Castration was typically carried out on the soon-to-be eunuch without his consent in order that he might perform a specific social function; this was common in many societies. The earliest records for intentional castration to produce eunuchs are from the Sumerian city of Lagash in the 21st century BC.[1][2] Over the millennia since‚ they have performed a wide variety of functions in many different cultures: courtiers or equivalent domestics‚ treble singers‚ religious specialists‚ government officials
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city of China---Langzhong. My purpose in giving this presentation is to show you detailed geographic features of Langzhong‚ and recommend this famous place to you for travelling‚ so this presentation will have two parts‚ that is geography and tourism. Different from big modern cities‚ ancient cities can offer tourists an incredible variety of special sights and activities. This city is often referred to as a famous historical town. It’s one of the best preserved ancient towns in China.
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loyal royal official Wu Shiyue in ~624CE‚ Wu Zhao was privileged enough to learn music‚ writing‚ and other subjects not all women had access to. From her very beginning‚ Wu Zhao was ruthless in her aspirations for power. For example‚ to dispose of Emperor Gaozong’s wife‚ Empress Wang‚ Wu Zhao killed her own daughter by suffocating her and framed Empress Wang for the murder. In 655CE‚ Gaozong promoted Wu Zhao to the position of Empress in place of the now disgraced Wang. Before long the former empress
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concerned with the character of Empress Lü‚ or whether the author was instead writing about a political system in which women given the power to rule almost always led to disaster. It has been suggested that the new imperial system introduced in China by the Qin and the Han produced a “misogynistic ideology” that became evermore embedded in aristocratic
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embraced by Qin’s First Emperor during 213 BC. Books of the hundred schools of thought on ideologies and philosophers of the Spring and Autumn/Warring states period. Included Confucianism and Taoism were burned. This led to the vanishing of various scripts on schools of thought and added to open dispute from civilians against Qin’s rule. The first emperor Qin Shi Huang want to be in complete power and so in the event that researchers had distinctive thoughts on issues the emperor would assemble books
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After my visit to China‚ I have noticed three vital aspects of three Chinese dynasties that have either benefited or have been detrimental to the success of these respective dynasties. In the Han dynasty‚ their Confucian way of government administration‚ and their useful and bearable taxes led to a successful long-term dynasty. In the Qin dynasty‚ their Legalist ideals of government‚ and their unnecessary high taxes led to an oppressive society that accomplished incredible achievements in a short
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The Great Ming dynasty has been a dynasty where the basis of its rulings and organizations have been derived from Confucian ideals. Its Emperors held titles as the "Son of Heaven"‚ making them almost deities who should possess the wisdom as well as integrity to oversee such an enormous and centralized empire. Still‚ in 1644‚ the Hans were overtaken by a growing power the of brave warriors on horseback who had an expertise of western firearms. The Great Ming dynasty‚ arguably China’s most flourishing
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persuasion. Both women got their power through their emperor husbands‚ but before they could get to that point they had to be chosen. Irene caught the attention of Emperor Leo IV with her “piety and dazzling beauty”. She obtained power after Leo IV’s death by becoming regent for her son‚ Constantine VI. Even after her son claimed his power she still managed to keep Wu Zhao started off as first being a concubine for‚ her soon husband to be‚ Emperor Taizong. Her “beauty and ambition” gave her the upper-hand
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each individual lord builds their own city and quality of life across the region increases. Compared to the Shang dynasty that was overthrown‚ which centered on a more military oriented ruling style‚ the Zhou dynasty allowed time for the people of China to develop other skills beyond the art of war. This form of government is not without its flaws however‚ as individual lords lead to an increase in noble privilege and as a consequence a decrease in the quality of life of their subjects. This increase
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Early Ming Dynasty I choose to do the early Ming Dynasty because it was very interesting to me and so much happened in just the beginning of this dynasty. Ming Taizu- Emperor Hongwu‚ Founder of the Ming Dynasty; once entered a monastery and later a leader of the peasant’s uprising army. In 1368‚ he proclaimed himself emperor in Yingtian (today’s Nanjing). He also implemented a series of policies to reduce the peasants’ burden and to resume the production of the whole society. On the other hand
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