Beijing was located in the eastern part of the caravan routes, which looked over trade routes. ... They counted the population, and required payment of taxes, like they had in the Middle East. The status of an individual, was based on racial ancestry, and occupations; the Mongols were first, then Central Asian, Middle Eastern, and last the Northern Chinese people. ...
Through out the middle ages, Europe was not the only place where trading and societies thrived. ... Navel expeditions to Vietnam, Indonesia, Ceylon, India, Arabian Peninsula and Eastern African Ports were launched. ... Highly developed trade networks during the Middle Ages turned small villages and merchants into wealthy city-states, prosperous kingdoms and lords. ... As the trade between these Eastern African villages continued, small villages developed into powerful and prosperous city-states, while other small cities in the south became rich by trading gold. ...
Asian Americans are simply immigrants from eastern countries such as China and Japan who have survived generations of prosecution and rejection. ... On the contrary, there is a great deal of Asian Americans from other countries in the eastern hemisphere. ... Two of the holidays are The New Years Day which is in the middle of summer, and the Buddhist Festival. ... This all changed when the eastern side of the world embraced western style clothing. ...
Of course, this was a very strong sentence, but, that's how Eastern Asians feel towards Korean and Japanese problems. ... Whenever there is a meeting with Eastern Asian Historians, these two nation's historians fight over the stupidest things. ... On an annual Asian History contest, which involved middle school students from Japan, Korea, and China, a Japanese student said that the action they took to invade Korea was, "to protect the Koreans from harm against the hungry Chinese and Russians." ...
Religion is a system of beliefs, practices and worship of one or more Gods. There are many religions in the world, and all of them had great impact on the world history. Throughout the history religions controlled actions and beliefs of many people, and even today it is a dominant force. Very often ...
Gao Zu and his son Tai Zong defeated eastern Turkish empires, reduced the Taim barim to Chinese control, made Tibet a dependency, and even interfered successfully in Indian affairs. ... The Tang breed was produced by crossing horses nearer home with races from the Oxus region and the Middle East. ...
