Shang dynasty The Shang dynasty interests me in the way they name significant people and what happened during the Shang dynasty. I chose the Shang dynasty because I thought it would be interesting to learn about the bronze ages and what they created in the time frame. I also wanted to learn about how they ran things and what jobs there were during the early stages of ancient china. Some of the significant people during that time were Lady Fu Hao and Lao Zi. The shang dynasty was around at the time
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Athens the Instigator “If we do go to war‚ have no thought that you went to war over a trivial affair” (Thucydides‚ in Hunt 101). The Peloponnesian War lasted longer than any other pervious war in Greece. The war began in 431 BCE with Sparta’s invasion of Athens. The Athenians sacrificed the destruction of their private property in order to hide in the safety of their city. The Long Walls of Athens protected its citizens and preserved its population. The Spartans however had the upper hand in infantry
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people of the present. Here we’ll learn what the Shang Dynasty of China was‚ what they accomplished‚ what problems occurred‚ and finally what became of them. The Shang Dynasty‚ or Yin Dynasty‚ was the first real historic Chinese Dynasty. It existed from around 1766 BC to 1122 BC. Long thought to be only a “Legendary Dynasty”‚ it ruled in the northeastern region of area known as “China Proper”‚ which refers to the lands of China where the Han Chinese were the Majority Ethnic Group. According
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Han China was one of the longest dynasties in Chinese history‚ however‚ the Imperial Roman empire lasted even longer. Han China and Imperial Rome share many similarities as well as many differences. Although Han China and Imperial Rome had many similarities (patriarchy‚ expansion)‚ the differences (recruitment‚ system of who is in authority) in methods of political control outweigh the similarities because of they had little interaction with each other. The first similarity between Han China and
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The Tang and Song Dynasties in Ancient China were similar‚ yet different. They had varying aspects politically‚ socially‚ and economically. They varied the most politically‚ while they were very similar economically. Socially‚ they did not have opposite views or actions‚ but different views. Although they both controlled roughly the same areas in Ancient China‚ the Tang Dynasty and the Song Dynasty had different political‚ economic‚ and social views. The Tang and Song Dynasties had different political
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The economic revolution in Song dynasty HIST 358 Xue Zhang 260500645 March 7th 2016 Introduction For the first impression of Song China‚ people always talked about civil bureaucrats‚ military weakness and remarkable cultural achievement like Song poems‚ calligraphy and painting. However‚ not so many people will notice the flourishing economy developed in Song Dynasty. During the Song dynasty‚ China was the richest country in the Far East and one of the richest in the world. According to
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Two very important poleis are Athens and Sparta. After studying these poleis it is clear that Athens is the better polis because of its government‚ education‚ and society. The government in Athens was better then Sparta’s government. After laws were written down and enforced‚ power was divided equally in Athens government. In Sparta "the ephors had unlimited power to act as guardians of the state‚ and they used that power freely (112)." This shows that in Athens the government was split up equally
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Athens’s Simplicity & Spartan’s Power During the ages of 800 and 401 BCE‚ Athens and Sparta were very different in many ways‚ but in a couple of ways‚ they were somewhat similar. They both had wealthy aristocrats who controlled their government and who made decisions on what was “best” for their poleis and its people‚ and both used a political legislative system. While the Spartans had the elder council‚ called “Gerousia”‚ the Ephors and the general assembly‚ the Athenians had the legislative
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HOW GREAT WERE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HAN CHINA AND CLASSICAL ATHENS? Every civilization has qualities that make them different from other countries. Whether the religion is different or the laws contain different morals‚ every country has its differences and similarities. Han China and Greece are two highly successful early civilizations. Both countries have different‚ but good‚ opinions and ways of thinking. Han China and Athens had a great deal of differences just on their physical
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Athens vs. Sparta Ancient Greece was comprised of small city-states‚ of which Sparta and Athens were two. Athens was renowned as a center of wisdom and learning. The people of Athens were interested in arts‚ music‚ and intellectual pursuits. Sparta‚ on the other hand‚ was recognized for its military strength. A Spartan’s life was centered on the state‚ because he lived and died to serve the state. Although the competing city-states of Sparta and Athens were individually different as well as
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