Kangxi Emperor

The Roman Empire was one of the most powerful empires in the history of humankind. Rome was founded on the potency of its military, its strategic geographic location, strong moral values, and wise leadership. It prospered because of its social, economic, political, military, and religious strengths. In fact, it was the most powerful empire to have ever existed. However, the mighty empire of Rome collapsed and there were many factors, which has lead to the demise of this great empire. One of the…

Protest activity, prompted by prolonged inequality, arises from the frustrations of men who feel socio-economically disadvantaged and are displeased with the government’s approach towards society’s issues. The Tokugawa and Meiji periods encountered several instances of uprising amongst the peasantry—most notably those led by Oshio Heihachiro, Tanaka Shozo, and Sakura Sogoro. The story of Sakura Sogoro—a protest in which an archetypal heroic peasant martyr appealed directly to the elites in…

Early Chinese civilization after death rituals and beliefs were very different than our rituals today. The Chinese believed that “Divining a tomb site is aimed at discovering the excellence of the land….When the land is excellent, the spirits will be comfortable and the descendants will flourish,” as said by Master Cheng. So as you can infer the burial sites were extravagant and filled with “grave goods”. In the next few pages we will be exploring the ancient Chinese burial rituals and after…

born into a Muslim family in China, with the original name, Ma He. Later in his life, Zheng He became a loyal servant and friend of Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty. The emperor, impressed and appreciative of He’s accomplishments and loyalty, gave Ma He the surname Zheng along with military power. In 1405, Zheng He conducted the first of seven voyages on behalf of Emperor Yongle. China wanted to show the world its power and become richer, and going on these voyages was a way to do that.…

to tie coins together and carry more safely. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the people were angry about the forced labor, the taxes and lack of good and products for their own survival. Small rebellions started and the Emperor became afraid for his own safety. The Emperor was losing his “Mandate of Heaven” (1). There were earthquakes, plagues, disease, floods and other natural disasters. A money crisis began, people could not pay their taxes, there was fighting among the foreign…

many foreign invaders. There were many political problems in Rome right before the fall of the Western Roman Empire. First off the position of an emperor was Inherited, so several of the emperors were unfit, greedy, cruel rulers. The legions paid off the Praetorian Guard to assassinate the emperor many times. Since they had no way of replacing the emperor it was basically a free for all. Legions fought legions and the legion who won got to put their general on the throne. Civil wars broke out…

Empress Dowager Cixi was a Manchu regent who effectively ruled over China from her appointment in 1861 until her death in 1908. She ruled during the Boxer Rebellion, an anti-foreign and anti-Christian uprising led by a splinter group called the Boxers towards the end of the Qing Dynasty from 1899 to 1901. Empress Cixi’s changes to Boxer ideologies to reflect those of the state and her actions to preserve the state, doctrine, and race of China express her use of the Boxers as a nationalistic…

economic issues, social issues etc. A major reason the Roman Empire collapsed was because of political turmoil. Diocletian realized that the empire was too large for one person to control so he appointed a co-emperor and two assistants, or Caesars. Diocletian ruled in the East and Diocletian’s co-emperor ruled in the West. This new system was called the territory the tetrarchy, which means the “the rule of four”. The power was divided to more efficiently…

In answering the question of precisely how widely persecuted early Christians truly were, Moss pointed out as an example the periodic disposition of Roman persecutions before the time of Diocletian, and she made a distinction between persecution (as a hostility toward a group because of its religious belief or who they are) and prosecution (an act or process of holding a trial against a person who is accused of a crime). Although, she did not argue that the Romans executed some Christians but…

In 1603, the Tokugawa shoguns seized control in Japan and shut it to outsiders. For over 200 years, Japan was detached from different countries. After some time, distress developed among numerous Japanese as they suffered money related hardship and absence of political influence. The legislature reacted by attempting to resuscitate old ways, stressing cultivating over business. These attempts had little achievement, and the shoguns' power became weak. At that point, in 1853, an armada of very…