How influential was gunpowder in ancient china ? Gunpowder is the first explosive the world had ever seen and also one of the four great inventions of ancient China. When this was in the hands of strategists‚ the gunpowder was turned into black powder used in war. The military uses of gunpowder began at the end of the Tang Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty‚ the government set up gunpowder workshops‚ where flammable or explosive weapons like a fire cannon‚ rocket and missiles etc. were produced in different
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according to med lexicon’s medical dictionary‚ gender is "the category to which an individual is assigned by self or others‚ on the basis of sex." In other words‚ sex equal to male and female‚ and it also refers to a natural or living feature. Parallel to that‚ gender equal to manly and feminine‚ it refers to cultural or learned the statistical significance of sex. In addition‚ when a baby is born‚ that baby can be given a gender base on its biology sex. Gender roles refer to society’s notion
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In Ancient China‚ it was very difficult to grow and get food. Meat was very expensive‚ and the crops they made required laborious and long hours. And even today in modern China‚ it is still difficult to get food. With its population hovering around a bulging billion people‚ it is not easy getting food for all of these people‚ but when they do get it‚ they often make filling and some tasty dishes. When you want to order Chinese food‚ you probably think of getting some sweet and sour chicken‚ or
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expand and spread out over the land‚ instead of overusing the soil and woodlands? (114) What were the Aryans after when they invaded the Indus Valley? Are there any other ancient cultures whose writing we have but cannot understand? To the north of Rome‚ a new culture had appeared around 700 BCE called the Etruscan’s. Since ancient Roman times‚ scholars have debated about who these people were‚ where did they come from and what language did they speak? (87) Even today with all the archaeological
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The advancement of science and technology in ancient China is strongly related to the society system. One of its significant features is the civil service examination system. The system was designed to look for talented and potential candidates as administrative officials of the government [1]. Only those literary and managerial elite would be able to serve in the bureaucratic imperial state after their success in the examination [2]. Needham regarded the effect of concentrating all power as a driving
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Dr. Brown Western Civ I 18 September 2012 Gender Inequality in the Ancient World Throughout history‚ women have been regarded as unequal and subordinate to men. In the male-dominated Western culture‚ the issue of women’s rights seems unending; even thousands of years after the first evidence of gender inequality‚ society has yet to even the playing field. Although it seems like our culture is progressive‚ we still share many qualities with the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and Greece. Women
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The Significance of Gender In Ancient Law West Virginia University April 11‚ 2013 While The Law Code of Hammurabi and The Laws of Manu exemplify the ideals of civilization and central authority through the usage of direct law codes and social rules they none the less are clear examples of the inequalities between genders in each respected laws societies from which they represent. The purpose of these law codes
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Introduction Gender stereotypes play a huge role in many societies throughout time; from Ancient Greece up until present day Egypt. In the past‚ societies stripped women of basic rights‚ such as the right to speech and the right to vote. Interestingly‚ the laws against women in Ancient Greece closely resemble those of present day Egypt. Even though these two societies are roughly 2‚500 years apart‚ women in both societies were not allowed to vote. It was not until 1956 when the legislature passed
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The hierarchy of ancient China and India were similar with a noticeable sign of select individuals being considered “higher” than others. The caste system was strict in India and prohibited other classes from interacting with each other. China’s social system differed from India’s caste system‚ by not demonstrating a formal and strict social ladder. Where in India there existed over three hundred sub castes at one point‚ China had a simple three caste social ladder. Although the Chinese did not have
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Gender and Sexuality In Ancient Greece Through exploring my chosen ancient source; ‘Sexuality in Greek and Roman Society and Literature’‚ I will draw upon and assess the implications of divine gender and sexuality in order to help better the understanding of the concepts of gender and sexuality‚ within the Ancient Greek world. The contemporary understanding of gender and sexuality in Ancient Greece is that of one which portrays the existence of these two matters in a very patriarchal society‚
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