References: Language[edit] Chinese calligraphy written by Song Dynasty (1051-1108 CE) poet Mi Fu "Nine Dragons" handscroll section‚ by Chen Rong‚ 1244 CE‚ Chinese Song Dynasty‚ Museum of Fine Arts‚ Boston.
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Political dynasties are here to stay whether you like it or not‚ unless‚ of course‚ if YOU make a choice. Article II‚ Section 26 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution prohibits the existence of political dynasties but because majority of the lawmakers are either scions or kingpins of a political clan‚ no one has the guts to step up and perform a rare case of political suicide. Now‚ we are just left with two choices: stand up for democracy and let corrupt political dynasties wither on their own or
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Unit One 1. Consequences of the Neolithic Revolution didn’t include * End of hunting-gathering societies 2. Most scholars believe that‚ during the Paleolithic Age‚ social organization was characterized by * A rough social equality 3. The earliest metal worked systemically by humans are * Copper 4. The spread of the Bantu-speaking peoples over southern Africa can be best explained by their * Knowledge of agriculture 5. Characteristics of complex civilizations
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Chinese civilization. The oracle bones‚ known in Chinese as jia gu wen‚ are either tortoise shells (jia) or ox shoulder blades (gu) with scripted texts (wen). The first oracle bone was discovered in 1889 in An Yang County‚ the capital of the Shang Dynasty (1‚600-1‚100 B.C.E.)‚ and so far nearly 100‚000 pieces have been unearthed. The inscriptions on the oracle bones represent the earliest form of the human written language. 3) Examine the social structure of early China. Describe the lives of the
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documented reference to footbinding was from the Southern Tang Dynasty in Nanjing (Vento 1). Although the history of footbinding is very vague it lasted for at least one thousand years.<br><br>Early text referred to the Han Dynasty as people who preferred that the women have small feet (Vento‚ 1). Vento also acknowledged the first documented reference to actual binding of the feet was from the Tang Dynasty in Nanjing (1). Before the Sung Dynasty Binding was only slightly constricting‚ allowing for free
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Yi Xing‚ who was a Buddhist monk and a mathematician‚ belonging to the Tang Dynasty (618-907). According to history researchers‚ Yi’s clock operated with water steadily dripping on a wheel that made a full revolution in every 24 hours. As time went by‚ more inventions of clocks spurred with different modification but still using Yi Xing’s clock design. Years later‚ an astronomer and mechanist named Su Song of the Song Dynasty (906-1272)‚ created a more sophisticated clock that led to the modern clock
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Investigative Journalism: http://www.pcij.org/stories/print/clans.html De leon‚ H eval‚ N. (2011‚ June 2). Philippine Online Chronicles. Retrieved August 3‚ 2011‚ from Philippine Online Chronicles: http://thepoc.net/breaking-news/local/12267-political-dynasty-ban-bill-up-in-congress.html#ja-content Gma News Tv Kurlantzick‚ J. (2011‚ January 7). Retrieved August 3‚ 2011‚ from Council on Foreign Relations: http://blogs.cfr.org/asia/2011/01/07/the-curse-of-nepotism/ List of political families in the Philippines
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After nine bloody months of the Satsuma Rebellion‚ the Meiji Dynasty finally came to power in the late 19th century. With this new dynasty‚ came the need for not only a new emperor but also someone the Japanese people could identify themselves with or look up to during this time. The oligarchy believed that in order to save Japan from imperialism they had to modernize and become like the West. Emperor‚ Meiji‚ shared these progressive ideas. Japan began its period of revolutionizing which included
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the Han dynasty and the Roman Empire rose‚ during their era‚ to become the strongest and most powerful empires‚ in their epoch. However‚ the methods of achieving their world power and dominance‚ varied immensely‚ as they applied different methods through their political structures‚ which were anchored around their governments. The imperial Rome Empire and the Han dynasty constructed distinctive techniques of social and political control. For instance‚ to the Chinese‚ the Han dynasty applied
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Philippines has been under the control of a few notable families. It is normal for a politician’s son‚ wife‚ brother‚ or other kinsman‚ to run for the same or other government office. The term coined by Filipinos to describe this practice is "Political dynasty"‚ the equivalent of an oligarchy in political science. One can trace its roots from the Spanish colonial times where favored families of the mestizo stock‚ or the Illustrados were given responsibilities of Gobernadorcillo‚ or Alcalde. As such‚ these
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