Severan dynasty

Cleopatra Cleopatra was one of the most famous female rulers in history. She was born in 69 BC and became the queen of Egypt at the age of eighteen. Her brother was ten at the time, and it is likely that the two siblings married, because it was customary at the time. The next few years Egypt faced an unhealthy economy, many floods, and severe famines. Complication quickly arose between the two, and Cleo fled to Syria to defeat her rival to declare the throne. M and C Antony stationed hums.f in

The Shang Dynasty in China was located in an incredibly fertile area bordered by the Himalaya Mountains to the west, the Yellow and East China Seas to the east, and the Gobi Desert to the north. Shang China is the fertile ground located between the Yellow and Yangtze rivers, centered around the Yangtze. Without the continuous threats of attack from other tribes and dynasties, the Shang Dynasty could concentrate more on improving their homes and themselves. The Shang people began as a nomadic tribe

itself, or the side of it that China is in. What they don’t usually think about are the people on the other side of it. The Xiongnu, who have a very interesting and barbaric history lived on that side for a time, specifically between the Qin and Han dynasties when China was weak. Because China was weak at the time, and the Xiongnu luckily had a strong leader, they were able to execute a big part of history. That is shown through our reading from Genghis Khan and Mongol Rule, from our reading from Sima

the Ming dynasty was in the favor of the gods because it was similar to the mythical Chinese animal, a Qinan. Envoys and diplomats to almost all of the kingdoms on his expeditions were sent with Zheng He and he brought back several foreign envoys to China, where there were treated like royals. In a few cases, the king of a country would be sent as an envoy. Once the envoys were brought back to their home countries, they would spread the news of China’s prosperity and the Ming dynasties success in

the Shang Dynasty didn’t result in much internal chaos • Philosophy -yin and yang: The nature of change, balanced as two halves of a whole -Chinese philosophy -Dao: principle underlying the universe, combining the principles of yin and yang -Avoiding excess and appreciating the balance of opposites Patterns in Classical China What is a dynasty? • Dynasties: a family of kings -3 dynasties: The Zhou

Mary Stuart, also known as Mary Queen of Scots, was born December 7, 1542 to King James V and Mary Guise. Six days after her birth, her father died. Since Mary was the only surviving and legitimate child of James V, she became Queen of Scotland. At the age of six, Mary was sent to France for her education by her mother, who was from a very powerful French noble family. Mary Stuart, Scottish and French Queen, is by far one of the most noteworthy European monarchs in history because she was a major

China. China was ruled under the feudal system for about 5,000 years and she was in almost permanently dominant position within the world for a thousand years. With this superiority, the Qing dynasty developed the sense of “middle kingdom” [3]. The long history of dominance foster the belief in the “superiority of Chinese culture” (M&L, 160) and Confucianism. This belief attributes to China’s reluctance to change. It also makes abolishing the

The Roman Empire (31 B.C.E.- 476 C.E) and the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.E.-220 C.E.) created strong, politically centralized powers that were powerful and influential during their existence. Both empires had formidable governing systems that had different and similar methods of political control, both empires were led by a central ruler that established roles in the government for territorial control; however, they differed in their methods/protocol for obtaining minor government positions and their control

Laozi and Confucius were two prominent philosophers whose teachings shaped Chinese culture and have influenced social views for thousands of years. These great thinkers sought to lay down a path towards goodness and righteousness in society. They provided guidance in the form of moral rules, behavioral codes and social roles. Through their teachings, they intended to mold and structure government in such a way that it may lead people towards goodness. Although both philosophers agreed in many ethical

Dear W’kabi- my brother, Since you’ve been gone, our home, Mali, has started to change thanks to the ideas of others. We are also impacting others, such as Egypt. When our Mansa, Musa, made his journey to Mecca, he stopped by many cities along the way, and he gave out gold to many people along the route. He also did much work to help others, showing all these people his merciful kindness. He also built many mosques as he traveled. However, he went a little overboard because he gave out so much gold