Qui Dynasty Journey

The Egyptians believed that their pharaohs were the reincarnation of the sun god Re, the chief god who held the most power of all of the gods. This was believed because the pharaohs had immense power, governed huge areas of lands, and controlled vast resources such as gold and slaves. The pharaohs also elevated their status by building huge structures to the gods that seemed to transcend their earthly life, such as the pyramids and temples. The pharaohs used ordinary Egyptians to build the pyramids, not slaves, because the Egyptians wanted to please the god king so they would be guaranteed a place in the afterlife. The pharaohs also conquered thousands of square miles of land through military victories which seemed almost impossible for mere mortals. Similarly, the Mesopotamian kings were believed to be the sons of gods. The god the kings were related to depended on the city state’s main god, which was usually Anu. The king was also the chief priest which continued the relationship, keeping them close to the gods. The kings took on massive public works projects as well as military conquests which further cemented this belief. Because of the importance of the gods to these societies, their leaders were raised to a “godly” status as a reflection of their significance and as a result of their many accomplishments, which also gave the people a more tangible connection to the gods.

The Ancient Egyptians believed that the pharaoh was a god himself, and that his power was given to him by the god Ra. Other pharaohs also believed in this as well which was the case with Zoser, and the pharaohs of the preceding dynasties.

For the Qin dynasty, I would rate it a two out of five because Shi Huangdi took control of the unified China, started the great wall of China, and developed legalism which is ruling by force. This dynasty lasted for only 15 years and is the shorted lived rule in all the four dynasties.

Entry# 1: Good day journal, I have ventured further into my research on the Song Dynasty, I have learned very much about the landscape, geographical features, and much more like some major epochs of their time and even some quotes directly from some of the people living there. To start the song dynasty lasted from 960 to 1279 A.D. they lasted 319 years “Their climate had a very diverse range, ranges from tropical in south and subtropical in the north. The terrain is mostly mountains, high plateaus, deserts in the west, plains, deltas, and hills in the east.”(Embry 4). This is what I observed and mentally noted while I was touring the Song Dynasty. “Emperor Taizu began reigning in the year 960. His capital was in Kaifeng. During his 16 years of rule, he instituted successful policies and won his wars of expansion” (Wu 7). This was something that a local had told me about emperor Taizu. He further on explained to me about his resilience and how he expanded his land with intelligent war tactics.The Song dynasty was an era of Chinese history that began in 960 and continued until 1279. It succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, and was followed by the Yuan dynasty (Benn 0).

Manchus were the one that took control of China after the Yuan (which was the Mongols) and established themselves as the Qing Dynasty. It is also this dynasty that the modern Chinese started. Around the 18th century, the Qing was at its height. However, by the start of the 19th century until the early 20th century, the Qing Dynasty started going downhill with domestic political and foreign policy problems. Within the nation, there were continuation and changes to the traditional Confucian system; Furthermore, there were rebellions due to foreign competitions that lead to the end of the Qing Dynasty.

The Ancient Egyptian were polytheistic most of the time, which means that they believed in multiple gods. When Akhenaten was pharaoh, the Egyptians were monotheistic, meaning they worshiped only one god. He ended the worship of other gods and claimed that Aten, the lord of all was the only god in Egypt. The Egyptians didn't like this idea, so on their own,

Both Europe and China had periods of absolutism, they just arose at different times. Out of the period of warring states, the great Qin dynasty arose. Similarly, out of a period of total chaos in Europe, another absolute monarch arose, Louis the 14th of France. Both of these rulers had several similarities and differences, but both were monarchs with absolute power over their vast nations, centralizing power from a period of grand feudal culture. Both tried to suppress a smaller cultural group at some point or other. However, one had shone through as a significantly better leader within the economic sphere, the two are comparable within social and governmental policy.

Ancient China and ancient Egypt were both two sophisticated civilizations that created a religion as a way to explain the natural phenomena they encountered and the unknown. Although different in many ways, their religions do share many similarities with each other. One of these similarities is that both of the religions are polytheistic. In both Chinese and Egyptian religion, there are many different gods, and each god rules in their own domain. However, not only do both religions have more than one god in them, but also many of the gods from both religions are very similar to each other in the sense that they rule over the exact same thing. For example in ancient Chinese religion there is a sky god, just like the sky god in ancient Egyptian religion. Another similarity that both religions have in common with each other is that each religion has it’s own “high god” that rules above all of the other gods. For the Chinese it is Shang-Ti, the supreme god who rules above

The Han dynasty was a golden era for China. It saw the greatest land confiscation of the nation’s history and economic success. In this paper I will be focusing on the structure of the national government, the monopolizing of iron and salt, the Yumen Pass and the Yellow Turban rebellion. Join me as we take a trip back in time to visit a time in Chinas history that is highly revered.

According to historical records, the ancient city began 1600 of years ago in Eastern Jin Dynasty. Ancestors believed, perhaps basing on the divination, identified here as a treasure place，took great care and kept it in good shape for thousand years.

Before Christ was born there was a lot of important historical event all around the world. However, China had some of the most impacting historical events during these years. China is one of the four ancient civilization still up today, therefore, China is one of the strongest and smartest country during BCE. Throughout, the time period China developed both mentally and physically. China had three important dynasty that impacted the way they developed and survived. The Shang, Zhou, Xia Dynasty. According to the passage "A BRIEF HISTORY OF ANCIENT CHINA." by Tim Lambert, ‘The Xia dynasty occurred in 2000 BCE. Later the Shang dynasty occurred during 1766-1122 BCE. Lastly, the Zhou dynasty occurred 1122-256 BCE.’(Lambert, 1) All three Dynasty

Their religion was revolved around the belief on the gods and goddesses.They also believed that all parts of nature was a children or relative of a creator god.They believed in Osiris,god of the dead,Ra,god of the sun, and Geb,god of the earth,Ect.They believed their king, the Pharaoh, was a man and a god.He was believed that he could control the nature, start wars, and protect the people.They made daily sacrifices of food to the god´s so that they would b

China, usually known by being the third largest country in the world, located at the East of Asia, has great popularity in today’s time not for its size, but its historical value. Value, that has being preserved for over 5000 years, reflecting the beauty of Chinese culture. From the Xia Dynasty (2010B.C.-1600B.C.) to the Qing Dynasty (1616-1911), China has being evolving proving itself as one splendid civilization, especially during the T’ANG Dynasty (618 A.D.-907A.D).

The Ancient Egyptians believed that their pharaoh was half-man and half-god. The pharaoh was the god Horus and once the once his time on earth was over her would be reunited with the sun and another Horus ruled on the earth. Old Egyptian religion was an intricate arrangement of polytheistic convictions and customs. It focused on the Egyptians ' association with numerous gods who were accepted to be available in, and in control of, the strengths and components of nature. The acts of Egyptian religion were endeavors to accommodate the divine beings and increase their support. The pharaoh acted as the middle person between his kin

The Great Ming dynasty has been a dynasty where the basis of its rulings and organizations have been derived from Confucian ideals. Its Emperors held titles as the "Son of Heaven", making them almost deities who should possess the wisdom as well as integrity to oversee such an enormous and centralized empire. Still, in 1644, the Hans were overtaken by a growing power the of brave warriors on horseback who had an expertise of western firearms. The Great Ming dynasty, arguably China's most flourishing period of scholarship, arts and capitalist market economy ushered in a new ethnic ruling class, the Manchus.