Yuan Dynasty

the Khalkha certainly took it upon himself to carry out the latter when he challenged the practice of primogeniture within the Yuan dynasty. I think it is certainly a good case study for life to view how Altan Khan handled the issue of primogeniture for his kingly legitimacy, as we can learn from past ingenuity and ideas to fix

was not an ideal idea for he accepted Nestorianism in which is a type of Christianity for his mother was so called “princess” of (history.info). Being the leader he was, Kublai Khan made a strong military who invaded many places such as the Song Dynasty, Vietnam, what is now known as Indonesia, and Burma. Trying to invade Japan but failing multiple times, they attacked back defeating the Mongol ships (history.info). Showing how truly powerful his military was but also not being the most powerful

determine who among the population would be allowed to enter the state’s bureaucracy. The Imperial Examination System in China lasted from the founding during the Sui Dynasty in 605 to its demise near the end of the Qing Dynasty in 1905. These examinations lasted approximately 1300 years (Elman, 2002). From the time of the Han Dynasty (206 BCE to 220 CE) until the implementation of the Imperial Examination System, the majority of appointments were based on recommendations of prominent aristocrats

recruited Muslims for government positions and permitted them considerable autonomy, with a Shaikh al-Islam, or elder, often serving as community leader. Such privileges encouraged Muslim merchants to trade with the rest of Asia and to assume positions as Yuan tax collectors and financial administrators.” Because Kublai Khan allowed people other than the Chinese to have influential government positions, foreign traders saw this as an opportunity to rise in rank and consequently were be more likely to trade

This paper will examine the collapse of the Song Dynasty particularly the fall of the Southern half of the dynasty and the role that the Mongolian empire played in its collapse and also the collapse of the northern halves role on it. It will describe the role that the Mongolian empire played in conquering the northern Song Dynasty. This paper argues that the reason why the Southern half of the Song Dynasty fell was because the northern half was unable to defend itself from invaders and fell to the

The thing which made the cultural propagation fluid from dynasty to dynasty was that the Chinese mpires had a common written language for 2000 years. no matter what they spoke so would they be able to read texts. Therefore by requiring candidates for official positions to pass exams by testing their knowledge of the

Ancient Book” 1.0. Introduction China is known as one of the largest country that had million numbers of citizens that created lots of historical and cultural legacy that left since thousand years ago. There were lots of the values that remain by the dynasties which are importance for the historical and cultural purpose for the country. According to Chan (nd), from his studies he had stated that China was a country that had tremendous amount of literature that carried out their historical value. Besides

1. Commercial cities that served as meeting points between distant cultures are called: a. way stations. b. warehouses. c. entrepôts. d. shipping centers. e. nodes. 2. Cairo and Alexandria in Egypt: a. did not need to provide protection for merchants as most trade came by land rather than by sea. b. established a commercial law apart from religion so that all people could participate in trade. c. had Muslim and Jewish trading firms that worked as close partners in

political leaderships and economic stability of the country. Political organization in China Dynasty rise and falls characterized China’s ancient political organizations (Kissinger & Henry 88). The dynasty era began during the Xia dynasty in around 2100-1600 BC and ended when the Republic of China government was formed in the year 1949. Their political organization was hereditary, hence the name dynasty. This meant that when the king or the emperor died the succession for the throne would occur

In the 4th century, there was a story about a fisherman. After an exhausting day, he accidentally encountered a lovely stream full of peach trees on the shores. He followed the trace of the water, and entered an extremely narrow cave. Yet, when he eventually walked through the tunnel, the scene he saw stunned him: After walking another twenty or thirty paces, he suddenly exited onto an open clearing. The land became flat and broad. Houses were neatly arranged in rows. There were fertile fields