The Family Structure Of The Ming And Qing Dynasty

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The Pax Romana was characterized by political stability, an increase of commerce, as well as cultural diffusion. Augustus was the emperor during this period, he got rid of the declining Senate and introduced the Principate; allowing an effective bureaucratic government to be introduced to Rome. Overtime Rome also granted the conquered populations the opportunity to become citizens. With the help of Rome’s technical innovations like roads, concretes, and arches the amount of trade that went on increased drastically. With military posts on these roads people felt safe traveling to other regions to trade. Because of this Rome’s culture and religion was able to diffuse, especially to the west. All these things were able to create a period of prosperity in Rome.

In the Dynastic Cycle, the Song and Ming Dynasties of Ancient China demonstrated/displayed similar Periods of Decline. To begin, both dynasties were meeting the common good which helped them gain the mandate of heaven, but it didn’t last forever. Over time both dynasties started to ignore the needs of poor. For this reason, the community didn’t have public services provided by the government or the things they needed. For example, public transportation or water fountains are supposed to be provided by the government. In fact, they weren’t. Transportation is important because people need it to get to one place to another. In other words from their home to work and back of course. Also, water fountains provide people with an important

There are a lot of differences between The classical empires and the post classical Empires; more specific The differences between the Han and Tang dynasties in China. Some examples of the changes would be the practicing of foot binding or Neo-confucianism in the tang dynasty. The Han dynasty and the Tang dynasty had differences in their social and political systems. Both of with affected the dynasties in the way the rose to power and the way they fell.

The Han and the Yuan Dynasties share some similarities, but also some differences. First I will be talking about the similarities that both Dynasties shared. First the Han dynasty shared some native trait while the Yuan Dynasty had foreign traits. The Han Dynasty lasted over 100 years and had numerous leaders to lead. On the other Hand the Yuan dynasty only lasted a generation and then started to wear out over the years. Han being a new culture created a new philosophy for a new dynasty starting out was big. Usually dynasties just passed down traditions and they followed it, but for the Han that wasn't the case. The yuan dynasty did follow the traditions and they picked up cultures traits from chinese tribes. They shared laws, Gods,

In the Dynastic cycle, the Qin and Qing Dynasties of ancient China showed similar periods of decline. Both of these dynasties have similarities and differences when the dynasties were aloud. To begin with, the Qin and the Qing dynasties had some similarities. First, both dynasties rebelled.

Beginning in the late 19th century and continuing to the early 20th century, many Chinese families struggled to gain social, economic, and educational stature in both China and the United States. In the book, A Transnational History of a Chinese Family, by Haiming Liu, we learn about the Chang family rooted in Kaiping County, China, who unlike many typical Chinese families’ exemplified hard-work and strong cultural values allowing them to pursue an exceptional Chinese-American lifestyle. Even with immigration laws preventing Chinese laborers and citizens to enter unless maintaining merchant status, Yitang and Sam Chang managed to sponsor approximately 40 relatives to the states with their businesses in herbalist

The Han Dynasty was the second imperial dynasty right after the Qin Dynasty, so there are major similarities between the two. One of those is the social structure of the country. The system consists of three tiers. Bureaucrats and government officials are on top, skilled laborers such as farmers and blacksmiths were the middle class, and servants and merchants were the bottom class. The country was ran by the Emperor and his/her royal family. Importantly the social class did not impact the wealth or power of each individual or family, it only indicated their status. This is how order was established throughout this civilization.

Confucian worshiping of ancestors and norms “Xiao” stimulated the blooming of the family and clan

Women’s role in Ancient Chinese civilisation was always vital to society due to their role in the family and during the Tang and Song dynasty significant changes occurred, changing Chinese women’s lives forever. While it is no secret women were inferior to men in the history of China, not many are aware of the major differences of the status of women from dynasty to dynasty. The Tang-Song dynasties ruled from 618AD to 1279 AD and many distinct differences between these two dynasties can be observed. Women’s role in these dynasties primarily included domestic duties, with the introduction of new roles to the female gender. Their role was very important to society as the woman of the family ran the household and as that was the most important

Emperor- the emperor was at the top of the entire hierarchy and he ruled over the Dynasty while his family was rich and

Female members lived together with their husbands (who belonged to other matrilineages) in a single longhouse; a village would contain anywhere from a few small longhouses to as many as 50. Several matrilineages formed the matrilineal clan, which, besides being of symbolic and ceremonial importance, served to regulate marriage patterns. Marriage was forbidden between members of a

The Qin and the Han are two equally important dynasties that greatly expanded in their reign, although both the Qin and the Han had its own ideas on expansion. In fifteen years, the Qin Dynasty united the seven warring states. Emperor Qin’s rule resulted in the isolation of China from foreigners and brought upon strict rules and the removal of freedom. Under Emperor Qin’s rule, any action people took which angered the ruler could result in harsh punishment. Consequently, people were unhappy and often suffered from poverty. On the other hand, The Han dynasty lasted 426 years and managed to conquer more land, which gradually expanded and formed what China now is today. While isolation from the outside world was still present

Medieval China, as seen in the Stories from a Ming Collection, was characterized by distinct separations between men and women’s abilities, typical old fashioned family structure, and a desire to advance their social status. Throughout all the stories in this book, it dives deep into different aspects of how men and women are treated, how families were structured and how that affects their lives, as well as the values these people held. A very common trend in the stories was how different men and women were treated and the limitations they may or may not had.

Near the start of Ming China, the sea was under its control for nearly 300 years. At the peak of Ming China’s naval control, technological advances and rich with trade; treasure ships came to be. Treasure fleets, towering ships with numerous junks, sailed the sea from their craft of hands by a million peasants in 1405 to their last journey across the Sea in 1433 under the rule of Zheng He. With these ships came extravagant gifts; porcelain, silk, teas, lacquerware and like luxuries were brought aboard displaying the influence and strength of the Ming. When sent on voyages theses bulking ships of 400 feet by 160 feet were accompanied by hundreds of smaller ships carrying miscellaneous necessities for the long travels. Ming China spent copious amounts of funds on these ships and voyages but the revenue equaled to nothing of mention compared to the investment, during this time the Mongols were attacking west China dividing its attention and