Records of the Grand Historian

sense, historians have had no choice but to privilege social, cultural, and political factors when analysing the relationship between women and crime in Victorian Britain because there is no complete, impartial, and conclusive body of evidence that might fully explain that relationship. The problem predates the Victorian era. During the Hanoverian period, for example, there was no professional police force and the British government did not collect data on crime, with the result that historians…

The collection of fortifications now known as "The Great Wall of China" has historically had a number of different names in both Chinese and English. In Chinese histories, the term "Long Wall(s)" (長城, changcheng) appears in Sima Qian's Records of the Grand Historian, where it referred to both the separate great walls built between and north of the Warring States and to the more unified construction of the First Emperor.[7] The Chinese character 城 is a phono-semantic compound of the "place" or…

Han Dynasty By: Ayoub In the Han dynasty there were many importants people and historical events. Before the Han Dynasty there was the Qin dynasty and it was ruled by the Qin emperor. Liu Bang led a revolt against him and he was overthrown and this was the start of the Han Dynasty. First, was the founder of the dynasty Liu Bang. Liu Bang came from a peasant family. His name was originally Liu Bang but he was given the name Emperor Gaozu. Liu Bang became emperor in 206 B.C.E. One was Liu…

reduce the feeling of confinement by dressing their walls with elegant paintings and murals that provided the illusion of looking through windows (Kleiner, 2012). The mosaics told much about the life of the Romans they communicate not only beautiful record of art but also information regarding daily gladiator fights, mythology,…

The Quin and Han dynasties were both very beneficial and influential for the Chinese empire, but both had their fair share of problems. After the Warring States Period the Qin came out victorious. The Qin king didn’t think that emperor was enough so named himself Shihuangdi, or First Emperor. Some of the benefits under his reign was the standardization of weights, measurements, coinage and carts axle lengths. He had the Great Wall and thousands of miles of roads built. Some of the repercussions…

represent a chronologically accurate record while also providing the audience with a glimpse at the evolution of formality in dance. Beginning with the Pavane, the dance progresses to the Minuet and eventually to a nineteenth century Waltz. After a quick break in the music, the performance provides a glimpse of Swing, Disco, and social hip hop dances of today. Although the overall performance intends to depict the progressing decrease in formality over time, a dance historian would immediately…

The historian investigates inquiries, for example, who was in charge of the Cold War? Is it accurate to say that it was inescapable or could it have been prevented? Was Stalin truly intrigued by a post-war understanding? The third version is overhauled, upgraded…

inventions, and advanced communications. The explanation of this phenomenal empire’s collapse is seeked my many, misinterpreted by some, questioned and theorized by most, and is today still unrevealed. Early historians and scholars produced concepts of singular events causing the fall of this grand civilization. These theories involved sudden…

Tacitus, a roman senator and historian said this about the Roman senate, the most politically powerful and important group in all of Rome, “because of the rivalries between the leading men and the rapacity (greed) of the officials, while the protection of the laws was unavailing, as they…

in society as “real music”, but some like Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews prefer a different beat of the drum, or in this case blow of the horn. Some art historians say that jazz had its start with Buddy Bolden and his first band in 1895. Others think it was the more well-known Nick LaRocca with his Dixieland Jazz band, and their premier record Lively Stable Blues. Either way jazz started near the 20th century and has been an influential stylistic form of music ever since. Jazz really began…