Traces of therapeutic activities in China date from the Shang dynasty (14th–11th centuries BCE).[6] Though the Shang did not have a concept of "medicine" as distinct from other fields‚[6] their oracular inscriptions on bones and tortoise shells refer to illnesses that affected the Shang royal family: eye disorders‚ toothaches‚ bloated abdomen‚ etc.‚[6][7] which Shang elites usually attributed to curses sent by their ancestors.[6] There is no evidence that the Shang nobility used herbal remedies.[6]
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In this seminar I will be‚ with research and primary and secondary evidence explaining the contrast between the weapons and warfare of two ancient armies which are the Roman army between 133 BCE and 63 BCE and the Chinese army during the Han and Qin dynasties. These two ancient armies are some of the most well known due to their advanced weapons and effective war tactics. I will firstly be talking about the Romans and how they became such a dominant army with there weapons and warfare tactics and
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of Chu during the Spring and Autumn (also called Ch’un ch’iu‚ 770BC-476BC). He was one of the greatest philosophers in the whole Chinese history. During that time‚ there were seven states in the country. Although these states all belonged to Zhou Dynasty‚ they
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Introduction Qin Shi Huang was the first emperor of China. He was the one who unified all of china by defeating the other 6 states named Han‚ Zhao‚ Wei‚ Chu‚ Yan and Qi. In his 35-year reign‚ he made some of the most amazing construction work ever. Many people believe that the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty was one of the most amazing rulers in the world’s history. Before He Ruled Apparently‚ according to a few legends Qin Shi Huang was never actually King Zhuangxiang baby and was actually the
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Chinese General Han Hsin of the Han Dynasty flew a kite over the walls of a city he was attacking to measure how far his army would have to tunnel to reach past the defenses. Knowing this distance his troops reached the inside of the city‚ surprised their enemy‚ and were victorious. Kite flying was eventually spread by traders from China to Korea‚ and across Asia to India. Each area developed a distinctive style of kite and cultural purpose for flying them. During the Silla Dynasty of Korea around
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history‚ he began teaching in his thirties. Confucius did not intend to found a new religion‚ but to interpret and revive the legalistic religion of the Zhou dynasty‚ under which many people thought the ancient system of religious rule was bankrupt. That is why Confucius could create this new ideology‚ just after the collapse of the Zhou dynasty‚ against the legalistic mind set of his day and to go with the end the slavery system to make a more harmonious and humane society. Confucianism finds its
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AP World History Summer Reading Assignment - Day OF Empire Amy Chua believes that for a country to become a world dominant force‚ the country must be tolerant. A country that is tolerant isn’t promised a path to world dominance‚ but tolerance is a required characteristic for a world dominant force. Tolerance does not mean that all races are treated equally but that the races can coexist together and work to make their nation better. Intolerant acts such as ethnic cleansing prohibit a country to
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Rodriguez- 2nd Period Technological attitudes of Han China and Rome. Around times ranging from the first century B.C.E all the way to the first century C.E. two large cultures with slightly differing opinions pertaining to technology were those of Han China and Rome. While Rome‚ a civilization set upon expansion and conquest; saw little need for adaptive technology lest it aided in the plundering lifestyle Rome’s economy was based upon‚ Han China was much more tolerant towards advancements in
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The abacus‚ often called the earliest calculating machine in the world‚ has a long history. The earliest mention of the abacus can be dated back to the Eastern Han Dynasty‚ where it was mentioned in a book by Xu Yue in about 190 A.D‚ There was a time when numbers were not written. As larger numbers become needed past the amount on a human hand‚ various natural goods become items in the counting process. The history and evolution of the abacus is a long one and is often divided into three time periods
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developed by a Chinese philosopher Confucius. Confucianism started as an ethical teaching during the Spring as well as the Autumn period‚ but later had cosmological and metaphysical elements in the Han Dynasty. After the abandonment of Legalism in China‚ Confucianism became the official ideology of the Han. There beliefs are that humans are good‚ teachable‚ perfectible and improvable by personal endeavors‚ mainly by self-cultivation and self-creation. Five Great Relationships‚ actions and the role
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