China Research Paper
Davon Holmes
10/10/2012
Sociology
China
China is the world’s most populated country with the population of 1.3 billion people. Since there were so many people in China they had to think about a way to control population so this is where the one-child policy was made. It officially restricts married, urban couples to having only one child, while allowing exemptions for several cases, including twins. This policy was introduced in 1978 and initially applied to first-born children from 1979. The policy is enforced at the local level through fines that are imposed based on the income of the family and other factors.
China had three major eras in their history Ancient China, Imperial China, and Modern China. First, there was Ancient China during this age came the Xia Dynasty (2100-1600 BC), next was the Shang Dynasty, The written history of china can be found as early as the Shang Dynasty which was between 1700-1046BC, but much of Chinese culture, literature, and philosophy was further developed during the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC); together these three dynasties make up the Three Dynasties era.
Afterwards came the Imperial era, right after Ancient China. Here there were twelve other dynasties. The Qin Dynasty is well known for beginning the Great Wall of China, and it was the first to claim China. The Great Wall of China was to protect China from the invasion of the Xiongnu people from Mongolia. The Xiongnu tribe was China's main enemy at that time. The Chinese built the Great Wall to prevent them from entering and conquering China. Qin Shi Huang was known for being china’s first emperor. Next, was the Han Dynasty, known as the “Golden Era” of China was a period of peace, prosperity and economic growth. China was a leader in the arts, culture and literature. The Three Kingdoms Era of China was a period of War in the Country of China between three equally powerful states in China, These states where called the Wu State, the Wei state, and the Shu-Han state. The
10/10/2012
Sociology
China
China is the world’s most populated country with the population of 1.3 billion people. Since there were so many people in China they had to think about a way to control population so this is where the one-child policy was made. It officially restricts married, urban couples to having only one child, while allowing exemptions for several cases, including twins. This policy was introduced in 1978 and initially applied to first-born children from 1979. The policy is enforced at the local level through fines that are imposed based on the income of the family and other factors.
China had three major eras in their history Ancient China, Imperial China, and Modern China. First, there was Ancient China during this age came the Xia Dynasty (2100-1600 BC), next was the Shang Dynasty, The written history of china can be found as early as the Shang Dynasty which was between 1700-1046BC, but much of Chinese culture, literature, and philosophy was further developed during the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC); together these three dynasties make up the Three Dynasties era.
Afterwards came the Imperial era, right after Ancient China. Here there were twelve other dynasties. The Qin Dynasty is well known for beginning the Great Wall of China, and it was the first to claim China. The Great Wall of China was to protect China from the invasion of the Xiongnu people from Mongolia. The Xiongnu tribe was China's main enemy at that time. The Chinese built the Great Wall to prevent them from entering and conquering China. Qin Shi Huang was known for being china’s first emperor. Next, was the Han Dynasty, known as the “Golden Era” of China was a period of peace, prosperity and economic growth. China was a leader in the arts, culture and literature. The Three Kingdoms Era of China was a period of War in the Country of China between three equally powerful states in China, These states where called the Wu State, the Wei state, and the Shu-Han state. The
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