The Qin and Han dynasties facilitated political unity by formulating political philosophies. Legalism was a rigid doctrine of conduct focused on maintaining peace among citizens. Everyone was expected to abide by the principles of legalism,
dictated.” The book, “The Earth and Its People”, states that “The Shang (1750-1045 B.C.E.) and Western Zhou (1045-771 B.C.E.) dynasties ruled over a compact zone in northeastern China.” The Western Zhou dynasty and the Shang dynasty ruled the northeastern China compact zone for almost a thousand years. “In the second half of the third century B.C.E. one of the warring states—the Qin state of the Wei River Valley—rapidly conquered its rivals and created China’s first empire…
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Rome and Han China are two notable empires, the largest that the world had ever seen in that time. Rome unified Italy and the lands around the Mediterranean, and became the most memorable empire today. Han China promoted cultural unity and made various positive changes that are the reason that the Chinese still refer to themselves as “Han” today. Han China and Rome never influenced one another, yet their histories can be compared and contrasted through their government, their economics, and finally…
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Chen Hanyu A0110820B Tutorial D5 Question 1: Introduction For this paper, I will be discussing two opposing ideologies, Confucianism and Legalism. Towards the later part of ancient China (e.g Han dynasty), states started to adopt a mixture of Confucianism and Legalistic ideology. Why did Legalism and Confucianism fall off? In this paper I will explore and provide my own insights on the shortcomings of both ideologies; how Legalism was more persuasive in getting people to accept their ideas and…
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Greek cultural influence persisted until the spread of Islam in the 7th century BCE. Alexander’s empire was broken up into three major successor kingdoms in Europe, Asia, and Africa, each with its own unique challenges. Ptolemies- Macedonian dynasty that ruled Egypt for 3 centuries. Largely took over the system created by Egyptian pharaohs to extract the wealth of the land. Alexandria in Egypt, capital of the Ptolemies, was the greatest city in the world. It had a large and diverse population…
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plenty of drinking water and fertile land. Good geographic position brings good climate to China. The climate in China is complicated but suitable for developing agriculture. In China, different places can grow different kinds of plants well. In Han dynasty, good geographic position led china to trade with other countries. The Silk Road made countries more connectable. Its long coastline is good to develop fishery. * Mesopotamian is the land between the Tigris and Euphrates. Rivers provide water…
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Confucius 551-479 BCE Confucius was the first Chinese thinker who attended the problem of political and social order in a straightforward way He is important to history because his book, the Analects, influenced Chinese culture and politics and also for more than 2,000 years, Chinese people who were looking for government positions had to go through a cycle of studies that derived from the one Confucius developed. Qin Shihuangdi…
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TANG & SONG 1. How did government affect your dynastic era? Tang Dynasty: The administration was organized into 10 political districts called “Dao” which was then later increased to 15. In each political district there were towns, villages, and families. The official system of the Tang administration involved the central official system and local official system. The central official system followed the Sui Dynasty's (581 - 618) three departments and six ministries system. The six major…
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E. Collision: Alexander and the Hellenistic Era 1. Philip II of Macedon completed conquest of Greece by 338 b.c.e. a. political unification of Greece by force b. plan for great Greek expedition against Persia 2. Alexander’s expedition against Persia (333–323 b.c.e.) a. created a massive Greek empire that reached from Egypt and Anatolia to Afghanistan and India b. defeat of Persian Empire, destruction of Persepolis c. Alexander anointed as pharaoh of Egypt, declared to be “son of the gods”…
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Test on Chapters 12-14 1. The period of political disorder and chaotic warfare that followed the Qin-Han era is referred to as the a. Era of Division. b. Time of Troubles. c. Jurchen invasion era. d. Mongol Conquest. e. Warring States era. 2. Which of the following statements concerning the situation at the end of the Qin-Han period is most accurate? a. Non-Chinese nomads ruled much of China and a foreign religion, Buddhism, eclipsed Confucian teachings. b. The central authority of the…
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Persia, Han & Gupta Empires The Medes and the Persians lived in the Middle East on the Iranian Plateau between the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf. In 550 B.C., the Persian ruler Cyrus the Great united these two peoples. He then expanded Persia's territory westward by conquering Lydia and Babylonia and eastward by conquering territories as far as the Indus River. BUILDING AN EMPIRE The son of Cyrus the Great conquered Egypt. The next ruler, Darius, unified the Persian Empire by building a network…
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