Sima Qian

Sima Qian was a great historian for China during the Han Dynasty (141 - 87 BCE). Under Emperor Wu, he is credited with creating China’s first detailed and compiled history book. He lived from 145 to 86 BCE and made many great accomplishments in his life. His most notable accomplishment was writing a history book called Records of the Grand Historian, without this book the past would have disappeared with the people that lived it. The question that I’m going to be answering in this paper is would you call Sima Qian a Confucian. I believe, yes, he was a Confucian. He believes in the Confucian ideals of Filial Piety, how a gentleman should conduct himself and how a country should be governed. Throughout this paper I will explain the values that…

Herodotus and Sima Qian are known as two of the greatest historians of their time. In comparing each of their writings several different roles that women were meant to fill become clear. Although these vastly different cultures had limited contact, women in Greece and China were very similar during this time period. Each writer gives distinct evidence of women fulfilling, or denying the roles placed upon them as wives, mothers, daughters, oracles, soldiers, commanders, gifts, property, and…

The construction of the tomb was described by historian Sima Qian (145–90 BCE) in his most noted work Shiji, written a century after the mausoleum's completion. Work on the mausoleum began in 246 BCE soon after Emperor Qin (then aged 13) ascended the throne, and the project eventually involved 700,000 workers.[3] Geographer Li Daoyuan, writing six centuries after the First Emperor's death, recorded in Shui Jing Zhu that Mount Li was a favoured location due to its auspicious geology, "famed for…

help the peasant people. On the contrary, Sima Gaung wanted a limited central government with local systems to tend to the society because the local rulers would be well-acquainted with the local issues. Based on the state of the…

Simon Bolivar was a great liberator and excellent politician in Latin American. Under his wise leadership and advanced political thoughts, the Bolivia, Ecuador, Columbia, Venezuela, Peru and Panama was liberated from the Spanish colonialism rule. He is ambitious a person wants to establish a liberal and democratic country where can bring the freely and equally right to people. Also, he thinks the global affairs require consultation and cooperation among all concerned parties, then he is dreaming…

Simón Bolívar: A Life by John Lynch chronicles the life of the famous revolutionary Simón Bolívar, often known as “El Libertador”. The book begins by documenting Bolívar’s beginnings growing up in Venezuela. The book gives readers a relatable, intimate view of Bolívar’s early life, talking about his family, friends, and the neighborhood he grew up in. The importance of racial makeup and class status would be crucial in Bolívar’s upbringing, him being part of the wealthy mantuanos. His wealthy,…

The independence movement in Venezuela, like in other countries in Latin America, was a tumultuous one. Even after the achieval of independence, Venezuela still struggled to maintain a successful government. Before the independence movements, loyalty to the Spanish rule was the common sentiment; a loyalty that would continue even during the Peninsular War. This caused many revolutionaries like Simon Bolivar to resort to wear the mask of Fernando VII in the juntas due to the lack of support…

During the Qin dynasty, the First Emperor ordered for most books written about past rulers and history to be burned due to fear of being criticized by them. The Qin dynasty did not last long, but the Han dynasty took over and ruled China for centuries. Those who disobeyed the emperor are sentenced to prison and were forced to pay a huge fine or kill themselves. The Han dynasty had an enemy called the Xiongnu, nomadic people who raids China for empowerment. The document is about Sima Qian who…

Source 1: Michaels, G. (2014). Tomb of 100 rivers of mercury at the Terracotta Warriors? Retrieved from http://www.thebestquest.com/undiscovered-tomb-100-rivers-mercury-terracotta-warriors-2/ Notes: • Sima Qian is an ancient Chinese historian and in his writing it read, “Mercury was used to simulate the hundred rivers, the Yangtze and Yellow River, and the great sea, and set to flow mechanically” which is written about the First emperor’s tomb • Sima Qian also said the ceiling was decorated…

Sima Qian is a Chinese historian, he was the Grand Astrologer of Emperor Wu of the Han dynasty. Sima Qian believed that there were much more things important than personal honor. The First Emperor of Qin complete the conquest of China’s independent regions and established the Qin dynasty. The emperor made himself the first ruler of a government controlling all of China. The Qin dynasty lasted for less than 20 years, the Han dynasty that then replaced it kept China together politically for…