Tang Dynasty

It is commonly considered that Ancient Greek is the origin and center of civilization in Europe, and China holds a similar position in East Asia. Aristotle played a significant role for Ancient Greek, and Confucius is highly emphasized in Ancient China. Many may think the two philosophies will confront each other as Europe and Eastern Asia have dissimilar historical development. The two views do have undeniable different views, but they are also comparable and supporting each other in some sense…

Until the arrival of West, China was confident of its centrality and supremacy in Asia. This was obvious in its tributary system, which included not only obedience and the exchange, but also the sphere of influence through supremacy. The China’s tributary system differed from Westphalian state system because China dynastic empires placed themselves at the center of territories and international affairs in the pre-modern Asian world. In this paper, I propose that the core of the China’s tributary…

China, an immense country that is well known for its global power due to its size and well-established economic influence around the world. China’s admiration of being a high caliber country has surly place them on top of the chart and as the country with the largest population in the world, it is clear to observe that it holds one of the world’s most well known religion, Buddhism. Buddhism standing in the top three religions with Christianity and Islam clearly assures how successful of a world…

Gupta Empire, the Late Han Dynasty and the Muslim States, all faced the colonization of new lands while maintaining one cultural community. The expanding domination and the formation of tribute system of all three societies through force led to the need for male soldiers and as a byproduct the increasing “authority of senior males and arranged marriages” (Mckay,et.182,237,342). Through an exploration of Vatsyayana's Kama Sutra during the Gupta empire, as well as Pan Chao’s Lessons for a Woman…

Both China and japan responded completely different. China and Japan came under a lot of heat from the West to open to alien trade and association. The Industrial Revolution in Europe and the United States have created a big opening among them and the West, fleeing the two Asian nations behind technologically and military. In that time, none of them had the potential to stand up to the Western nations, and soon enough both of them had to sign unequal treaties that made them open their ports and…

Have you ever wondered how important trade really is in the world today and how it impacted human health? The Silk Road was a network of trade routes where goods, ideas, technologies, and diseases were passed along throughout Eurasia on camel caravans. The name “The Silk Road” can be misleading because silk was not the only item that was traded on this trade route. Other items, such as metals, gems, glass, horses, and spices were important items of trade (Upshur). Many people think trade only…

by the silver trade since the rich landowners and merchants were the ones that were profiting and increasing their posession of silver. In document 1, there was even a order issued that limited how much people could spend on weddings in the Ming dynasty. When poor peasants saw upper class people spending an excessive amount of silver, they would resent them. This social tension could have led to issues and even rebellion so an order was issued. Document 3 is a report to the emperor in the Ming…

system in medieval Europe but it also opened the Japanese eyes to Zen Buddhism. Japanese Zen has attempted to preserve much of Song dynasty. A difference between them is that the Japanese clergy are generally married and the Chan dynasty is against clergy having any sort of romantic, sexual or marital engagements. The modern Chan went through three extra dynasties and in general has embraced what they call modernization. So, ideas like Humanistic Buddhism were new to them. The outfits,…

Imagine living in Iran in 1970. It was a time of great boom and great bust. There was much wealth to be had from oil production, and at times things were very prosperous. This prosperity was overshadowed though, by the many socio-economic failures of the Shah. His unwise use of power and his greed made Iran a country ripe for revolution. By 1979 the stage was set for Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who because of cunning historical and political maneuverings was able to use politics, religion, and…

comprehend the Western ideas being introduced to China. On the other hand, the Nationalist Party advocated for these Western ideas. However, Yuan promoted traditional manners such restoring Confucian traditions and attempting to create a new imperial dynasty. As a result of the conflicting values between the Nationalist Party and Yuan, the Nationalists led a rebellion soon after the new parliament was dissolved. Subsequently, with the additional chaos ensuing from Yuan’s death in 1916, his…