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China's Modernity and the 'Crucible' of Shanghai

other areas of Shanghai are marked Chinese" (Goodman, 2004). Researchers have discovered that studying Shanghai in particular "sh...

Religions of Ancient Egypt

noted by the leadership of Menes, the first pharaoh, in which the communities of Egypt formed around the Nile delta and the Nile v...

The Golden Age of China

because it is succeeded by industrialization where the production moves to cities" (Columbia University). During the Tang and Son...

Song Dynasty Artistry of Ma Yuan

album leaf (Ma Yflan). The style is "intimate, lyrical and delicate," with an emphasis on "less" rather than "more" (Ma Yflan). Li...

Eurasia Civilizations and Differences

1993). China or eastern Asia is so large and the population so great that China is considered to be a civilization all of its own....

Art of China

the nobility and at court, but also arts was appreciated in everyday life (China-Tang Dynasty). Art objects were found in the home...

History of Herodian Dynasty

in the case of John the Baptist, he should feel that Jesus followers were becoming a political threat to his rule. Herod Agrippa...

Chinese Wine Container (770-ca.475 B.C.)

decoration was executed entirely in the mold," which was the typical of metalworking during this era (Wine container). There are a...

Confucius, Xiao Jing, the Shang Dynasty, and Xiao

This paper discusses how the Shang Dynasty developed in Xiao Jing with the Xiao notion and Confucius' contributions the primary fo...

Song Dynasty Chinese Painters and Paintings

One was Go Xi who "was a painter of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) and a follower of Li Cheng in style. He was the first to ...

Qin and Han Dynasties of China

people. It dynasty was more focused on Confucian ideals, ideals that were largely lost in the Burning of the Books, but which were...

Neolithic Period to Tang Dynasty Chinese Paintings

were several important developments in the style and theme of Chinese painting during the Han dynasty. Tomb paintings were importa...

Life of Empress Wu

the cosmos and it was thought that human life also required such a balance.6 There was no strong indication in Chinese society, as...

Ron Chernow's The House of Morgan

the events and the people. We are not merely given a perspective that informs us of the greed and evil that seemed to be inherent ...

China's Seventeenth to Twentieth Century Qing Dynasty

ordered men and to where the Manchu clothing rather than the clothing style, during the Ming Dynasty (Minnesota State University)....

Tang Dynasty Artists and the Silk Road's Cultural Influences

its open access was that of the Tang Dynasty from 618-907 A.D. In addition to the Silk Road land routes, many scholars also includ...

Middle Ages and Regional Differences

both the state and culture of the Eastern Roman Empire during the middle ages ("Byzantium," 2002). Both the state as well as the i...

China's Song and Qing Dynasties and Gender Roles

overrun by the Mongols. The Song Dynasty was known for its great changes in the economic and social climates of the country becaus...

Eighteenth and Nineteenth Dynasties of Western Asia and Nubia's Egyptian Imperial Presence

Egypt know as the New Kingdom (1540-1070 BC) the government of the newly formed 18th Dynasty after ridding itself of the Hyksos re...

Chinese Dynasties Compared

Dynasty, 2002). Furthermore, another notable achievement of this era regards the invention of writing, which literally revolution...

Twentieth Century China's Soong Dynasty

said to have been more concerned with attaining power and wealth than they were in propelling China into a fortuitous future. Int...

Chinese Legalism and Confucianism

social order and how it was best managed. The founder of this school of though; Confucius, also known as Kong Zi or Master Kong, l...

Divine Ruler and Ancient Egypt's Ptolemaic Dynasty

under the Ptolemaic Dynasty that Alexandria truly became the cultural and economic center of the ancient world. Both Egyptian and ...

Rise and Fall of China's Song Dynasty

In seven pages the stagnation that resulted from certain developments of the northern and southern Song dynasties between 960 and ...

Six Records of a Floating Life by Shen Fu

In five pages this essay considers what life was like during the Chinese Manchu dynasty of the 18th century as represented in this...

History of China from Han to Tang Dynasties

In five pages 1,000 years of Chinese history are covered in terms of achievements, organization, and fragmentation as characterize...

The Kennedy Myth and Mystique

This paper discusses how John F. Kennedy's assassination transformed him from man to myth and how this political dynasty has impac...

Tang Dynasty Poet Bai Juyi

In a paper consisting of five pages Chinese golden age of poetry was the Tang Dynasty and no one shone more brightly than the prol...

Harmony and Balance in Chinese Art Works

opposites."1 Art is perhaps the most obvious place that one can envision the true nature of this balance as presented by the Chine...

Transformation During 2 Centuries of the Qing Dynasty, from 1644 to 1844

In ten pages this paper examines the first 200 years of China's Qing dynasty in a consideration of how literature, society, and cu...