Constant conflict with the Manchu left the Ming Dynasty weary. Between 1623 and 1628 they failed and were unable to recapture rule over the Manchu. The Manchu were able to infiltrate the ranks of the Ming Dynasty, enlisting Ming officials as advisors. By 1636, the Manchu campaign had been so successful, their leader was able to declare the beginning of the Qing Dynasty. In addition, defeat of traditional ally, Korea by Manchu forces lead to reunification of the Ming Dynasty by Korean officials.
Japan never conquered China. While they successfully conquered Manchukuo (Manchuria) and several other Chinese regions, Japan was never able to completely subdue and establish control over China.
Air transportation. The Tang dynasty was famous for sending messenger monkeys in flying balloons to other parts of the country. One monkey in particular, bo-bo, was able to single-handedly unite the qing-ting-ling province and the peking-tekken province through his tear-jerking interpretive dance with organ grinder accompaniment.
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they were able to prove that they were stupid heads!!!!!
Macau and Hong Kong
Constant conflict with the Manchu left the Ming Dynasty weary. Between 1623 and 1628 they failed and were unable to recapture rule over the Manchu. The Manchu were able to infiltrate the ranks of the Ming Dynasty, enlisting Ming officials as advisors. By 1636, the Manchu campaign had been so successful, their leader was able to declare the beginning of the Qing Dynasty. In addition, defeat of traditional ally, Korea by Manchu forces lead to reunification of the Ming Dynasty by Korean officials.
If everything goes accordingly, then yes, Yao Ming should be able to play again. The main evidence of this would be with Zydraunus Ilgauskus, who had a similar surgery that has allowed him to play pretty much injury free since it happened.
The wrestler was able to subdue his opponent by applying a half-nelson hold.
had a strong military and trade system.
The Latin root for indomitable is indomit which means untamed.
They had a strong military and trade system.
The Europeans brought over diseases that the Natives were not immune to so many natives were killed off by disease. Also, the tribes were spread out so they could not unite and fight as one.
Japan never conquered China. While they successfully conquered Manchukuo (Manchuria) and several other Chinese regions, Japan was never able to completely subdue and establish control over China.
Rattlesnakes primarily eat small mammals such as mice, rats, rabbits, and squirrels. They use their venom to subdue their prey, and are able to locate their prey by detecting heat signatures with their infrared sensitive pits.
Back when it was still used, there were (and still are) towers every few hundred feet in which a small bunch of soldiers would keep watch (usually 3-4) in shifts. When danger was spotted, they would light a signal fire and troops would usually be sent from a garrison (usually near a gate) to repel the attack. Pics of Gate: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3662/3403036206_e95efd76eb.jpg 3 crumbling towers: http://www.globusjourneys.com/Common/Images/Destinations/great-wall.jpg This however failed as usually a treacherous general would open the gate: Towards the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Great Wall helped defend the empire against the Manchu invasions that began around 1600. Under the military command of Yuan Chonghuan, the Ming army held off the Manchus at the heavily fortified Shanhai Pass, preventing the Manchus from entering the Liaodong Peninsula and the Chinese heartland. The Manchus were finally able to cross the Great Wall in 1644, when the gates of Shanhai Pass were opened by Wu Sangui, a corrupt Ming border general, after being bribed. The Manchus quickly seized Beijing, and defeated the remaining Ming resistance, to establish the Qing Dynasty. Traitor to China: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_Sangui
Ming China is probably the first Superpower that ever existed in the world. Its military at its peak are one of the most advanced in the world. Its economy is one of the world's largest. Ming China with its advanced military and navy is in theory, able to project China's power across the world, even to Europe (Although that will strain its resources). Chinese technology is still years ahead of the Europeans in some aspects and yet is flexible to reverse-engineer and incorporate foreign technology (Captured Portuguese cannons and tactics etc.) China's culture yet is open enough to accept Jesuit missionaries and other religions (Islam and Jewism etc.) into Chinese society. Ming China's population is also the World's largest at that time. However, China did not want to colonise the world. In its long history, China never found a civilization that is able to directly challenge its influence in the world or rival its accomplishments, which deters them from world exploration as they view it as pointless. It did not want to force Chinese culture worldwide or colonise foreign lands and are actually relatively open at that time. As a result, China turned partially inward. Records of the treasure fleets, Chinese exploration and the Giant shipyard is left to rot. During that time, China act as a Big Brother, guiding and protecting its vassal states and allies from foreign invasion (Imjin War, Chinese involvement in Indochina politics and Chinese retaliation against the Portuguese from colonising Malacca etc.). It also flexed its military muscles as far as Sri Lanka and could have gone further but lacked the incentive to do so(Europe is relatively unknown during that time). There is one exception, however, the Forth Chinese Domination of Vietnam. Although China tried to annex modern-day Vietnam during that time, it did so, believing Vietnam is historically Chinese territory. China's military and navy is able to destroy an ENTIRE Portuguese fleet (save for 3 ships) when they tried to invade China in the battles of Tamao to try and force the Portuguese out of Malacca and Macau. Many Chinese scholars believe the Ming was the dynasty in which the "sprouts of capitalism" emerged in China. Rationalism also developed further under the Ming dynasty. It is only because of the Qing Dynasty did China started to fall behind the West, which is known as the great divergence.It is highly debated amongst scholars whether if the Ming continued, it would be able to challenge the Europeans for oceanic and technological supremacy. But the rise and fall of empires has been prevalent for a good part of Chinese History. Ming China did not want to influence the world and seek hegemony, although it had the potential and is perhaps, not a superpower in that sense.