Yuan Shikai

Contrary to popular belief, the Mongols were a civilized and sophisticated empire with a beneficial influence on Eurasia through implementing strict law and order, accepting different religions, and developing new innovations. The success of the empire was credited to their strict law and order. For instance, pack animals “could be left unattended because of the severity of (Mongol) laws against theft” (Document 7) including consequences such as, “being burned alive upside-down” (Document 5).…

Imagine sitting on the front porch, enjoying a warm cup of morning coffee, when, all of a sudden, a fleet of over three-hundred ships come sailing into the harbor, each ship being both longer and wider than an entire football field. Intimidating, right? Immediately, one feels small, weak, powerless, and maybe even a little bit scared. Well, time and time again, countries across the Indiana Ocean trading network experienced the same exact feeling. Zheng He devoted his life to a series of seven…

In Genghis Khan and the making of the modern world, Jack Weatherford argues that despite villainization by historians Genghis khan rose from a remote tribal culture to unify the mongols as conquerors who promoted cultural communication, trade, and legal rights in one of the largest empires in history.The author asks how Genghis Khan became an influential ruler, how he conquered a huge amount of land, and how he left a legacy and contribution to modern society. The Mongols spread revolutionary…

A World Without Genghis Khan Genghis Khan was a mongolian warrior and ruler that created the largest empire known to man. The Mongol Empire was successful due to Khan’s ruthlessness of annihilating segregated tribes in Northeast Asia. Genghis Khan’s actions and ideas greatly impacted culture, society, and the world to this day. Some of Khan’s impacts included new warfare methods, Pax Mongolica, and there were even effects on Russia. With all this said, what would the world be like if Genghis…

The Han Dynasty of China was built on the backbones of the Qin Dynasty. During there was a huge revival of Chinese art. This was seen in their most prevalent forms of art, which were; pottery, jade carvings, silk weavings, bronze casting, and paintings. Paintings became popular in China because of the invention of paper, which replaced silk as the canvas. Each of these different mediums were used to create different pieces that served a certain purpose. An example of a ceramic, or terracotta,…

China’s last dynasty, the Qing dynasty, respected Tibet’s autonomy as a distinct territory and culture, yet continued to claim authority over it – a claim generally recognised by the Tibetans – without interfering much in their political and societal structure (“Tibet,” 1997, P. 34). The nature of the relationship between Qing and Tibet was that of “an empire and a semi-independent peripheral state” (“Tibet,” 1997, P. 34). The Qing dynasty, clearly distinguished political status and…

The Song and Tang dynasty where both great chinese dynasty, and they had some similarities and differences. Tang was a dynasty that did many great things. The Tang Dynasty was founded in 618 CE. This dynasty felt strongly about following the code of relationship, so they were followers of confucius. During the Tang dynasty the trade flourished. They got lots of goods that they needed. In order to get more resources, the Tang grew to the south for more trading opportunities. They used the Great…

1.) Civilizations in the pre-modern world were highly advanced in their own standards. Chinese invented weapons, silk, china, paper and many technological, as well as political influence in the region of origins. Indians were known for their spices, as the people of East Africa traded slaves, timber, and ivory. All over the world, civilizations were inventing tools and coming up with new ideas on how to better their culture. This is the cornerstone, or backbone of what started a series of the…

The Rise of Eunuchs in the Middle of Confucianism The Ming Dynasty witnessed the highest point of the eunuch system and its political influence in the Chinese government during the 15th century. The eunuch system was the system where castrated men were responsible for carrying out assignments as servant for the Chinese emperor and government officers in the palace, also known as Ceremonial Directors in the Ming court (Scholz 129). Despite the conflict against traditional Confucianism, which was…

The importation of Opium in China was the result of the inept Qing government, submissive foreign policies, and the determination of the British government to open up the Chinese market. The Opium War in China was disasterous to China, accelerating its downfall. The inefficient government cannot solve the problem of the widespread Opium Trade in China, which became rooted in the society, demoralizing the citizens. To begin with, the primary reason of the uncontrollable Opium trade was the…