Meiji period

Han Dynasty Han dynasty was founded by a government official named Liu Bang in 206 B.C. Over 400 years Han kingdom expanded China’s boundary and it brought peace and prosperity to other people in the kingdom. Some achievements were Silk Road, Papermaking, Iron technology (cast iron) plowshares;Moldboard plow (kuan), Glazed pottery, Wheelbarrow, Seismograph (Chang Heng), Compass, Ship's rudder, Stirrups, Drawloom weaving, Embroidery for decorating garments, Hot Air Balloon, Chinese Examination…

The first emperor and the founder of the Qin Dynasty was Qin Shi Huang who was born 19th February 259BC and lived until 10th September 210BC. At birth he was given the name Ying Zheng, and he was a prince of Qin. At the age of thirteen the emperor became King Zheng of Qin after his father Zhuangxiang died in 247BC after being in reign for three years. King Zheng of Qin became the first emperor at the age of 38, the Qin Dynasty conquered all of the other Warring States and uniting all of China in…

In early Chinese myth traditions, it is said that before the Chinese ever had any sort of culture, they lived in an unjustifiable existence. Just like every other human being that lived in the early years, they lived in mainly fear and confusion. They were also afraid of wild animals, and didn’t have anything or anyone to look up to. Once the human life enhanced, there was soon to become many important Chinese traditions which had a great impact on Chinese history. Just like every other culture…

Han China vs. Mauryan/Gupta India Governance Classical Han China (202 BCE-220 CE) and Mauryan/Gupta India (324 BCE-184 BCE) have an abundance amount of similar/different techniques of imperial administration and governance. One similarity would be that both empires used taxation at some point as form of control over it’s people. As for a difference, one governed with harsh punishments and the other did not. Like Han China, the Indian empires began to decline due to military expenses and not…

There are some difference between Tang and Qin dynasty they could be unfair. I am going to talk about the period of Decline. Like dynasty going down because of people invade tang or Qin dynasty. In the Dynastic cycle, the Qin and Tang Dynasties of ancient China showed similar periods of Decline. For Example, they at one point care about there people. Another example, They were both weak from hunger and the dynasty did not care. Also, they both dynasties were conquered at one point.…

Halperin’s Out of the Cloister Literati Perspectives on Buddhism in Sung China has a nice classification and analysis of literati’s opinions on Buddhism. It shows us how the Song dynasty’s highly educated viewed Buddhism and Buddhist institutions such as temples, and how the opinions and critiques of Buddhism went far beyond the “Buddhist cloister”. In fact, he argues that different people have different ideas of Buddhism during the Tang-Song transition and illustrates a community of inscription…

The songs I chose match the criteria in many ways. The 1st song is dark and more terrifying, much like I imagine discovering a tomb filled with thousands of clay men would feel. The 2nd song is about hard work and long days, which it would have taken to uncover such a large tomb. The 3rd song is about preparing for something big, and I think that this would be a big event. Best emperor criteria: educations, improvements for farmers, empathy, treatment of civilians, infrastructure Shi Huangdi: ⅖…

reform to help developed Japanese economic development which is the Meiji land tax reform. The land tax reform was started by the Meiji government to collect tax from land owners. During the Edo period, land owners had to pay with rice, which was an unstable way to collect taxes. Every year, the production amount was different due to the weather and area that they live in, resulting in fluctuating taxes. During the Meiji period, to resolve this problem the government collected three percent of…

small area country. Among the long history of Japan, it has had three particular economic and political periods. The first period is Edo period which began in 1603, and ended in 1868. The Meiji period began right after Edo period with enthroning of Emperor Meiji. After the unconditional surrender of Japan at the end of World War II in 1945, Japan had begun the third period which is the post-war period. The position of Japan relative to the Asian mainland and the cultural philosophies that the…

The Edo period or Tokugawa Period lasted for over 250 years. It’s known as the last traditional Japanese government and the beginning of the Early Modern Japan. In the Edo period there were a significant economic developments and in my opinion the Tokugawa shogun period provide the foundation for modern economic growth in and after the Meiji period despite that the Japan economy couldn’t growth as rapid as the European one. However, there are a historical debates about the modern economic growth…