Dynastic cycle‚ the Song and the Ming Dynasties of Ancient China showed similar periods of decline. Both Dynasties experienced good time periods throughout their dynasty‚ but also bad time periods. To start off‚ the Song Dynasty started to become more concerned about wealth rather than supporting their army. Once this happened the army weakened and invaders started to attack China in 1279. The Ming Dynasty had tons of issues with taxes and so did the Song Dynasty. The taxes were too high so the poor
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The Tang and Song dynasties were an era for many technological developments the most important of these are the invention of gunpowder and movable type. Movable type is the system of printing and typography that uses movable components to reproduce the elements of a document. The distribution of the movable-type systems was very limited due to the fact that they were expensive‚ there was a large amount of labor involved in manipulating the thousands of ceramic tablets‚ based on the Chinese writing
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Josseline Acevedo 9-17-13 1st period Gupta Empire Around 320 to 550 B.C.E.‚ an ancient Indian empire called the Gupta Empire was formed and maintained by powerful leaders and its court‚ a strong military‚ religion‚ and technology. The Gupta Empire was founded by Maharaja Sri Gupta and created the Gupta dynasty. The Gupta Empire grew out of the kingdom of Magadha on the Ganges Plain and had its capital at Pataliputra (Bulliet 177). This period was called the Golden Age of India and was marked
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Lessons from the Rajat Gupta Affair Abstract The recent case of Rajat Gupta had sent shock waves across the business world. It brings us back to the love or hate relationship debate of business and ethics. How can a person of such stature and credentials droop down to such low levels and be sentenced to spend two years in prison. Ignoring simple truths and principles in our lives can have drastic effects and consequences and even ruin the achievements and hard work of our entire life by leaving
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Han China differed from Gupta India politically‚ developing a strong bureaucratic system while India allowed local rulers to stay in control‚ but the Guptas focused more on trade and made more intellectual achievements than China‚ especially in mathematics. They established empires that were successful‚ but also distinct in their own ways. Although these two civilizations were notably different politically‚ economically‚ and intellectually‚ both were successful in bringing prosperity to their empires
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During the Greek Golden Age‚ art and philosophy expressed hellenic "weltanschauung"‚ their unique outlook on the world and way of life. Through the works of artists‚ playwrights‚ and philosophers‚ one can see both sides of the conflicted systems of the world‚ such as; good vs. evil‚ order vs. chaos‚ stability vs. flux‚ relativism vs. absolutism and balance and harmony. The Greeks were materialists. They adopted the philosophical doctrine which says that physical matter is the only reality in the
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For Greece‚ membership in the European Union has meant a sense of security and belonging. It has also brought Greece closer to its ideal of becoming a more western country. However‚ as most human endeavors‚ the process has not been free of problems. Greece has an identity one could describe as distinct from other Western countries. For example‚ they practice Orthodoxy rather than another form of Christianity as most Western European countries do – and‚ further‚ some academics (give a couple of names
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Nanda Dynasty (345–321 BCE) Mahapadma Nanda Ugrasena (from 345 BCE)‚ illegitimate son of Mahanandin‚ founded the Nanda Empire after inheriting Mahanandin’s empire Pandhuka Panghupati Bhutapala Rashtrapala Govishanaka Anal Dashasidkhaka Kaivarta Dhana (Agrammes‚ Xandrammes) (until 321 BCE)‚ lost his empire to Chandragupta Maurya after being defeated by him Maurya Dynasty (324–184 BC) Chandragupta Maurya (Chandragupta The Great) (Sandrakottos) (324–301 BC)‚The greatest emperor of ancient
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The Gupta Empire thrived in their Golden age. A Golden age is a time of peace‚ delight‚ and affluence. Still don’t understand what a Golden age is? Just take a look at India. Beginning in early 312 BCE‚ with the revolutionary leader Chandragupta II. His strong leadership abilities lead India into a golden age that is still remembered today. A golden age has to reach its peak somehow‚ and that’s where government‚ literature‚ and sciences come in. The Gupta Empire was a golden age because of its governmental
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SECONDARY SCHOOL TOPIC: HINDUISM FRAME 1. Hinduism is considered to be the oldest religions of the world. It made significant progress during the Golden Age of the Guptas. (i) Which is considered to be the oldest religion of the world? (ii) During which age Hinduism made a great progress? Answer (i) Hinduism (ii) Golden Age of the Guptas FRAME 2. Main tenets of Hinduism are: (i) Belief in an Omnipotent God. (ii) This belief does not debar them from worshipping several gods signifying the different
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