The two cases shows that the exodus of Christians in North Vietnam after Geneva agreement and that since 1990s was caused by religious and political reasons. This transmigration was of course not the first time North Vietnamese had gone south. "Nam tien" (March to the south) began already ...
Study the spread of Christianity in medieval Europe. Learn about the conversion of pagans to Christianity and how it became the dominant religion...
The Nomads of the Steppe | History, Culture & Location Chinese Civilization's Influence in East Asia: Korea & Japan Development of Eastern Civilization: Key Figures & Events Ancient Asian Dynasties, Religions & Philosophies History of Vietnam: Lesson for Kids The Impact of the Vietnam War on ...
“Also in military history and getting good reviews is The Vietnam War by Geoffrey Wawro. Wawro’s argument is that it was not a fear of the domino effect in Asia or geopolitical calculations that led (and kept) America in Vietnam, but domestic politics: successive leaders did not want to...
Learning a lesson from the Trưng revolt, the Han and other successful Chinese dynasties took measures to eliminate the power of the Vietnamese nobles. The Vietnamese elites were educated in Chinese culture and politics. Nearly 200 years passed before the Vietnamese attempted another revolt. ...
As early as the fifth or sixth century, Tai-speaking peoples began migrating from northern Vietnam and southern Yunnan into areas adjacent to the Mekong River. The Tai in northern Thailand came into contact with the Mon, who converted many of them to Theravada Buddhism. Tai-speaking peoples gr...
During the Sui-Tang era, China traded extensively by land and by sea with the known world, and Islam, Judaism, Zoroastrianism, and Christianity were brought into China. But Tang began to decline toward the end of the eighth century, causing rebellions of warlords from within and invasions fro...
of an ordinary citizen” (v-vi). Instead of piling up a mass of names and dates, his history will offer “general laws” of human history throughout the ages, treating such topics as the appearance and growth of science, the spread of Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam, and the ...
Socially responsible investing’s origins in the United States began in the 18th century. Methodism—a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity—eschewed the slave trade, smuggling, and conspicuous consumption, and resisted investments in companies manufacturing liquor or tobacco...
These beliefs in establishing an actual connection with the world beyond death are closer to the beliefs of African-based religions such as voodoo than to those of Christianity. Medicine and Health Care Venezuela's health-care system has a large array of public and private hospitals and clinics...