Arts, 15.04.2020 04:35, jeronimo18
"In the past, at the end of the Han, Tang, Yuan, and Ming dynasties, bands of rebels were innumerable, all because of foolish rulers and misgovernment, so that none of these rebellions could be stamped out. But today [the emperor] is deeply concerned and examines his character in order to reform himself, worships Heaven, and is sympathetic to the people. He has not increased the land tax, nor has he conscripted soldiers from households. . . . It does not require any great wisdom to see that sooner or later the [Taiping] bandits will all be destroyed."
Zeng Guofan, Qing dynasty Chinese official, proclamation against the Taiping rebels, 1854
Zeng Guofan’s analysis of the situation in China in 1854 was likely influenced by which of the following?
The Daoist notion of being in harmony with nature
The absolutist notion of the divine right of kings
The Buddhist notion of avoiding violence against any living thing
The Confucian notion of the dynastic cycle
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Arts, 23.06.2019 08:20, nesa10
Spencer's blog claims that national parks are the best vacation destinations. which evidence is best for developing his claim? a personal account from a park visitor who describes positive adventures at grand canyon and yellowstone parks an interview with a travel agent who advertises cruises, eco-tours, and whitewater rafting trips a chart that compares the number of national parks in the eastern united states to that in the western states a study that proves adults who take yearly vacations have lower blood pressure than those who do not
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