write when he was 24 years old. He established a capital in…

The Creation of China: Qin Shi Huangdi In the modern era, China is one of the largest world superpowers, dominating everything from military strength to economic dominance in world markets. China’s history plays a huge importance in the Chinese identity but for a very long time was not a unified state as we see today but instead warring states constantly competing for power. Qin Shi Huangdi (pronounce Chin she hwan’ di) of the Qin dynasty can be accredited to the unification of the Chinese land…