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    Ming Voyages In China

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    outstanding naval capacity in the early 1400s (see the discussion of the Ming voyages in the unit Ming Voyages: 1405-1433). The Chinese political and social order is at its height in this "late imperial" period of the last two dynasties: the examination system has, from the Tang dynasty onward, created a strong centralized and fully functional civil service in place of an aristocratic elite with a territorial base of power. Scholar-gentry, residing at home as they study for the next level of…

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    Islamic Cultural Impacts

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    In addition to Muslim religion, Islamic scientific and technological advancement had fundamental impacts on the Silk Road participants. For instance, Chinese Buddhist traders conformed to the Islamic medical knowledge with regards to wound healing and urine analysis (Beckwith 2009, p.22). Furthermore, as Muslims carried out trading and religious activities in India, they brought some knowledge related to astronomy; for example, scepticism of the universe was the idea found in the Indian science,…

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    non-Chinese civilizations as barbaric. In 1380, Fang Xiaoru, a Confucian scholar of the Ming Dynasty, wrote about the Yuan/Mongol rule, saying that they instilled a barbaric culture in Chinese society. He said that the ignorance of human relationships, barbaric living habits, and greed formed from Yuan rule consequently destroyed Chinese culture. This view of Mongols as barbarians became…

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    I was unaware of the fact that the Romans had such a huge impact on the maritime trade. I knew that they had boats that were capable; but I had never realized the full extent of their impact. It is interesting how quickly the Indian culture icked up the trade as well. The shipbuilding occurring in India is unlike others and the insight that they have to possess in order to build them without sketches and only a vision is something I highly respect. Also the insight into the patterns of the…

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    is why each Region was known for different crops which helped develop the ritual foods that we know from China today. Dynasties and Government Chinese civilizations were divided into dynasties. A dynasty is a line…

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    Ren- love, mercy, and humanity Honesty and righteousness Propriety and correct behavior Wisdom and knowledge Fidelity and sincerity Classic of Poetry, Classic of History, Classic of Rites, Classic of Changes, Spring and Autumn Annals A Chinese philosopher by the name of Confucius, developed a religion based on ethics and philosophy. Confucius grew up in a time where China was in political turmoil. There were many divided kingdoms that all fought for dominance. Many suffered starvation,…

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    and society of China had changed; some were good changes while other changes were not. Both of these “problems” did influence china in how they, the people of China, acted and how they dealt with foreigners and trading. In the 1850’s, in the Qing dynasty China appeared to be semi-apposed to foreigners due to having to deal with rebellions that were related to foreign ideas. The main rebellion was due to Hong Xiuquan, he read different writings that taught him…

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    Yeh-Shen was described having tiny feet on her golden slipper. Although Yeh-Shen had beautiful face feature, that was not stated that the King had ever met Yeh-Shen face to face to see her beautiful face directly. The King looked for Yeh-Shen because of the beauty and the shape of golden slipper that was very tiny. “The king was more than happy to accept the slipper as a gift. He was entranced by the tiny thing, which was shaped of the most precious of metals, yet which made no sound when…

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    Different music’s are picked to helped players get hyped up. When teams are usually down the coaches may have a song they like to play. This song get the team pumped and ready. Studies show that the Southeastern Conference is allowing for the first time hyped music. At Stanford’s stadium, over the past years the song “Glory, Glory to ole Georgia”. “But athletic director Greg McGarity is seeking that electric tune to create the havoc to help the Bulldogs defense collect a third- or fourth-down…

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    Totalitarian China

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    The world has observed some of the greatest balance of powers in history between countries that have dominated economically and politically. The People’s Republic of China (of which will be referred to as its conventional short form China) has remained powerful for an extensive period of time, having a far-reaching impact on the political and economic atmospheres of the world. China has seen a vast history, especially during the Communist era and the former leader Chairman Mao Zedong, founder of…

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