Qing Dynasty

to form the largest land empire in history. He united the nomadic tribes of Mongolian plateau and conquered huge parts of Central Asia and China. It involved the defeat of the Jin Dynasty, Western Xia, Dali Kingdom and the Southern Song. By 1279 Mongol leader Kublai Khan, Genghis Khan’s grandson, established Yuan Dynasty and crushed the last Song. This marked all onset of China under the Yuan rule. This was the first time in history that the whole of China had been conquered and ruled by a…

archaeological site in Changsha, China. Mawangdui is from the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) period. This site is important because the Chinese found a body which was still intact from thousands of years ago. Mawangdui has helped the Chinese learn more about their culture. This site has had a huge impact on the Chinese society. In one of the results of their discoveries, the Chinese archaeologists found differences in their culture. During the Han Dynasty people in Mawangdui ate lots of rice,…

a stark change in cultures. In the 11th and 12th centuries, Europeans were not very open-minded when it came to foreign ideas about politics, philosophies, or religions. China, other than the time when foreign religions were attacked by the Tang dynasty in the 9th century, was generally accepting of different beliefs. The difference in tolerance would play a role in…

Marco polo the greatest explorer ever the world's greatest explorer was Marco Polo. Known for his travels to China, the book he wrote about his expeditions, The Travels of Marco Polo, and his sharing of Asian Spices, marked him as a great influence in the13th century and beyond. Despite his enduring fame, very little was known about the personal life of Marco Polo.Marco Polo explored most of Asia and some of the Middle East. Marco Polo didn't travel alone, he had his father and uncle with him.…

through the civic examinations. The impact of Confucianism was far reaching with effects displayed in art, literature, social rank, and education. To do this I am going to first provide an insight into the Han Chinese culture as a whole during the Ming Dynasty, including a view point from Europe at the time; then I will explain the significance of the civic examinations and the influence of Confucian ideology in art at the Ming court. Next the printing industry’s role in the perpetuation of…

Nobles in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) loved to play polo. Polo in Chinese is Mǎ qiú and in Chinese characters polo is 马球. In ancient China in the game of polo you are split into two teams. The objective of the game is to try to obtain possession of a small white ball and try to shoot it in the goal with a wooden mallet, while riding on a horse. Polo is like soccer but is played on a horse. Of all 19 emperors in the Tang Dynasty, 11 were big fans of the sport polo. Two of…

In the Dynastic cycle, the Song(宋) and Qin(秦) Dynasties of ancient China showed similar periods of prosperity. Chinese dynasties began with the new emprer receiving the “Mandate of Heaven” when they recieve this it means that they have the rule of china and if they lost the “Mandate of Heaven” because they were selfish and thought of themselves first.After that came the Period of Prosperity is when everything has been going great.Then comes the Period of Decline when things start going down…

After examining the foundations of the Ming Dynasty, or the ruling of China from 1368-1644, there are many accomplishments that contributed to the shaping of modern day Chinese rule. Perhaps the greatest accomplishment of the Ming was their ability to increase industrial expansion through foreign trade and exports. The beginning rulers of the Ming dynasty were resistant to opening the barriers for trade for fear of vulnerability from outside influence (radicals and nomads); however, as more…

conquest of China. During this time Korea was a tributary state for the Ming Dynasty, sending missions bearing gifts in exchange for protection. The Ming Dynasty and Korea teamed up to defeat the Japanese, but the war devastated the peninsula. The Qing Empire of Manchuria began by pressuring the Koreans to renounce their loyalty to the Ming court. In 1636, eight years before they took control of China and established their dynasty, the Manchus had forced the Korean government to submit to their…

Neo-Confucianism dominant a primary rule in philosophical ideology during the period from China’s Song dynasty to Ming Dynasty. It is also a form of Confucianism since the development of Neo-Confucianism was the incorporation of Confucianism and use the ideology of Taoism and Buddhism for reference. As in the book Introduction to Confucianism said “This system is built upon the influence of Buddhism: ‘Without the introduction of Buddhism into China, there would have been no Neo-Confucianism”…