A concise overview of history of international relations, each part of the world discussed by time period based on the book a political history of the world by Jonathan Holslag.
Summary A Political History of the World - History of International Relations (000761)
Summary Europe - 3000 years of history
Alles voor dit studieboek
(34)
Geschreven voor
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
Politieke Wetenschappen / Social Sciences
History of international relations
Alle documenten voor dit vak (14)
1
beoordeling
Door: gresabajrami18 • 2 jaar geleden
Verkoper
Volgen
gprser
Ontvangen beoordelingen
Voorbeeld van de inhoud
History of international relations
Overview before 1000 – 1 BCE
China – Before 1000 BCE
Important names Political units Important events Important ideas/ideologies
Duke Dan of Zhou Since the 17th C BCE, the The Battle of Muye – 1046 BCE The Mandate of Heaven (Tian Ming)
(advisor to the first North China Plain was united
king of the Zhou by the Shang Kingdom
dynasty) refined the Shang Kingdom overthrown
theory of the by the Zhou in the Battle of
heavenly mandate Muye (1046 BCE)
Zhou Dynasty
China – 1000 – 750 BCE
Important names Political units Important events Important ideas/ideologies
Prince Cheng of Zhou Dynasty King You of Zhou killed in 771 BCE > The Book of Rites: is a collection of texts
Zhou became king in Main rivals of the Zhou: barbarians sacked capital > Zhou’s heavenly describing the social forms, administration,
1042 BCE Dongyi, Xianyun, Guifang mandate challenged and ceremonial rites of the Zhou dynasty
and Chu Following decades: Zhou’s capital relocated
& more and more vassals turned backs on
the king
Zhou retained nominal power but anarchy
took over
China – 750 BCE – 500 BCE
Important names Political units Important events Important ideas/ideologies
Guan Zhong (720 – The Lu (controlled the fertile The Spring and Autumn Period (771 – 476 BCE) Mengfu = palace of treaties
645 BCE) chancellor lands of the NCP) Period of anarchy Development of the thought on Chinese
to the state of Qi The Qi Period of consolidation: rise of large cities, governance
Confucius (551 – 479 The Song specialization of crafts, development of
BCE) advisor to the The Jin trade, innovative technology, etc.
, kings of Lu The Qin Period of diplomacy: hundreds of treaties
Lao Tzu (601 – 531 The Chu signed and national conferences held
BCE) founder of
Taoism
Sun Tzu (544 – 479
BCE) from the state
of Wu
All argued that military
power is not enough
without good
governance & good
governance relied on
prosperity, preservation
of agriculture, just
legislation, education
and internal stability.
China – 500 – 250 BCE
Important names Political units Important events Important ideas/ideologies
Lu Buwei bought Number of states shrunk to 7: The Warring States Period (476 – 221 BCE) Hundred Schools of Thought would hold debates
himself the position Jin (split into Wei, Zhao, Han) Battle of Guiling 354 BCE (Zhao > Wei) about governance, diplomacy, peace and war.
of Prime Minister of Chu, Qin, Qi and Yan Battle of Changping 260 BCE (Qin > Zhao) The period of instability led scholars to urge
Qin. Surrounded by the Gojoseon Qin Empire established in 221 BCE, ending for law and order (‘legalist school of
Shang Yang (390- (east), Xiongnu (north) and the Warring States Period thought’)
338 BCE) chancellor Wuzhong (mountain tribes to
to the state of Qin west)
Han Fei (280-233
BCE) prince of the
state of Han
Xunzi (312-235 BCE)
Confucian scholar
who shifted towards
realism
, China – 250 – 1 BCE
Important names Political units Important events Important ideas/ideologies
Han Dynasty Qin Dynasty 221 BCE End of Warring States Period Qin Dynasty
Dong Zhongshu Han Dynasty 204 BCE First imperial dynasty, the Qin Dynasty in Doctrine of legalism instead of Confucianism:
(179-104 BCE) The Xiongnu (barbarians) 221 BCE, after the Battle of Changping 260 power, law and order above morality.
important thinker The Yuezhi (barbarians) BCE
who provided the Han Dynasty succeeded the Qin in 204 BCE Han Dynasty
emperor with a Emperor Wu’s campaigns against the Confucianism
Confucian imperial Xiongnu triggered mass migration ->
doctrine built on Xiongnu forced to attack the Yuezhi ->
rigid hierarchy, Yuezhi forc ed to sack the Bactria kingdom &
absolute political take leftovers of the Maurya Empire
centralization &
cultural uniformity
Emperors Wen of
Han, Jing of Han &
Wu of Han
Europe – 1000 – 750 BCE
Important names Political units Important events Important ideas/ideologies
Cimmerians & Scythians Greece started trade settlements on modern Greece & Sparta’s foreign policy = imperial
(nomadic tribal peoples) Syria & Cyprus incl. establishing contact expansion
Kingdom of Urartu with the Phoenicians
Greece: city states Greece established colonies in Asia Minor,
Sparta Sicily & Italian peninsula
Phoenicians
Rome
Voordelen van het kopen van samenvattingen bij Stuvia op een rij:
Verzekerd van kwaliteit door reviews
Stuvia-klanten hebben meer dan 700.000 samenvattingen beoordeeld. Zo weet je zeker dat je de beste documenten koopt!
Snel en makkelijk kopen
Je betaalt supersnel en eenmalig met iDeal, creditcard of Stuvia-tegoed voor de samenvatting. Zonder lidmaatschap.
Focus op de essentie
Samenvattingen worden geschreven voor en door anderen. Daarom zijn de samenvattingen altijd betrouwbaar en actueel. Zo kom je snel tot de kern!
Veelgestelde vragen
Wat krijg ik als ik dit document koop?
Je krijgt een PDF, die direct beschikbaar is na je aankoop. Het gekochte document is altijd, overal en oneindig toegankelijk via je profiel.
Tevredenheidsgarantie: hoe werkt dat?
Onze tevredenheidsgarantie zorgt ervoor dat je altijd een studiedocument vindt dat goed bij je past. Je vult een formulier in en onze klantenservice regelt de rest.
Van wie koop ik deze samenvatting?
Stuvia is een marktplaats, je koop dit document dus niet van ons, maar van verkoper gprser. Stuvia faciliteert de betaling aan de verkoper.
Zit ik meteen vast aan een abonnement?
Nee, je koopt alleen deze samenvatting voor €14,89. Je zit daarna nergens aan vast.
