Tang Dynasty

Outline: Introduction Body: 1. Wong and Kingston wrote about two different situations in their past reflecting their own cultural background a- In “The struggle to be an all American girl”, Wong shows her disdain of being obliged to attend the Chinese school, and her desire to be an all American girl. b- In “Catfish in the bathtub”, Kingston is only interested in the traditional food of the Chinese culture. 2. The mentality of the author’s mothers are relatively the same a- Both mothers obliged…

many different dynasties, which helped China become a successful society. What made ancient Chinese culture successful was trade on the Silk Road, the rise of the Han and Qin dynasty. The Han dynasty was a period of time when ancient China was in prosperity. Liu Bang (mostly formally known as Emperor Gaozu) has founded and firstly ruled during that time. The Han dynasty has had many innovations that helped the prosperity of ancient China. The major advancement during the Han dynasty was a time…

and unable to fend off a foreign invasion. Their men are spineless, civilized, and self-restrained. These men were unfit to become soldiers to defend their nation and attack its foes. However, the Ming and Qing Dynasties proved this to be a false statement. Both the Ming and Qing Dynasties expanded the country’s borders through conquest. Troops were sent to countries throughout Asia to assimilate them into the Empire. Their foreign policy was simple: invade and conquer. The term “managed…

Medieval Chinese Medicine Medieval Chinese medicine influenced modern day medicine, as well as advancing their own knowledge y inventing and discovering. Firstly, Chinese medicine was a system created 3,000 years ago. Through medieval Chinese medicine fatigue and food/herbal causes, atmospheric forces, acupuncture, t’ai chi, and discoveries for disease prevention were all formed. These elements helped shape the medicine used today and helped medieval Chinese medicine tremendously. Chinese…

Trade has affected just about everyone around the earth for thousands of years. Trade is the action of buying and selling goods and services. People throughout history would traveled long distances to trade items for money or other products. This trading has changed many civilizations by introducing new products, food and ideas. Throughout history, trade has intentionally and unintentionally transformed civilizations. The Silk Road has intentionally and unintentionally transformed civilizations…

Over the past century women’s rights has changed tremendously in various factors like globalization, poverty, economics, health, violence, sexual exploitation, and culture. But, today one of the most influential existing problems that a women experience is gender inequality. In Amy Tan’s award-winning novel, The Joy Luck Club, the role of Asian women is to stay inferior to men. Research shows that women’s right issue was a major problem in China, as well as many different parts of the world.…

regent who effectively ruled over China from her appointment in 1861 until her death in 1908. She ruled during the Boxer Rebellion, an anti-foreign and anti-Christian uprising led by a splinter group called the Boxers towards the end of the Qing Dynasty from 1899 to 1901. Empress Cixi’s changes to Boxer ideologies to reflect those of the state and her actions to preserve the state, doctrine, and race of China express her use of the Boxers as a nationalistic mechanism to eradicate Western…

had kept its roots. Although things were kept the same, change was also present. In 100 C.E, the Han Dynasty had ruled all of China, but soon fell in 220 C.E due to when the son of “Cao Cao” forces Emperor Xian from his throne. When this occurred, he became the emperor of Cao Wei, one of the Three Kingdoms that formed after the Han Dynasty fell. This soon started the warring period. The Jin Dynasty soon claims to “reunite” china from 265 C.E. This had lasted until 516 C.E.…

The Silk Road, extending over 4,000 miles, was a large network of trade routes used in ancient times for centuries to exchange different goods, materials, ideas, and several other different things; good and bad. The Silk Road routes stretched from China through India, Asia Minor, up throughout Mesopotamia, to Egypt, the African continent, Greece, Rome, and Britain1. Silk was very sought after in ancient times, and was only produced in China. The Chinese had kept the secret of silk-making for…

Traditional art has continued in Asia to this day, but rapid change has been taking place. In many countries across Asia, the problem artists are finding is getting rid of tradition and breaking out of that shell. While many are holding on strong to traditions like calligraphy, and Chinese porcelain ceramic making, others are finding a way to fuse the two together. Now artists are finding ways to use symbols and hints of traditional-based art forms to send political, economic, and…