Attalid dynasty

Prehistoric Times original humans began activity in the Paleolithic Times, and early culture and society forming. The Xia Dynasty was the first dynasty made, and was established by Qi (son of Yu the Great). It was a country made up of different tribes. The Shang Dynasty was established by the leader Tang, was also ruled by 31 rulers. Then, it became a society based on slavery. The Zhou Dynasty originated from the Zhou clan. By the 11th Century BC, this clan had become very powerful and had extended throughout

Chinese-Jesuit collaborations before 1755 The collaboration of the Chinese and the Jesuits can be found in art since the Kangxi period (康熙帝, r.1654-1722) in Qing China, and continued throughout the Yongzheng period (雍正帝, r.1722 - 1735) as well. Although the purpose of the missionaries was the spread their religion in China, the Kangxi emperor was quick to realise that some of them were good artists. He being a progressive thinker, thought it would be a good way to introduce his court artists, the

betrayed the hopes and dreams of civilians of having a better democratic life and instead set up a theocratic dictatorship that affect Iranians until this day. Relations between the United States and Iran has changed drastically ever since the Pahlavi Dynasty. At one point, prior to 1979, America and Iran were

Chinese history has witnessed the governing styles of many different dynasties throughout its history. Both the Tang and Yuan dynasties had expansionist ideologies, and both attempted to reallocate workload under their administrations. While the Tang government was focused on management and focused (specialization?) of tasks and services, the Yuan dynasty was less able to fully control its territory and people. The Yuan dynasty’s shaky regime, when contrasted with the relative stability of the Tang

The subject of gender relations in Iran has been a contentious social issue and has become more controversial since the Iranian Revolution of 1979. Mainstream news outlets such as CNN and BBC have reported that the “Islamization” that followed the Islamic Republic has led to a reversal of women’s rights in Iran (Nia 2010; BBC 2009). The policies pursued by the Islamic Republic have, however, “facilitated education, mobilization, and participation” for many women within the context of the country

On September 23rd 2014, China found the prominent Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti guilty of “separatism” and sentenced him to life in prison. This ruling came as a shock to the international community, for he has been the foremost advocate of peacefully resolving Uyghur ethnic unrest in China. Ilham Tohti is an ethnically Uyghur economist, professor, writer, and public intellectual who has been spearheading the vanguard of cultivating mutual understanding and respect amongst Han and Uyghur Chinese

The story of tea in China is at tragic one. It is a story of astonishing success and prosperity in the mid 19th century, but also a story of dramatic collapse and failure during the end of the century. It is a tale of imperialism and colonization and also of foreign relations and trade. Sarah Rose describes the downfall as the “greatest story of corporate espionage there ever was”(NPR). The story of the Chinese tea industry is as follows: China prospered during the first half the 19th century as

world and lead to rearrangements of the global alliances. The Iranian Revolution saw the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty governed under the Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, who was supported by the United States of America – showing his inclination towards modernization and secularizing the country. The revolution was led by Ayatollah Khomeini who later replaced Reza Shah and his dynasty with an Islamic Republic State. Based on the Iranian ideology which challenged the notion of westernization, a basis

As the latest wave of revolutionary uncertainty sweeps across the Middle East, Iran remains one of the region’s biggest question marks. The Islamic regime that temporarily crushed the Green Movement after Iran’s controversial presidential elections of 2009 still faces serious internal challenges to its power, with no clear indication of how events will play out. Few outside countries have more at stake in the evolution of Iran’s political situation than the United States, which has been in a state

Rhizoma et Radix Notoperygii (Qianghuo in Chinese also name as Qiang Qing and Tui Feng Shi Zhe (Yang, A. (nd)) is a well-known traditional Chinese medicine providing anti-rheumatic and pain-relieving herb in treating colds, rheumatism and headache (Yaping, W. & Huang, L.-F. 2015; Yang, A. nd; Namba,T., Gu, Z.-M., Zhou,G.-C., Wang,T.-Z.,Huo,M. and Komatsu,K.1995). Commercial names according to their appearance are “Chuan- qiang, Xi-qiang, Can-qiang, Zhu-jie-qiang, Da-tou qiang and Taio-qiang” (Yang