Xia Dynasty

During 600 BCE to 600 AD in China, there were many changes and continuities. Few examples of the changes in China was the cultural beliefs, political practices, and unification of China. In contrast, the continuities of china was the ideology of confucianism,the Han civil service exams, and the mandate of heaven. During the period of 600 BCE to 600 AD, the Chinese had changes such as the cultural belief, unification of China, and political practices. Earlier at this period of time, people…

left behind so many legacies like for instance The Great Wall of China. Till this day The Great Wall is still standing, and millions walk it every day. Qin was a cruel ruler; he killed people who didn’t like his ideas. He had a Dynasty that was called the Qin (Ch’in) Dynasty. Qin was only 13 when he took the throne to become the First Emperor of China. Qin Shihuang built the wall of china over 2,000 years ago. It is said to be the largest building ever. Why The Great Wall of China was builds?…

“When everything seemed lost, the heirs of the house of Ptolemy would suddenly have almost put within their grasp a dominion stretching not only over the lost ancestral lands, but over wider territories than Ptolemy I or Ptolemy II or Ptolemy III had ever dreamed of. Those kings, being men, had based their dominion on the power of their arms; but now, when the military power of Egypt would bring to the contest power of a wholly different kind-the power of a fascinating woman.” E.R. Bevan, The…

inconvenience to the country; even though it was a very famous historical landmark, it was a waste of time, resources, and men. In 221 BCE the Qin dynasty rose to power. Shi Huangdi, who called himself The First Emperor, was the emperor of the dynasty. He started building The Great Wall. He used going to work on the wall as a type of punishment. When he died, the Han dynasty rose to power, and continued building the wall as a defense mechanism. The Great Wall is located in the North of China. It…

it’s art, religion or military, the early Chinese dynasties have all left behind a legacy. Beginning with the Shang Dynasty and its famous artwork, moving to the Zhou and its impact on commerce, into the Qin and its military prowess concluding with the Han and its cultivation of education and philosophy, each dynasty helped create the China we know today. Each one of these dynasties built upon the accomplishments of it’s predecessor. The Shang dynasty is mostly remembered for its detailed…

The distance between ancient Rome and ancient China was about 4,000 miles by land. There were fierce deserts and high mountains in the way. It was a very dangerous trip. The Silk Road was a nickname for any route that any trader took from China to Rome. For a very long time, the ancient Romans did not know who was making this wonderful fabric called silk. The Romans first discovered pieces of of silk in the goods they took from some of the people they conquered. But those people did not know…

In 246 BCE. thirteen year old Ying Zheng ascended the Qin throne, at the time of his ascendant there wasn't one one unified Chinese empire or even a Chinese empire at all. Instead there was seven states, constantly at odds, but before his death that would change. Ying Zheng was the ruler of Qin, one of the seven major states of China. These states were constantly at battle with one another vying for supremacy, this time period is referred to as The Period of Warring States. During this time…

The safavid religion was mostly straightforward. The old Safavid leader Shah Ismail declared early on that the Safavid religion would be a form of Islam called Shi’ism. However, this did not go over quite so easily. This old leader created a program of people to help convert a mostly Sunni population either by persuasion, or by force. During this time there was a council of religious leaders, the Sunni ulama. The members either submitted and left or were forcefully removed. To help move this…

The Army of the First Emperor Qin, an incredibly large and unique collection of sculpted soldiers, dates back to 210-209 BCE. During the first years of his ruling, Qin Shi Huang ordered the creation of the famous terracotta army, requiring over 700,000 craftsmen to make. The artwork was found and assumed created in the Lintong District, Xi'an, Shaanxi province. Being a particular work of art that is distinguished throughout the Chinese history, the Terracotta Army emphasizes the good works of…

As a nation with one of the longest history in the world, China boasted a bureaucratic system of more than 2000 years. Since the start of Qin Dynasty in 221 B.C, China has established a centralized bureaucratic system. The First Emperor divided his new empire into 36 commanderies(Jun), each subdivided into a number of counties(xian). (Junxian has been shorthand for centralized bureaucratic rule, as opposed to fengjian meaning decentralized or feudal) (Fairbank, 1998). It is hard to imagine how…