Yuan Dynasty

fashion. Women made many major and historical achievements due to the reforms of the White Revolution. Two of the referendums of the Shah’s White Revolution was reforming the land and giving more of a voice to women politically and socially. The past dynasty, Qajar, was based on a feudalist system and therefore women could not own land. With the implementation of the White Revolution women could finally own land. The ability of women to own land brought women more power than ever before. In…

Books are usually set in different categories based on what aspect of life is their topic related to. A book “Questions of Hu” is a historical book written by Jonathan Spence, a British-American historian, who is specialized in Chinese History. Dr. Spence received a lot of positive critics by major newspapers and journals like Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, etc. This book can be considered as a product of Spence 's interest in China and its culture and history, and his passion…

helped connect people of varying ethnicities and cultures, rulers had to use tactics such as violence, manipulation, and strict control of the law in order to maintain order in these ever growing nations. The Persian empire under the Achaemenid dynasty was one of the largest and most diverse nations to exist during…

In the 19th century, since the trade’s well development between Taiwan and Mainland China, many land owners and merchants became a powerful force in local society. Among others, Wufeng Lins was a well-known prominent family in Taichung city. The power of the politics, the army, the agriculture, and the trade had been made the Lins family flourished for more than a hundred years. The Lins also owned a large portion of lands in Taiwan, especially in the central regions. Historically, they even had…

As a female ruler and Tudor monarch, Elizabeth I had to prove herself worthy of her throne throughout her entire reign. She inherited from her predecessors a kingdom divided over religious matters, and she had to impose Protestantism as the kingdom 's official religion.1 Her failure to marry and the uncertainty of her succession proved to be additional challenges to her reign.2 Under such circumstances, she had to carefully construct her royal image, to ensure her subjects ' loyalty. As the…

pottery with a yellowish-brown glaze (Shangraw, 383). On the other hand, the Late Shang period spans from the 13th-11th century B.C. and features a more brownish-green glaze. Clearly examining pottery under the umbrella of the long timeline of Shang Dynasty is difficult, as there are many subtle changes over time, not to mention the fact that “ceramic tradition associated with China spans seven millennia” (Shangraw, 382). So, the more information that is unveiled on the topic, the easier it is…

Introduction Commonly called, “The Heart of Japan” Kyoto was the center of Japan’s culture, literature, Japanese Imperial Court, and arts during it’s hayday. Looking at Japan’s long history, it was first introduced 1200 years ago as Japan’s capital during the Heian Period (794 to 1185 C.E.) as Heian-kyō meaning, "tranquility and peace capital.” The four centuries of the Heian Golden Age changed the course of Japan’s history because of the emergence of the intertwining elements such as…

and Han dynasties showed in imperialist China for more than two millennia. In order to do so, the First Emperor of the Qin Empire, Qin Shi Huang in 221 BC, recognized that in order to have successful civilizations one needed to establish a vast working system such as those of the Greeks and Romans during the classical time period. Although this period did not have the longevity of other dynasties, it did however set the foundation for…

To the government of the People 's Republic of China (PRC), any negotiation with Taiwanese government was allowable expect the independence of Taiwan. One china, the idea that Taiwan was a territory rightfully belonging to China, served as the baseline attitude of the PRC. However, the concept of One China became continuously ambiguous in recent years especially when Taiwanese formed their own cultural, political system and understanding about Chinese nationalism. However, the PRC government…

This relationship was with Marc Antony. “She would have known that with Caesar dead, Antony was, in theory at least, the most powerful man in Rome.” After returning to Egypt to check on her dynasty, Antony summoned Cleopatra to Tarsus in 41 BCE. Once again, we see Cleopatra use beauty to form an alliance with Marc Antony. As Plutarch wrote, “she was going to visit Antony at the very time when women have the most brilliant beauty and are at…