Borderland Nomads invaded and attacked China, with little resistance from the Chinese, because they did not have an organized military or a military leader. These attacks contributed too much of the chaos during these three hundred years. After the three hundred years the dynastic cycle resumed, this was on continuity of the classical era. The Han, Qin and Zhou dynasties were all examples of the dynastic cycle, dynasties rising and falling. Although during the classical era there was a small break in the dynastic cycle it came back with the rise of the Tang dynasty, which was the dynasty that came to power after the three hundred years of chaos.
Do you agree with the view that Henry VIII’s foreign policy in the years 1514-1525 failed because he lacked the resources to fulfil his aims? The failure of Henrys foreign policy in the years 1514-1525 could be blamed on a number of different reasons, with the countries lack of resources certainly playing a large part as he was unable to fund battles with other countries. Other factors contributing to this failure however were the unreliability of his allies and his indecisiveness in regards to allying with other countries. Sources 4 and 6 agree with the statement that the foreign policy failed due to a lack of resources but sources 4 and 5 also give other reasons as to why it failed, such as the unreliability of his allies and great changes in power that he could not control. Henry’s foreign policy was a failure due to England’s lack of resources.
Explain the measures Qin Shihuang took to unify his empire in terms of the writings and currency systems. Writing of Chinese character and currency system differed before unification. Qin Shihuang ordered to unify these factors for simplicity and convenience. 7. How many laborers do historians believe were involved in building the first Emperor’s House of Eternity?
-Qing Dynasty was a Chinese name for dynasty that ruled for 260 years. -Manchus were the people of the region. -Zheng He was a Chinese Muslim admiral. -Yonglo was Hongwu’s son. -Hongwu commanded the rebel army that drove the Mongols out of China.
Although mentioning this role last, Assur-Nassir-Pal II ironically boasts about his status as warrior more profoundly than the others. Displayed on the walls of his palace at Nimrud in Mesopatamia, this excerpt portrays Assur-Nasir-Pal II as a mighty warrior. Assur's words personify his achievements in battle, having described his soldiers as “birds of prey” that defeated the once undefeated. When illustrating his own characteristics as a warrior, Assur-Nassir-Pal II exaggerates his conquests. He claims to have massacred 260 enemy soldiers and having “their heads cut off in heaps”.
Since the government could not set up a national currency, and states were allowed to make their own, this caused trade between states to be very difficult. In Joseph Jones letter to George Washington (DOC C), he wrote how war veterans felt mistreated when they were not paid and the pay that was earned did not have much value. Jones wrote “One ground of discontent in the army is the delay in complying with their requests.” By never giving congress the power to establish a set currency for the nation, money traded between each state had
They stopped wearing breastplates and helmets and didn't practice drills, so that when barbarians attacked, they weren't ready. Another reason for the Roman Army's weakness was they were too relaxed on their draft. Bureaucrats, clergymen and senators were excluded from the draft aside from cooks, bakers and slaves. With a smaller and weaker army, it made it much harder to defend Rome's borders. Rome fell because of weakness caused by its size, by its pestilences and natural disasters, and by the weaknesses of its army.
-The defeat was part of a larger rebellion that began after the First Emperor's death. -The people were dissatisfied with the tyranny of the Qin leaders and their legalist form of government. -Chinese history portrays the Han as having implemented many changes to the government, evidence shows that the Han continued to rule in the tradition of the Qin, only gradually incorporating Confucian ideals into their legalist form of government. - rose after the rebellions of the Ch’in (stage one) - (stage two) Wu Ti (emperor) brought new economic policies, built canals, established granaries for surplus grain, increased taxes on merchants, created government monopolies (salt, copper coins, iron & liquor) - Debate on monopolies after Wu Ti’s death: “Salt & Iron Debate” - Legalists said: state should enjoy profits from salt & iron - Confucians said: leave resources in private hands for moral purity (government would be corrupted by dealings with merchants) - Confucian ideas begin to influence the legalists (emperors see Confucian scholars as bookish) - Confucian ideas shaped the moral of men w/o external restraints
Erick Romero 10/19/14 2A Explain the origin(s) of the Chinese Civil War, and to what extent was the Communist victory due to the use of guerrilla warfare In the early 20th century, China ran into political turmoil. With the revolution in 1911, in which the last dynasty, the Manchu dynasty was overthrown. The new Republic failed to set hold on China and warlord era would start. But China continued to be oppressed by many foreign powers because it lacked a strong central government. The Chinese Civil War was caused by two opposed political parties, the communists and the nationalists, to see who would be able to restore order and regain central power over China to bring it back to its glory.
Han Yu, the leading Confucian scholar and author of document four, argues that Buddhism is the work of barbarians and didn’t exist in China in ancient times. The author states that the Buddha didn’t speak the Chinese language or dress the Chinese way. He refers to Buddhism as an “evil” and wants it eradicated and never to be heard of in future generations. This author treats Buddhism as a delusion to the commoners and wants is to be dismissed. Document six is slightly different from the rest, as for it is written by an emperor, Tang Emperor Wu.