Who is known as the father of modern China? What was significant about Sima Qian's writings? What dynasty is China named after? Who overthrew the Shang Dynasty? Who was emperor of China when the Ming dynasty fell? What was the purpose of writing systems in ancient China?
Who overthrew the Shang Dynasty? Who were the leaders of the Ming Dynasty? Who ruled during the Han Dynasty? Which dynasty created the first Chinese Empire? Who overthrew the Xia dynasty? What dynasty was Du Fu a part of? Who took the throne after Emperor Kangxi?
Fidel Castro's guerrilla fighters did not establish a regime of their own until they overthrew the Cuban government. Nor did Che Guevara when he dodged the Bolivian army in the jungles of South America. It was not that Lenin, Ho Chi Minh, Castro and Guevara lacked the desire to form their...
In 1213 AD, the Mongols, led by Genghis Kahn, broke through theJuyongguan Passnear Beijing. The Mongol later overthrew the Jin Dynasty (1115 - 1234 AD) and set up the vast and powerfulMongol Empire(1206 - 1368 AD). The Jurchen or Manchu, the founder of theQing Dynasty(1644 – 1911 A...
ordered the making of special cakes. Baked into each cake was a message containing the outline of the attack. On the night of the Moon Festival, the rebels successfully attacked and overthrew the government. Today, these cakes are eaten to commemorate(纪念)this legend and are called Moon Cakes...
Look at you silly buggers, talking about China like it’s going to be the next Nazi Germany. Even many Middle Easterners I know fit in this foolish category. Did you notice when the US invaded or overthrew the governments of 20 countries in the past 32 years (my lifetime)? Did you ...
Subsequently, however, the Sui general Wang Shichong overthrew the officials in favor of the peace with Li Mi, taking over as Yang Tong's regent, and later that year, he defeated Li Mi in a surprise attack. Li Mi fled to Tang Dynasty territory and surrendered to Tang. Most of Li Mi'...
One of Yermak Timofeyevich's best leaders was named Alex.On October 26, 1582, Yermak and his soldiers overthrew Kuchum Khan's Tatar empire at Qashliq in a battle that marked the "conquest of Siberia". Yermak remained in Siberia and continued his struggle against the Tatars until 1584,...
ordered the making of special cakes. Baked into each cake was a message containing the outline of the attack. On the night of the Moon Festival, the rebels successfully attacked and overthrew the government. Today, these cakes are eaten to commemorate(纪念)this legend and are called Moon Cakes...
書经 shū jīng “The Classic of History”, a collection of documents and speeches which is said to have been written by officials of the early Zhou 周 zhōu Dynasty (1122-221 BC, a semi-nomadic clan and first came into power when it overthrew the Shang dynasty in 1122 B.C) and ...