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- History of China (45919 bytes)
14: ...riod Sima Qian relates that a system of inherited rulership was established during the [[Xia Dynasty]]...
28: ... the Shang. The Zhou appeared to have begun their rule under a semi-feudal system. Nevertheless, power...
36: ...s soon as the Qin reign ended, the Qin imperial structure collapsed. The [[Qin Dynasty]] is well know...
44: ...n the midst of land acquisitions, invasions and struggles of [[consort clan]]s and [[eunuch]]s. The [[...
63: ...Northern Dynasties]], a sequence of local regimes ruling over regions north of [[Yangtze River|Yangtze... - Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
2: ...Sunni Islam]]ic scholar and [[Jurisprudence|jurisprudent]] from the [[Maliki]] [[Madhhab]] (a school o...
15: ...aces were along the route – [[Hebron]], [[Jerusalem]], and [[Bethlehem]], for example – an...
22: There he met [[Abu Said|Abu Sa'id]], the last ruler of the unified Il-Khanate. Ibn Battuta travell...
38: ...ther functionaries as possible to consolidate his rule. On the strength of his years of studies while ...
40: ...Battuta veered between living the high life of a trusted subordinate, and being under suspicion for a ... - China (38909 bytes)
7: ...s, has moved away from its former identity as the ruler of China, and increasingly characterizes itsel...
30: ...he written language in China and gave the supreme ruler of China the title of "Emperor", hence, the su...
45: ...by the ceding of state-like authority to warlords ruling small states; eventually, in the [[Spring and...
47: ... named [[Zhu Yuanzhang]] overthrew the Mongols in 1368 and founded the [[Ming Dynasty]], which lasted un...
49: ...were ever suspicious of [[Han Chinese]], the Qing rulers put into effect measures aimed at preventing ... - Religion in China (12456 bytes)
11: ...unjust imperial dynasty that had lapsed into [[corruption]] could lose the [[Mandate of Heaven]] and b...
28: ...nding of which can be likened to recognising the true nature of the universe.
44: ...ission work in China. This mission collapsed in [[1368]], as the [[Ming Dynasty]] abolished Christianity... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
18: *[[Peter Paul Rubens]], ([[1577]]-[[1640]]), Belgian painter
188: *[[P. Rostrup Bøyesen]] ([[1882]]-[[1952]])
210: *[[Rush Brown]] ([[1948]]-)
211: *[[Jan Brueghel the Elder]] ([[1568]]-[[1625]])
212: *[[Jan Brueghel the Younger]] ([[1601]]-[[1678]]) - Dynasties in Chinese history (8665 bytes)
7: ... groups. At times like these there was no dynasty ruling a unified China.
9: ...was not disposed of until [[1662]]. The change of ruling houses was a messy and prolonged affair, and ...
11: ...'E''' for a table of its '''emperors''' (or other rulers).
203: <td>[[1271]] - [[1368]]</td>
211: <td>[[1368]] - [[1644]]</td> - Great Wall of China (10504 bytes)
5: ...ort-lived [[Qin dynasty]]. This wall was not constructed as a single endeavor, but rather was created ...
12: # [[1368]]-[[1620]] (from [[Hongwu Emperor]] until [[Wanli...
16: ...f China. It remains the world's longest manmade structure.]]
18: ..., the final 500 kilometers have all but turned to rubble, and today it ends on the western end at the ...
20: ...people who the Wall was intended to keep out were ruling the country (becoming the [[Qing Dynasty]]). - Ming Dynasty (65624 bytes)
2: ...ustry) reaching unprecedented heights. Under Ming rule, a vast [[navy]] and [[army]] was built, with f...
6: ... declared the foundation of the Ming Dynasty in [[1368]], establishing his capital at [[Nanjing]] and ad...
8: ...are the two other peasant revolutionaries to have ruled the world's most populous nation.
16: ...s uncle [[Chengzu]], a younger son of Hongwu, who ruled as the Emperor [[Yongle]] from [[1403]] to [[1...
18: Hongwu noted the destructive role of court [[eunuch]]s under the Sung, dr... - Skyscraper (12706 bytes)
5: ... of stairs, and water pressure could only provide running water to about 50 feet (15 m).
7: ..., and [[water pump]]s have made possible the construction of extremely tall buildings, some of which a...
9: ...ance Building]]. The ten-story structure was constructed in [[1884]]-[[1885]] and was destroyed in [[1...
15: ...n of the tallest skyscrapers and other man-made structures, as determining the "world's tallest..." de...
17: == 50 Tallest Skyscrapers by Structural/Architectural Height == - Giovanni Boccaccio (10149 bytes)
9: ...cholars. His early influences included Paolo da Perugia (a curator and author of a collection of myths...
11: In Naples Boccaccio began what he considered his true vocation, poetry. Works produced in this period ...
13: ...s father had returned to Florence in 1338 and bankruptcy and the death of his wife a little later. Alt...
17: ...ecameron'' around 1349. It is probable that the structure of many of the tales dates from earlier in h...
21: ...instrumental in Boccaccio writing ''Genealogia deorum gentilium'' - the first edition was completed in... - History of the world (21975 bytes)
16: ...ulture|Nazca]] emerged in [[Mesoamerica]] and [[Peru]] at the end of the [[1st millennium BCE]].
21: ...ooks]] were burned in the [[Spanish conquest of Peru]]. Whole cities were still being discovered in 20...
29: ...]] and [[Han Dynasty|Han]] dynasties extended the rule of imperial government through political unity,...
41: Northern India was ruled by the [[Gupta Empire|Guptas]] in these times....
43: ...[Image:Machu-Picchu.jpg|thumbnail|250px|right|The ruins of [[Machu Picchu]], "the Lost City of the Inc... - Genghis Khan (31537 bytes)
1: ...o founded the [[Mongol Empire]] ([[1206]]–[[1368]]). He is considered a national hero in modern [[...
5: ...y conquering more territory than any other single ruler.
9: ...Austria]]. Genghis Khan's successors continued to rule the [[Mongol Empire]] he founded after his deat...
11: ...ouse was conquered by the [[Manchu]]. Many of his rules and customs continued to be followed by his de...
15: ...[Hentiy aymag|Hentiy]], [[Mongolia]]. If this is true, his birthplace is most likely the mountainous a... - Ancient China (39554 bytes)
14: ...riod Sima Qian relates that a system of inherited rulership was established during the [[Xia Dynasty]]...
28: ... the Shang. The Zhou appeared to have begun their rule under a semi-feudal system. Nevertheless, power...
36: ...s soon as the Qin reign ended, the Qin imperial structure collapsed. The [[Qin Dynasty]] is well know...
44: ...n the midst of land acquisitions, invasions and struggles of [[consort clan]]s and [[eunuch]]s. The [[...
48: ...Northern Dynasties]], a sequence of local regimes ruling over regions north of [[Yangtze River|Yangtze...
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