Earthly Sovereign‚ The Heavenly Sovereign‚ and The Human Sovereign. (Timeline) The “First recorded Chinese dynasty for which there is both documentary and archaeological evidence” is the Shang Dynasty (1766 - 1122 BC.) Based in An-yang‚ the Shang Dynasty‚ like most ancient cultures had a fixed social order beginning with king Tang‚ and ending with the farmers.
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(Dramer‚ 2001‚ p. 31). The northeastern part of the Tibetan plateau is where the Yellow River rises. The Chinese saw the Yellow River as a barrier to setting up communities in the area. Some scholars believe this is the origin of China’s imperial dynasties. The Yellow River valley civilization was the start to the many Chinese Empires. The need to control the rushing waters of the Yellow River is an often used explanation to the rise of Chinese civilization. The waters were so rough that the Chinese
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The Classical empires such as Han China of 206 BCE - 220 CE and Rome of 31 BCE - 476 CE had similar and different means of imperial administration. Both empires focused on maintaing a bureacracy in addition a centralized administration. However they both differed in their resistence to govern. Yet both empires were successful. Both Han China and Imperial Rome were controlled beneath one leader. The leader of the Han dynasty had the general power‚ however he started districts ruled by officers
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SNAPSHOT: “Empire Building in the Classical World” SPEC Sheet for Akkad and Babylon (pg. 56-58) Social Code of Hammurabi: System of strict justice 1 of earliest written law code Parents arrange marriage for children 2 parties sign marriage contract Mesopotamia was patriarchal (men dominate society) Women had fewer rights Men could divorce women if they don’t meet expectations Wife who neglects responsibilities/humiliates husband could be drowned Political Sargon: leader of Akkadians 2340 B.C
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Northern and Southern Dynasties (386 - 589) The Northern and Southern Dynasties period (386 - 589) was a time of division in Chinese history‚ during which the Yellow River watershed of China first experienced a period of cultural transformation under the rule of a minority group. After the fall of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317 - 420)‚ four regimes - the Song‚ the Qi‚ the Liang‚ and the Chen appeared one after the other in south China. In north China the Northern Wei‚ the Eastern Wei‚ the Western
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greatest influence among the ancient capitals. Xi’an was located on the eastern end of the Silk Road‚ which connected China with other European countries in the West. Xi’an was the capital for more than 1‚000 years‚ spanning 13 dynasties such as the Qing‚ Han‚ Sui and Tang Dynasties. Located in Middle China‚ it is an important birthplace of Chinese culture and civilization. Nowadays‚ Xi’an has rich‚ well-preserved historical relics. The Terra-cotta Warriors and Houses are the most popular among the
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architecture refers to a style of architecture that has taken shape in East Asia over many centuries. The structural principles of Chinese architecture have remained largely unchanged‚ the main changes being only the decorative details. Since the Tang Dynasty‚ Chinese architecture has had a major influence on the architectural styles of Korea‚ Vietnam‚ and Japan. The architecture of China is as old as Chinese civilization. From every source of information - literary‚ graphic‚ exemplary - there is strong
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There are several ways that the philosophical movements of China shaped the civilization. Confucianism is just one of them which started in the Han Dynasty‚ another is legalism which started in the Qin Dynasty‚ and the last is taoism which was just a local superstition. Confucianism is just one philosophical movement that shaped China and is still shaping China today. Created by Confucius‚ who according to tradition was a thinker‚ political figure‚ and educator.Confucius talked about
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civilization. Although greatly varied‚ the three philosophical movements each contributed to the formation of classical China’s civilization. Confucianism centered the Zhou dynasty primarily on good morals‚ while Legalism influenced the Qin dynasty toward a authoritative government controlled through the military. With Daoism‚ the Han dynasty was focused on spirituality and harmony with nature. These philosophical movements played a hand in the shaping of Classical China’s
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Khafre‚ and Menkaure-agree with the kings’ names‚ and one of the most famous pyramids is the pyramid of Khufu‚ also known as the Great Pyramid‚ because it is the largest of the three. The Great Pyramid was built for Khufu‚ the second king of the 4th dynasty of ancient Egypt‚ and it is perhaps the most enormous single architecture in the world. The impressing thing is that the Great Pyramid can be photographed from the International Space Station. Besides the Khufu Pyramid‚ another structural wonder that
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