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…and economic reform. China's main driving force was competition, and they proved that privatisation and settling the matter of ownership are not so critical in the early stages of reform. In the years ahead, China must choose between keeping the communist…

…and economic reform. China's main driving force was competition, and they proved that privatisation and settling the matter of ownership are not so critical in the early stages of reform. In the years ahead, China must choose between keeping the communist…

…the Mongolian Empire after Genghis Khan. He completed the conquest of China all the way South into Burma and Vietnam. He also twice attempted to conquer Japan but was defeated both times by the Japanese . Kublai Khan founded the Yuan Dynasty which lasted from…

…in India (321-185 B.C.) that provide early examples of empire building, Athens, which also provide early examples by trying to establish political and military power over the Greek city-states that led to its ultimate defeat in the Peloponnesian War (431-404 B.C…

…, and Europe. Old Cairo was the center of international trade from the coasts of the Atlantic to East China. Early Europeans looked to cities such as Cairo for Renaissance art work and even changed their currency to gold coins, mimicking the currency…

…about the age in China. Marco Polo's book, 'The Description of the World', contained many details about the Mongol Empire and the events during its period of rule in China, and has been of great use to modern historians. The book contained many details…

…Chinese Popular culture Throughout China’s encased history it has developed much differently than western parts of the world. Chinese culture varies greatly compared to ours. Theses great differences between eastern culture and western culture make…

…that took place in China during the middle of 19th century and early 20th century. The Opium Wars were interestingly enough, not really about opium. The cause of the war maybe partly due to opium trade, but in the end the war became something much larger…

…. Diocletian and Constantine also allowed barbarians into the army which decreased the army's loyalty to the empire. The small barbarian tribes who had fought the early empire now banded together to form more powerful alliances such as Goths, Franks, and Alamanni…

…was centered on their religious beliefs and practices. Everyday life consisted of the practice of trying to appease the god or goddesses one believed in. In the early empire Romans would try to please many gods in order to keep the gods happy and receive good…