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Up The Social Ladder: How Chinese Merchants Excelled Under The New Values Of Ming-Qing China, James B. Townsend
Up The Social Ladder: How Chinese Merchants Excelled Under The New Values Of Ming-Qing China, James B. Townsend
Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History
Ming China was a socially volatile period of Chinese history. Social distinctions were blurred as the merchant class rose to power to challenge old Confucian ideals in a commerce-based society. This paper examines what paved the road for the merchant class to rise, and how the non-elite empowerment shifted China's attitudes towards consumption and commerce.
How The Franks Became Frankish: The Power Of Law Codes And The Creation Of A People, Bruce H. Crosby
How The Franks Became Frankish: The Power Of Law Codes And The Creation Of A People, Bruce H. Crosby
Honors College Theses
During the fifth century, many Germanic peoples in Roman service assumed control over vast swathes of the Western Empire. Among these peoples were the Franks, who lend their name to the modern European nation of France. Thus, a question arises regarding how this came to be: how did illiterate tribes from Germania create a culture of their own that supplanted the Romans? Through an analysis of Frankish legal texts like the Lex Salica and the Capitularies of Charlemagne, this paper argues that the Franks forged their own identity by first formalizing their Germanic customs in the early sixth century …
Charles Iv: An Endless Search For Tongues And Toes To Enrich His Empire, Shanna Goodwin
Charles Iv: An Endless Search For Tongues And Toes To Enrich His Empire, Shanna Goodwin
Phi Kappa Phi Research Symposium (2012-2016)
Excerpt: "This paper will discuss why Charles IV used reliquaries to enrich his empire and will also explain their importance to the king himself."