Chao

(noun)

The official banknote of the Yuan dynasty in China.

Related Terms

  • Marco Polo
  • Silk Road
  • Pax Mongolica

Examples of Chao in the following topics:

  • Components of Connectivism

    • At its core, George Siemens' theory of connectivism is the combined effect of three different components: chaos theory, importance of networks, and the interplay of complexity and self-organization.
    • The idea behind Chaos Theory is that, regardless of how unrelated events may seem, when studied together, they create a pattern that can show relevance beyond the individual events themselves (Salmon, 1999, para. 5).
  • References

    • Chaos: The making of a new science.
    • Chaos in the composition classroom: Why do some classes fail to function?.
  • Financial Chaos and Paper Money

  • Pictures of Modes

    • The stadium shape has an important role in modern theories of chaos.
  • Foreign Intervention

    • Several Europeans monarchies, most notably Austria, Prussia, and Great Britain, engaged in military conflicts with revolutionary France in order to take advantage of the political chaos and stop the spread of the revolutionary, anti-royal spirit across the globe.
    • During the French Revolution, European monarchs watched the developments in France and considered whether they should intervene, either in support of Louis XVI or to take advantage of the chaos in France.
    • Their goal was to contain the spread of chaos from France but they failed to overthrow the revolutionary regime and French territorial gains since 1793 were confirmed.
  • Defeat of Persia by Alexander the Great

    • In the ensuing chaos created by Alexander the Great's invasion of Persia, guards had broken in to Cyrus's tomb and looted most of its luxuries.
    • His untimely death threw his vast empire into chaos.
    • Alexander's unexpected death at the age of 32 in 323 BCE threw his vast empire into chaos.
  • The Legislative Assembly

    • The Legislative Assembly, or the legislature of revolutionary France from October 1, 1791 to September 20, 1792, provided the focus of political debate and revolutionary law-making but its tenure overlapped with a period of extreme political and social chaos.
    • Chaos persisted until the National Convention, elected by universal male suffrage and charged with writing a new constitution, met on September 20, 1792 and became the new de facto government of France.
  • Trade and Currency under the Yuan

    • One of the more notable applications of printing technology in China was the chao, the paper money of the Yuan, made from the bark of mulberry trees.
    • But the forest nations of Siberia and Manchuria still paid their taxes in goods or commodities to the Mongols; chao was used only within the Yuan dynasty.
  • Survival Needs

    • In addition to the requirement for shelter, or suitable indoor living space, humans need outdoor space, to avoid overcrowding and chaos.
  • The State of Global Business

    • And amplifying all these social and material pressures, the global finance system has tottered to the brink of chaos with both Europe and North America facing unprecedented and unresolved debt and employment issues, with global food and energy prices doubling since just 2008.
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