Mongolia

The Middle Ages, a time period in Europe where the thriving society after the Roman Empire declined, and the population was affected by many of the ongoing conflicts. The time of the Middle Ages lasted from 500-1500 CE. Around 1339 in northwestern Europe, the population was beginning to outgrow the food supply and relentless economic crisis began to take place.The winters were extremely cold and the summers were dry. Due to this extreme weather, very few crops made it past harvest and those that…

From the time periods of 1450-1750 and 1750-1900, China endured several political, economic, and social changes that had positive and negative effects. The fight against the resurgence of Western Mongols made the outward expansion of China a necessary move to defend the borders, as well as give the Chinese a sense of purpose as a nation, that they would then begin to identify themselves as Chinese. Politically, many elements of the Chinese government stayed the same, as the ruling dynasty was…

advantage of their national weakness. Starting with the expansion into East Asia in 1931, Japan intended to milk all surrounding countries of resources they were incapable of producing (Murphey, Rhoads). Japanese encroachments into Manchuria and Mongolia upset the Chinese. On September 18th, 1931 intelligence officers of the elite Japanese Guandong Army blew up a portion of the rail line at Mukden. They blamed this on the Chinese as an excuse to take over all of Manchuria and Northwest China.…

Many cultures in the history of the world for many centuries had social class issues. Many had slaves and had people as servants who could do what they wanted at any whim. Some of the people where from foreign lands brought to complete a task for a master that owned them like African slaves brought to the Americas. There where also some Cultures that enslaved people of there own nation like tribes in Africa abducting children from rival tribes. But Just as is was in Almost every culture…

explaining about Ancient China, leaving you at the edge of your seat, your mouth drooling with curiosity. 2. Geography map In this section we will look at the geographical map of China. China is a huge country, surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, Mongolia, Russia, North Korea, India, Kazakhstan, Pakistan and many more. 3. Timeline In this part of my talk, I will explain about the Ancient Chinese timeline. Now, You would think that the most important parts in timelines are mainly about wars and…

Across the different nations of East Asia, systems of writing evolved and changed throughout history. Korea as a nation began to develop its own system of writing in 1443, with political opposition. An official under King Sejong the leader of Korea at this time expressed great fear of this development. The official Ch’oe Malli believed that the creation of their own writing system would divide the country, cause social disorder and equate them to the same level as other nations known as…

Mulan: A sociological analysis The animated motion picture “Mulan” produced by Walt Disney, directed by Barry Cook and Tony Bancroft, retells the story of a Chinese folktale regarding a young woman named Fa Mulan who struggles to construct her identity amidst the confines of a highly traditional family and social culture. At first glance, Mulan seems to be a feminist film encouraging the individual empowerment of young women as she demonstrates her courage, resourcefulness, and ingenuity.…

In this essay I attempt to examine the relationships between rural-urban migration in modern day Kazakhstan using the case study of post- Socialist Kazakh Republic and Soviet Alma-Ata as its capital in the 1920s (Alexander, Buchli, and Humphrey, 16, 2007). Withstanding an era of emerging neoliberalism, urbanization and globalization, post socialist Kazakhstan’s urban landscape in the context of Almaty’s rapid urbanization had profoundly changed the experience of the city, precisely due to the…

Parthian Empire, Kushan Empire, Han Empire, and the Monadic confederation of Xiongnu (The Met, paragraph 1). This passageway was one of the longest in the world at that time, stretching from Greco-Roman areas, to the Tigris river, all the way to Mongolia as well as China (The Met, paragraph 2). Due to the large surface area that this road covered, the goods that were being produced were able to spread further and therefore demand for certain materials such as silk, began to grow. This was…

International human trafficking and international human smuggling affect the most poverty-stricken civilizations around the world. With false promises such as a better job and other exceptional opportunities elsewhere, people are lured into what is known as modern day slavery. Millions of people are forced into labor as a result of this trafficking. There are many non-governmental organizations and intergovernmental organizations that have been hard at work trying to put a stop to the…