Keita Dynasty

Aquino, Adrian Sebastian P. 1Phl1 Siddhartha Book review Siddhartha was born in a rich family of Brahmins. Young Siddhartha was very is smart and handsome. He has the potential to become a great Brahmin among other Brahmins. The people around him know that Siddhartha may destine for a higher purpose. Siddhartha studied the different teachings of the Vedas and Hindu wisdom. He met Govinda and they became best friends. When Siddhartha was growing up he…

Great Wall of China The Great Wall of China is the world’s largest man-made monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, currently spanning 21,000 kilometres, and was as significant during its initial construction in the Qin Dynasty (221BC), as it is today. Built over nine years to protect China from Northern invasion, at its peak, this section of the Wall spanned an estimated 5,000 kilometres from Lintao to Liaoning. During its construction under Emperor Shi Huangdi, it was a central focus which…

The ideal of Modern society is that the value of an individual is to be determined by what they contribute to society, irrespective of their socioeconomic background. Parallels can be drawn between this philosophy with the Marxist ideal of “ each according to his ability” . Yet, whilst this may be the perspective that society wishes to be true, the reality is that those natural factors intrinsically affect how certain actions of an individual are perceived. One such factor where the evaluation…

The first Opium War in 1839 to 1842 forced China to step into the modern world. Since then, China has been plundered and invaded by both Eastern and Western powers, most of which were inferior to China before 19th century. This was because that while the Westerns were establishing and industrializing the new modern societies, we Chinese still lived with the old ideas and without being improved. Lin Zexu and Wei Yuan suggested the importance of having advanced technologies and learnt ideologies…

I. Anti-Imperialist uprisings in China had torn the country apart and the Boxer Rebellion initiated a nationalist movement against the invasion of foreigners and foreign dogmas during the Qing Dynasty. This text detailed the intricate origins this rebellion with explicit detail and support for its claims of origin. While this rebellion ended in the defeat of Chinese rebels because of the intervention of the Great powers , it remains an important part of Chinese nationalistic history. The…

As civilizations were beginning to expand and accumulate a substantial amount of wealth and an increase in population, there were higher demands for technological advances. Han China and Rome were both prime examples of the effects of expansion and population growth and the need for technology. It is evident that Han China’s technological inventions were highly centered around the working class individual. Which is quite contrary to the Roman view that the technological innovations should…

The subjects of the Qing Dynasty felt anger towards their emperor for giving in instead of towards the Europeans. This resentment towards their emperor led to the Taiping rebellion. After that there was a major epidemic, followed by a series of many reforms, which have been previously discussed. Unlike the subjects of the Qing Dynasty, the subjects of the Ottoman Empire had an intense hate for Europeans. This resentment they had…

Three Chinese Philosophies Bailee Cook Have you ever wondered why or how China came to what it is now? Well, a lot of it has to do with the three Chinese philosophies which are Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism. All of these philosophies are basically completely different from each other, but they were all very popular in Ancient Chinese history. In the end, the three Chinese philosophies impacted Ancient and modern China in many different ways. The first major Chinese philosophy was…

The Origins of Daoism It is explained in three different theories listed below. Attitudinal Daoism I: Anarchism Attitudinal Daoism II: Authoritarian Intuitionism Pre-Laozi Daoist Theory Much of the thrust of Daoism, as we have seen, naturally motivates a reaction against the moralistic and elitist inclinations of Confucianism. Confucianism stood for a rigid, detailed, traditional pattern of hierarchical social behavior. Duties were assigned to all of one's social roles—and a person typically…

Emperor Qianlong who contributed in building the foundation of modern China is the main source and theme in Mark C. Elliott’s work of ‘Emperor Qianlong: Son of Heaven, Man of the World’. Qianlong ruled for 64 years, increasing not only China’s population but also its territory. The cities flourished through manufactures and trades of tea, porcelain, and silk. Emperor Qianlong presided over imperial China’s last golden epoch creating the geographic and demographic framework of modern China.…