Joseon Dynasty

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 open sea was seen as impossible. The people that would conquer this phenomena would not be European explorers of 1400-1700. Fairly, the major technological, technical and conceptual turning points would be taken by the Chinese under the Ming Dynasty. China saw itself as a land-centered society and a land power, so it never saw the need to explore the broad Pacific and South China Sea shoreline. China was a massive country and was the largest country until the mid-late 18th century, so China…

Egypt has an expansive, colorful, and intriguing history by any metric but this is especially true of its history of collective violence. Egypt has played an important role in history starting back in ancient times with a mighty empire and lasting all the way to the present day with a current propensity towards military authoritarian rule. As with any country, especially one that’s been around in one form or another for so long, there have been many periods of turmoil and violence along the way…

1. The Ancient Chinese express themselves through different religions. The main religions where Confucianism, Taoism, and Legalism. Confucianism is a religion based on a man called Confucius; he was a philosopher that thought the universe told humans how to live in harmony and gave them purposes. The proper to way to behave is by the Dao, every person had there own Dao even the ruler had one. Taoism was one of the most popular alternatives to Confucianism, since they are very similar they…

In 1533 King Henry VIII divorced his first wife Catherine of Aragon after she unable to produce a male heir, their only son dying after only a few months. When his second wife Anne Boleyn was unable to produce a male heir the king had her beheaded. The question lies why did he simply divorce one and behead the other for the same fault. It is my belief that Henry was angry with Anne for not being able to bear a proper heir and his anger grew when she caught him in an affair, with Jane Seymour,…

During the Time of Warring States, people did not feel like they used to. To help people regain their positive feelings or beliefs, philosophies were created. A philosophy is the study of basic truths and ideas. Most philosophies had an impact on people and their daily lives.The philosophies from Ancient China had an influence of discipline, respect, and peace on how people had to conduct themselves in their daily lives. Human beings have always done bad things. It can range from a small lie to…

Enterprising imperial nations had been plundering China as early as the 16th century, desiring the silk, tea, and porcelain that China possessed. By the Age of Imperialism, China was too weak to repel the onslaught of European powers competing for her resources. Britain, France, Russia, and later Japan and other nations, vied with each other for control of China’s wealth. China had been so weakened by centuries of exploitation that European interlopers wrote their own rules and forced the…

During the Three Kingdoms Period (57 BCE - 668 CE), Korea was divided between the Koguryo, Paekche and Silla. The Koguryo kingdom (37 BCE) stretching from the northern Korean Peninsula to Manchuria, was the first kingdom to adopt Buddhism in China. In the southwestern part of the peninsula, the Paekche kingdom (18 BCE) ruled and were in constant rivalry with the other two kingdoms of the period. The Silla Kingdom, which was established first in 57 BCE, was most powerful of the three and played a…

Song Dynasty The last of the dynasties was the Song dynasty is divided into two separate periods: The Northern Song from 960-1126 A.D. and the Southern Song from 1126-1279 A.D. It was followed by the Yuan dynasty and it succeeded five dynasties and ten kingdoms. It was the first to issue paper money and bank notes. It was likewise the first to receive a permanent navy. Also, the first to use gunpowder and the first discernment of true north using a scope. It divided up into two discrete periods,…

The Tudor Dynasty ruled England for more than a century with many powerful leaders. Queen Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen, was the most successful and powerful of the Tudors, and also a strong female monarch. Elizabeth was born on September 7, 1533 to King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. As a child, Elizabeth lived apart from her parents at the Royal Palace of Hatfield, where she was exposed to education and politics at a young age. When she was only two years old, her mother was executed on erroneous…