Ten events/Developments from the beginnings of civilization in East Asia to the 10th century CE

Ten events/Developments from the beginnings of civilization in East Asia to the 10^th century CE

China

1. The founding of a Zhou dynasty (256 BCE-1050CE) (“Central Themes and Key Points | Asia for Educators | Columbia University,” 2019).This milestone is significant because it is a reclamation and preservation of the early Zhou idealized peace, and this period exhibits essential components of Chinese civilization. There was also the establishment of several regional states process, which lead to the spreading of a unified elite culture over new china, which marks the casting on bronze vessels inscription, which are highly important historically.
2. (Qin and Han) Chinese empires. The Han (202 BCE-220BCE) and Qin (221BCE-206BCE) event was important dynasties that brought unity in China, which established a centralized empire that lasted and evolved through the 20^th This is a period that signifies the foundation of the Chinese empire when Qin states unite other Chinese states and adopted a central system of government in 221 BCE. In the Han period, there was an emergence of Confucianism, where ideals of social hierarchy and rituals came to be expounded on deeply.
3. The period of disunity in china (220-589 CE) (Holcombe, 2017).this period is known as three kingdoms where powerful warriors dethroned the last emperor of Han, where they proceeded to proclaim their ruler after establishing their private armies. This development of disunity had huge ramifications on the Chinese culture. It led to a mixture of northern Chinese culture and the new types of clothing style art, food, language, and music.
4. Chinese inventions (300BCE-1900CE).This period marked a huge milestone in the breakthrough in the economic revolution. During the Sung Dynasty (960-1276 CE), there was a high technology advancement in the field of iron-working, agriculture, and printing, which up to date, can still be remembered as a huge development(Holcombe, 2017). Also, during this period, there were more and more people living in the cities, while highly educated scholars selected after the competitive examination was put as staff on the upper levels of government.

Japan

1. Great reforms period (550-1185 CE).This period is significant to be mentioned because of the evident deliberate cultural borrowing and adaptation. Between the 6^th to 8^th centuries, there was a Japanese studying and borrowing of the China continental culture. The Koreans introduced this borrowing to them, and what followed was the initiative by the Japanese to act of sending a study mission to China.
2. Another event is the classical Japanese period (550CE). This period is significant in the sense that there was an introduction of both Chinese culture and Koreans Buddhism to Japan. It led to the study and conscious borrowing and adapting Chinese elements of civilizations by Japanese. Chinese language, Buddhism, the notion of the centralized state, and the Confucius values were borrowed by Chinese. It is an important event because it explores the government of Japanese use of Chinese written and spoken language as an official language and adapting the Chinese writing system though they totally belong to a different language (Holcombe, 2017).
3. The period of evolution of waka poetry (550 CE).this event signifies the importance of Japanese literature flourishment. The contribution of women in literature is notable in this period as the women were free to work with Japanese written and spoken language. The writings of poetry led to the writing of diaries, for example, the waka poems, The Pillow Book, and the world’s first novel, the Tale of Genji. The women wrote these in court by that time.

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Korea

1. Origins of the Korean people (4000-5000BCE).This period is essential in the sense that it explains the migration of the Korean people in the Korean peninsula, which was populated during this period who migrated from North Asia mainland (“Central Themes and Key Points | Asia for Educators | Columbia University,” 2019). It elaborates during around the time of Christ Korean military forces occupying the Korean peninsula and their activities before further migrations while settling agricultural communities.
2. Three kingdoms (5000-6680BCE).This is a significant development in the sense that it explores the Korean peninsula tribal states consolidating into three kingdoms that are Silla in the southeast, Paekche in the southwest, and the Koguryo in the north. The three kingdoms were influenced by the Confucian examination system for government officials training, and Chinese culture and government administration. It also explains the development of a writing system, which was largely adopted in the Chinese writing system (“Central Themes and Key Points | Asia for Educators | Columbia University,” 2019).
3. he Silla conquest event (6680-9350 BCE).This event is significant because, in this period, the kingdom of Silla allied to Tang china conquered the Koguryo and Paekche kingdoms and most of the Korean peninsula. It is during this period that the Buddhist monuments in Asia were built since the religion-state of Silla was Buddhism. In addition, the Silla kingdom engaged in maritime trade and was known to Arab traders (“Central Themes and Key Points | Asia for Educators Columbia University,” 2019).

Question 2

2.1 I was born in a poor background family in Henan province (Holcombe, 2017). I am a military captain, and that is what I do as living before I was given a responsibility to guard the northern frontier. I did not enjoy any wealth since I came from a poor background. The soldiers were stranded due to heavy storms and flooding, and so could delay resulting in possible execution, therefore, convince them to a rebellion because they were half-dead and had no option. The message to the soldiers was enough for them to recognize me as a leader. Being a peasant was an aspiration before leading a rebellion.

2.2 What pressed me to be a rebel despite its riskiness was the situation that presented itself and favored rebellion. The soldiers had delayed because of flooding and storms. They were to be executed; hence had no option to join our course rather than go and die(” Chen Sheng (?-208 BC) – Leader of first peasant rebellion”, 2011). The other people from the peasant family were ready for rebellion, proving a robust and formidable force.

2.3 The soldiers could not arrive in time and were already half dead hence made me decide to lead a rebellion (Holcombe, 2017). The written message was on a piece of cloth and was inserted into a soldier’s fishnet to pass a message on the rebellion. I was assisted by my partner Wu who we plotted rebellion and convince the soldiers to rebellion.

2.4   Many people share my ideas that Qin must go based on Feeling mistreated by the regime and aspiring to be a leader. It is a balance of ambition and rising against the oppression of the regime in power. I am not guilty by plotting against the emperor since I wanted to save the soldiers who had arrived late from being executed by Qin’s regime. Future historians will concur with me and will follow the example in the future since they aspire to remove mistreatment and oppressive regime on the soldiers and its citizens (Holcombe, 2017).

2.5 I will build a dynasty that protects the human rights and freedom of the citizens with shared prosperity. I will abandon all the Qin systems of brutality and oppression and establish fair systems for all the people. Maybe I will keep the spirit of defending the sovereignty of the people and country by defending borders and protecting citizens against the enemies. The significant changes I will make are to make laws, which do not violate human rights but protect them and equal share o0f resources.

Question 3

3.1 The manner of the ruling is supreme and sovereign across all islands of Japanese. I preside over bureaucracy, which consists of two divisions, and a grand council state, which supervises the administration of the central government. (Qian &Brashier, 2007) My official duties are symbolic roles. I am not satisfied with the tasks because they are occasional. I need daily responsibilities.

3.2. I am married, and I have a good relationship with my in-law. Several retired emperor live nearby since they are part of the leadership. I will stay in power until my period ends. The new emperor will come from the Fujiwara family and will carry on with the roles and duties of the emperor as usual.

3.3The Fujiwara manages to get to its position today through the politics of marriage. They were the highest-ranking aristocrats and had been intermarriage between the imperial family and their family (Qian &Brashier, 2007). As an emperor, to curb the family power is to hasten the decline of the family on the throne.

3.4The courtier’s lives are the same as mine because we belong to the small aristocracy. Their way of life is characterizing by ambitions and no economic privileges. They were mostly peasants and dominated by the aristocrats. They are the subjects with no rights and have no chance to govern shortly.

3.5 In Japan, trying to imitate Tang China’s centralized system and giving all the power to the emperor will fail because there will be resistance among aristocrats and Buddhist monks who are moving away from the imperial system to a type of government, which is regionalized(Dunn,1965). It failed because the aristocrats did not want imperial power and bureaucracy.

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