Lit. 103 World Literatures Preliminary Examination Reviewer ------------------------------------------------- Indian-Chinese-Japanese Indian Literature Aryan race- invaded India from North West * Brahmanism‚ Hinduism‚ and Jainism were their religions Gautama Buddha- made many changes in the old religion; his teachings later became the basis for one of the five major religions Sanskrit- oldest extant Aryan language‚ used in most Ancient Indian literature 2 Periods of Indian Literature
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| |Lifespan: 259-210 BC |Title: Emperor | |Country/region: China (Qin Dynasty) |Years in Power: 221 BC – 210 BC | |Political‚ Social‚ & Economic Conditions Prior to Leaders Gaining Power
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The Silk Road began during the Han Dynasty in China. “ The network was used regularly from 130 B.C.E.‚ when the Han officially opened trade with the west‚ to 1453 C.E.‚ when the Ottoman Empire boycotted trade with the west and closed the routes.” This text states that the Silk Road lasted about 1583 years. The Chinese started using the Silk Road to mainly transport and trade their precious silk. It ran from China to the Mediterranean Sea. It branched out and extended in many different ways all across
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Rachel Lunn Ms. Barnes 9th Grade World History 18 November 2013 The Story of Huā Mùlán As humans‚ we gather information by the things we see‚ the things we hear and the people and places that surround us‚ but what if the things that surround us were inaccurate? We would have false knowledge and information‚ but wouldn’t know any different. If the things we watch made us believe the wrong things how would that affect our society? In some cases it could make a big difference but in other cases
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Foot Binding‚ Status‚ and Society in Early China [pic] Natalie Steele 100043314 History 2233 A2 January 2003 Dr. Marshall Bastable In early China‚ the Han Dynasty to the end of the Manchu Dynasty‚ there was a practice known as foot binding. Foot binding was considered a symbol of status for women for many reasons. The disabling effects of foot binding caused women not to be able to participate in any form of hard labour‚ it confined them to the home‚ and was considered erotic by
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materials in areas that they aren’t found. A continuity was that the Silk Road remained as an important trade route. One change that occurred was that the people adapted to overseas trade. As time progressed‚ civilizations like some of the Chinese dynasties innovated new and better boats. The typical vessel used by the Chinese is the junk. It is an efficient design that is fast‚ easy to handle‚ and able to sail upwind. Its most distinguishing features are the sails that divide into a number of horizontal
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people about Buddhism and they were attempting to gain popularity. Unfortunately‚ by around 819 CE‚ people seemed to have started disproving of Buddhism as China started to turn towards a more imperial society. Shortly after the fall of the Han Dynasty in 220 CE Buddhism started to spread very rapidly throughout the Chinese society. The people of China in this period were in a devastated state with no structured government and a falling economy. For them‚ Buddhism was a form of mental escape and
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Ancient China had three major religions and/or philosophies; Daoism‚ Buddhism. And Confucianism. Daoism was founded by the Zhou dynasty; Lau-Tzu. The Daoism belief is that people should be one with nature and all things that are living possess some kind of natural universal force flowing through them. In Daoism‚ all living things have both balancing and blending forces called Ying and Yang. Ying and Yang are said to be the harmonic the forces of natures. Yang represents light‚ day‚ dry and male;
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AP World History Chapter 5 – Age of Empires: Rome & Han China Med Name:_______________________ Chapter Objectives: When you finish studying this chapter each student should: Be able to analyze the causes of the rise‚ the stability‚ and the decline of the Roman and Han empires in terms of their respective geographical locations‚ natural resources‚ economic base‚ administrative structures‚ and ideological systems. Understand the political evolution of the Roman state from the Republic to the
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west is 270. These numbers allow the compass to show azimuths or bearings‚ which are commonly stated in this notation. The magnetic compass was first invented as a device for divination as early as the Chinese Han Dynasty (since about 206 BC).[1][2][3] The compass was used in Song Dynasty China by the military for navigational orienteering by 1040-1044‚[4][5][6] and was used for maritime navigation by 1111 to 1117.[7] The use of a compass is recorded in Western Europe between 1187 and 1202‚[8][9][10]
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