Ian Cabalo October 2012 Period Two AP World History Unit 2: Chapter 8: The Unification of China In Search of Political and Social Order A. Confucius (551-479 B.C.E.) and His School 1. Confucius a. Educator and political authority b. Sayings were compiled in the Analects by his disciples 2. Confucian Ideas a. Basically honesty and ethical in character b. Thoroughly practical: how to restore political and social
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historian and poet�. She was a renowned scholar under the Han dynasty and also a major contributor to the creation of one of the best-known history book ever written called _Han Shu‚_ which is translated to _Book of Han�._ The Han dynasty is considered the most important time in the grand history of China. Many scholars have regarded the Han dynasty ’s reign as the "Golden Age of Chinese history" but not only that‚ the Chinese empire under the Han dynasty rose to the forefront of the world along side with
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Western Asia with the Mediterranean and European world‚ as well as parts of North and East Africa began to be used under the Han Dynasty (202 BC – AD 220). Originally‚ the Chinese trade silk occurred internally within the empire‚ but the caravans were often attacked by central Asian tribes‚ hoping to find some valuable commodities. In order to protect these caravans‚ the Han Dynasty extended its military defenses further into Central Asia. Later came the idea to expand the silk trade to central Asia
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The Silk Road was a trade route‚ beginning in China and created during the Han dynasty‚ which facilitated trade throughout Eurasia. The Silk Roads stretched all the way to the Mediterranean‚ and goods from places such as Rome and even Africa were traded along the roads. From 200 BC to 1450 BCE‚ the patterns of interactions along the Silk Roads changed with the spread of religions and the rise and fall of civilizations‚ but maintained continuity with the goods traded along its routes and its main
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Neolithic artefacts suggest cultural differences from the Longshan culture in northern China and settlement by the Che people prior to the migration of the Baiyue.[47][48] Eight petroglyphs were discovered on surrounding islands‚ which dated to the Shang Dynasty in China.[49] In 214 BC‚ Qin Shi Huang‚ the first emperor of China‚ conquered the Baiyue tribes in Jiaozhi (modern Liangguang region) and incorporated the territory into imperial
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Ancient China created by the two dynasties Quin and the Han a very continuous project that took many many years over a period of 2‚500 years! Although the wall was a long harsh project the walls also required much sacrifice on the part of the Chinese people. The benefits of the wall were to keep out the Mongols‚ even though the wall was for protection and security I think the benefits do not outweigh the costs and here’s why. First of all when the Quinn and the Han were building the wall you would
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paper. Paper made during the Western Han Dynasty (202 | | |BC-16 AD) has been found in Gansu Province‚ Xi’an and other places in Shaanxi Province as well as Xinjiang. A | | |further development of paper is credited to Cai Lun of the Eastern Han (25-220). He used plant fiber such as tree| | |bark‚ bits of rope‚ rags and worn-out fishing nets as raw materials. In 105‚ Cai presented the first batch of | | |paper made under his supervision to the Han emperor‚ who was so delighted that he
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the princes and overlords where building the wall as a way of defence from attacks from other kings. Qin Shihuang lived from 260BCE to 210BCE and was the King/Emperor of the state Qin. He changed his title as king to The First Emperor of the Qin dynasty. The Qin fought nomadic tribes in the north/northwest. The Xiongnu tribes couldn’t get defeated by the Qin. By the Xiongnu tribes being strong and not getting defeated by the Qin the Qin’s campaign was tiring and unsuccessful. So Qin Shihuang and
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Chinese Philosophies Writing Assignment From 1027-221 BCE‚ the Zhou era‚ Chinese philosophers “offered insights into how humans should behave in regard to their families‚ the state‚ and nature.” Different philosophers tried to achieve a similar goal of having a well-ordered Chinese society‚ but they all had vastly different methods of achieving this goal. There were three different schools of Chinese thought that all tried to achieve the goal of having a peaceful society that lived in harmony.
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Zhou dynasty started around 1027 up to 221 BC (estimated time) and being the longest dynasty that stayed in China. There is a descendant of the Zhou ancestry named Gugong Dan-Fu who has a grandson name Ji-Li who fought wars‚ who defended the state during the Shang period which is also called as the Yin dynasty or Shang-Yin and he wants to be killed by the order of Emperor Wen Ding. However‚ Ji-Li’s grandson‚ Wu‚ formed an army and declared war against Shang dynasty and they won. Shang dynasty being
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