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Explain the apparent military decline of East Asia after 1700 East Asia had been regarded as one of the most military advanced region of the globe since the early firearms were invented by the Chinese before the Europeans perfected them. Indeed, the earliest known formula for gunpowder is found in a Chinese work dating from the 800s. This allowed the Chinese to apply it to warfare through producing a variety of gunpowder weapons among them rockets, bombs, mines, and rockets before inventing the…

Marco Polo as history goes does not stand out with some of the more historical figures of his time. This has become even more popular in the loosely based TV show that has been released about his life. However, without the writings that Marco Polo left us are the very reason we had people like Christopher Columbus. Marco Polo writings inspired Columbus to make the voyage and open up the world to new things, and create an entire generation of people to want to discover new things and see the…

Geographic Society in 1898, and hired Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor who saw the potential in photographs increasing the magazine’s popularity (Lutz and Collins 1993:27). In 1905 Grosvenor published photographs that were sent to him by Russian travelers of Lhasa, Tibet, without approval of the board (Lutz and Collins 1993:27). Although the board was not impressed by Grosvenor’s decision, the response from the American public was largely positive (Lutz and Collins 1993:27). In addition, Grosvenor’s…

Chinese culture is more towards stimulating innovations and emphasizing new ideas. It is flexible and more acting than reacting on changes occurring inside and outside of business. While cultures with very high uncertainty avoidance demonstrate their emotions in such a way that everything which is different becomes dangerous for them. They often resist in changes and worry about their future. In china obedience to laws and rules may be flexible to suit the actual situation and simplicity is a…

name, the course and semester, the title of the article/book, author, and source. Olga Dye International Relations POLS Summer, 2016 Continuous Superiority of the United States: Interdependence of the World’s Two Leading Economies Article Title: “China’s Century? Why America’s Edge will Endure” Author: Michael Beckley Introduction (author’s thesis, my thesis) The author attempts to confront an idea that China is surpassing the United States in economic growth. As a result of globalization…

Summary of the “Yes” The Department of Defense is a part of the executive branch of the United States government that deals with national security and the Armed Forces. In the Department of Defense there are three subordinate military departments: The Department of the Army, The Department of the Navy, and The Department of The Air Force. The DOD is planned to have a unique role in the comprehensive response effort for the Ebola outbreak as discussed by Michael Lumpkin during the Senate…

As one of the most popular world religions, Buddhism serves not only as a way of life for many people around the world, but also as a guide to the afterlife and how to escape the cycle of rebirth. Buddhism has several forms including Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana, and all forms of Buddhism have similar concepts that compose the fundamental ideals and beliefs of Buddhism. One of the most outstanding concepts of Buddhism is impermanence, or that this life and everything in it is ever changing…

Definition and History of Islam and Uighurs in China Despite how the current government may treat religion, religion has been a major driving force throughout China’s history. There is hardly a time when China wasn’t affected or influenced by religion, or peoples of a certain religious group. There are two major native religions in China that have played important roles not only cultural and socially, but within the shifting governments of the dynasties as well. The most major and influential…

branches of Christianity, while their core beliefs might be the same they are very different. Theravada Buddhism can be found mostly in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos. Mahayana Buddhism can be found mostly in China, Japan, Taiwan, Tibet, Nepal, Mongolia, Korea and most of Vietnam (O’Brien). Theravada translates to "Doctrine of the Elders," (findingdulcinea) and it centers around the Pali scriptures which were from the Buddha. By meditating, and following the eightfold path,…

The Life and Legacy of Genghis Khan Every civilization that had been found and developed, soon after they rose, would fall. But then a new one would rise not too far from there or become a whole new one out of the old rubble. Usually this was due to new settlers, an economic rise, or influences from other civilizations. Each civilization had a powerful figure, such as Alexander the Great from Macedonia or Julius Caesar in Rome. In the eastern parts of Asia, there are generals such as Cao Cao…