struggled for supremacy. It took place in the Zhou dynasty from 403 bc. to 221bc. The period was dominated by seven or more small feuding Chinese kingdoms. It was the age of Confucian thinkers Mencius and Xunzi‚ and the time when many of the government institutions and cultural patterns that would characterize China for the next 2‚000 years were established. Legalism achieved what all the other philosophies strove for‚ unification of China. The Qin Dynasty‚ operating under the Legalist philosophy‚ finally
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W APWH CH. 5 EQ NOTES |Question 1: What were the features of Roman society and politics during the Republic? | |Topic Sentence | |Agriculture was the central economic activity in Republic Rome which meant land was the basis of wealth. | |Social status‚ political privileges
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Leisure 14 Gallery 15 See also 16 References 17 External links Identity[edit] There are 56 officially recognized ethnic groups in China. In terms of numbers however‚ Han Chinese is by far the largest group.[3] Throughout history‚ many groups have merged into neighboring ethnicities or disappeared. At the same time‚ many within the Han identity have maintained distinct linguistic and regional cultural traditions. The term Zhonghua Minzu has been used to describe the notion of Chinese nationalism in
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World empires revision notes- roman empire and the qin and han dynastys -both rome and china produced effective solutions to the fundamental problem of how to govern and exploit diverse populations. Rome -roman recognized the importance of romes mediterreanan location‚ Proximity to the sea‚ good communications to Greece and north Africa with their ports and hinterlands‚ a temperate climate‚ agrarian potential. -creative political organization enabled rome to provide for a huge and spread
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”). The Yuan dynasty brought us paper money‚ blue and white porcelain and several other contributions ("Inventions‚" “n.d.”). The discovery of making gunpowder came from the Tang dynasty (200AD) ("Inventions‚" “n.d.”); the list goes on. The most significant contributions came from the Han dynasty (approx. 202 BC-220 AD) introducing moveable rudder and sails‚ cast iron technology‚ wheel barrow‚ and the hot air balloon ("Chinese culture‚" 2007-2011). More importantly‚ the Han dynasty brought to the
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China is said to be one of the world’s four ancient civilizations and is said to be able to date back to over 3‚000 years ago. The Xia Dynasty was the first dynasty to be created. It was founded in the 21 century BC.It marked a change from a primative society to a slave society. The slave society developed further during the Shang and the western Zhou Dynasties. This era was the followed by the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States periods. This marked the transition from the slave society to
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interminable resilience of over 2000 years. The reason for such an enduring civilization was not just how China was positioned geographically but also because of the uniformity through different dynasties
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music‚ visual arts‚ martial arts‚ cuisine‚ religion etc. dentity[edit] Today there are 56 distinct recognized ethnic groups in China.[3] In terms of numbers however‚ Han Chinese is by far the largest group. Throughout history‚ many groups have merged into neighboring ethnicities or disappeared. At the same time‚ many within the Han identity have maintained distinct linguistic and regional cultural traditions. The term Zhonghua Minzu has been used to describe the notion of Chinese nationalism in general
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(Wade-Giles: Liu Pang)‚ was the first emperor of the Han Dynasty‚ ruling over China from 202 BC to 195 BC. Liu Bang was one of the few dynasty founders in Chinese history who emerged from the peasant class (another major example being Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty). In the early stage of his rise to prominence‚ Liu was addressed as "Duke of Pei"‚ with the "Pei" referring to his hometown of Pei County. He was also granted the title of "King of Han" by Hegemon-King of Western Chu Xiang Yu‚ when Xiang
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Essential Questions Foundations of Classical Civilizations Questions China India Rome Greece 1. How is the social structure set up? Qin Dynasty - peasants no longer were loyal to landowners - established bureaucracy Han Dynasty - highly patriarchal society - large merchant class - scholar - bureaucrats Maurya Empire - efficient bureaucracy with secret police Gupta Empire - relied on local authorities to maintain order and to collect tributes Republic - tensions between patrician
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