Edo period

The Qin Dynasty Despite being the shortest ruling dynasty at fifteen years, the Qin dynasty served a vital role in the development of China’s civilization (51). The Qin dynasty was prefaced by a period of instability caused by an ineffective political system and war between several regions all vying to overtake the others. After the Qin kingdom rose as the victor, King Cheng established for himself the title of Shi huangdi, or emperor, and looked to create a political system that would prevent

Two of the earliest empires in Chinese history were the Qin Dynasty (221- 206 BCE) and the Han Dynasty (202 BCE- 220 CE). They both successfully unified the vast nation of China. Both Empires allowed government to not only influence politics, but also economy, philosophy, and social life. The empires ruled China distinctively differently. The Qin was a very fierce and brutal dynasty, while the Han dynasty tried to reduce the repression of the people brought by the Qin Dynasty. They also both used

CCOT#2 In the period 1046B.C- 256B.C the Zhou Dynasy ruled. Next, during 221B.C -206B.C, the Qin Dynasty ruled. Finally from 400 years to 220C.E, the Han Dynaty ruled. Throughout all these dynasties, political, economical, social,and religion, were problems which led to different scenerious. During the Zhou Dynasty, there were mant developments, and how and why those develpoments happened. There was also many changes and continuities that was caused because of these additions. Some developments

The Western Jin Dynasty came to be when the founder, Sima Yan, forced the Emperor of the Kingdom of Wei (Cao Wei), to give over his throne in 265. This caused Sima Yan, also known as Emperor Wudi, to gain the throne that Cao Wei once maintained. In 269, Emperor Wudi began constructing a navy to imperialize the rest of the territory from the Han Empire, consisting of the Three Kingdoms. That same year, troops were sent by Sima Yan to attack the Kingdom of Wu. After defeating the Kingdom of Wu, the

Shi Huangdi was the first emperor of China and can be considered on the best rulers of China or even more so of all time. Shi Huangdi united all of China, he took all of the conflicts in the warring states of China and resolved those conflicts and put them under one rule. Strict laws and punishments kept the people of his rule at peace, and everyone learned the same language which contributed to helping unite the people of China. All wars were brought to an end and all weapons were taken and melted

The first article up for review, Alexander Fisher’s “Song, Confession, and Criminality: Trial Records as Sources for Popular Musical Culture in Early Modern Europe,” is extremely thorough and detailed. After a lengthy introduction, the thesis is finally stated. His goal with this article is to gain an understanding of popular music in early-modern Europe through trial records of three cases of people being accused of anti-Catholic sentiment. He lists his methodology after this, planning to comb through

double that of the Dou vessel in terms of diameter and height. Unlike the Dou vessel, which contains handles, the Zun vessels’ ring base design compels one to carry the object on a shoulder. (Thorp, p. 73) This could in part be because during the Shang period, many of these pieces like the Zun were used for “cult” rituals and activities. (Thorp, p. 61) Drinking was a significant facet of some of these Shang offerings, which also included offerings in

The use of witchcraft and magic became a taboo in early modern Europe. Most individuals living in Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries believed that these witches could connect with a different realm to influence the world they found themselves in, the natural world. There was no way of pointing out a witch and so these arbitrary guidelines made by looking at stereotypes that outcasts had, led them early modern Europe into the witch hunts, where unfair trials meant the lives of innocent individuals

The warring states period show us the value of the people’s devotion to the king, and how easily it could be attained. During this period, farmers felt that the nobles were their providers and protectors because they gifted them with extra food. This feeling led to the peasants having allegiance to the nobles, instead of to their

The Han Dynasty ruled China from 206 B.C.E to 220 A.D, and Polybius wrote his account of Rome around 200 B.C.E. Though the Han Dynasty and Roman Empire existed simultaneously, they were vastly different because they were separated by thousands of miles and high mountain ranges. It is widely agreed upon that the two empires had very little contact, especially in the years when Polybius wrote his account. Though separated, the two empires developed their own societies that were highly sophisticated