three kinds of ancient folk medicine: Saltpeter‚ Sulfur‚ and Charcoal. Since the Qin Dynasty (221BC-206 BC)‚ saltpeter and sulfur are used to make drugs by ancient alchemist to achieve immortality. The first true application of the gun powder occurred in the Three Kingdom Period (220AD-280 AD). Late Tang Dynasty (618 AD-907 AD) saw Gun Powder applied in military field. During Song Dynasty (960AD-1279AD) and Yuan Dynasty (1206 AD-1368 AD)‚ ancient Chinese had already mastered the skills to make reasonable
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dynastic structure‚ and how many of them are very similar to other dynasties of different times. The primary dynasty of the time period called “Classical China” is the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 CE) which is the second imperial dynasty of China‚ the first being the Qin Dynasty. The major dynasties of the time period called “Post Classical China” are the Tang Dynasty (618 CE- 907 CE) and the Song Dynasty (960 CE- 1279 CE). These dynasties had great influence on the cultures‚ politics‚ and economics of the
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still not received their fair share of land. This was a serious revolt that raged throughout China that tested the resilience of the Han state. The seriousness of such revolts was proven when Han dynasty was weakened by the uprising during the second and third centuries. The full effect of this was shown when eventually the uprising led to collapse of the Han dynasty. Consequences in the Roman Empire were also shown between the patricians and the plebeians. During the fifth century B.C.E‚ relations
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The Classical empires of Rome and Han had similar and different means of imperial administration. Both empires focused on centralized administration and military expansion. They also concentrated on maintaining a full bureaucracy to help the empire prosper. The beginning for the direction of government and administration started with Julius Caesar wanting a centralized‚ imperial form of government. His plans did not span out with upset elite classes that led to his assassination. The elite men
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is also clear that Legalism was more effective in ruling a state as the Qin Dynasty (governed by Legalists) was the first to create a centralized empire‚ introduce provinces which still exist in modern China‚ finish building the Great Wall of China‚ produce a simplified and standardized written language‚ and spread military influence beyond China. On the other hand‚ although emperors both before and after the Qin Dynasty adapted Confucian principles to their political practices‚ Confucius himself
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of the Han dynasty in china. In 202 BCE‚ the Han dynasty was born. Through new leadership‚ less strict laws‚ and popularity among the citizens‚ the Han dynasty flourished in China for more than 4 centuries. I. Leadership a. Liu Bang II. Laws a. Got rid of many laws from Qin dynasty- heavy taxation‚ excessive forced labor‚ etc. III. Popularity a. More laid back b. Simple leaders who were easy to understand 3. What role did technology play in the success and spread or the Han dynasty
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religious‚ economical‚ political‚ or socially motivated force the derives the whole nation forward. I will argue that Confucianism is an ideology that strongly connects politics‚ “ethics”‚ and social structures as well as influenced majority of Chinese dynasties to adapt some of its principles. Confucianism was created by the thoughts and ideas of Kong Fuzi‚ also known as Confucius. Confucius was born in the Lu state in 551 BC. When
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1029 b.c.e-Creation of Zhou Dynasty => 551 b.c.e - Confucius is born => 500 b.c.e. - Editing of 5 classics‚ Laozi (Daoism) => 478 b.c.e. - Death of Confucius => 450 b.c.e. - Development of Calendar => 400 b.c.e. – Crossbow used => 402-201 b.c.e. - Era of Warring State => 275 b.c.e. – Cast Iron Process => 221 b.c.e. - Qin begins‚ Great Wall Begun‚ Single Language => 220 b.c.e. - Ox Plow‚ Horse Collar‚ Water Mill => 202 b.c.e. – Fall of Qin => 202 b.c.e - Rise of Han => 141 – 87 b.c.e. – Wu
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throughout the world is gunpowder; it was very likely invented during the Tang Dynasty‚ sometime in the eighth century Common Era (CE)‚ in Ancient China (Bodde‚ n.d.; Franklin Institute‚ n.d.). The first appearance of gunpowder was in fireworks and later in explosives used during invasions from the Chin Taters (Bodde‚ n.d.). Another useful Ancient Chinese invention is porcelain; it also was very likely invented in the Tang Dynasty‚ during the ninth century CE‚ and is commonly called “China” (Bodde‚ n.d
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or contributions from the ancient Chinese. Paper is one of the utmost inventions of the Chinese culture. This invention has been trace to the Chinese culture around AD 105‚ when Cai Lun‚ an official attached to the Imperial court during the Han Dynasty‚ created as sheet of paper using mulberry and other bast fibres along with fishnet‚ old rags and hemp waste. One of the few destructive inventions of ancient Chinese civilization was that of gunpowder. The discovery of gunpowder led to the
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