Republic of China – Chinese History – 1900s
Empress Longyu - leading up to the Republic of China The last Qing Dynasty rulers Empress Cixi of the Qing Dynasty in China died in 1908 AD, and her niece, [...]
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Qianlong Emperor – Qing Dynasty China
Qianlong Emperor wearing his armor (ca. 1750 AD) Qing Dynasty in the 1700s AD The Qing Dynasty continued to rule strongly until near the end of the 1700s AD. In [...]
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Qing Dynasty China – History of China – 1600s-1700s
Empress Xiaozhuang In 1644 AD, the Jurchen or Manchu people of Central Asia invaded China and got rid of the Ming Dynasty. The Manchu leaders took over ruling China. They called [...]
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Opium Wars – History of China (1800s)
Opium Wars: Men smoking opium in China (late 1800s) Walpole and the Opium Wars In the late 1700s AD, the British prime minister Robert Walpole wanted to try to get [...]
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Ming Dynasty – Later history of China
Brush rest showing five great mountains of Taoism, but with Arabic writing (Ming Dynasty) The Ming Dynasty in the 1500s AD In 1505 AD, the Ming Dynasty emperor Zhengde succeeded his [...]
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Manchu to Mao – Quick history of China
Ming Dynasty porcelain pitcher (before Manchu China) What was the Ming Dynasty? Early modern Chinese history starts with the Ming Dynasty, about 1500 AD. The Ming Dynasty was very powerful, [...]
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Empress Cixi – Qing Dynasty China (the 1800s)
Empress Cixi (the Empress Dowager) Cixi takes power as regent When the Xianfeng Emperor of the Qing Dynasty in China died in 1861 AD, his only son was only five [...]
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What is rust? Oxidation reactions and chemistry
What is rust? A rusty fence railing Oxidation reactions Fire isn't the only kind of combustion reaction. Some kinds of metal, if you leave them in contact with oxygen, will [...]
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What is plastic? Organic chemistry
Plastic water bottles There are thousands of different kinds of plastic, from shopping bags to Fisher-Price toys to photographic film, CD's, and plumbing pipes. Some plastics, like chewing gum or [...]
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Epic of Manas – Central Asian stories
Uighur princesses (Bezelik Cave) Possibly some time in the Middle Ages, Kyrgyz people began telling the story of Manas, his son Semetei, and his grandson Seitek. In the first part [...]
