“It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things‚” (Leonardo da Vinci). Hans Holbein accomplished much in his lifetime‚ and as da Vinci said‚ he didn’t sit back‚ but instead approached what he wanted to achieve in life head on. Holbein the Younger learned from his father‚ who was a skilled painter himself. He grew up in Basle‚ a center of learning that was well known in that time. He soon rose
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I was just browsing TED Talks and saw a video tilted “The best stats you’ve ever seen” by Hans Rosling and it just caught my attention. It became clear very quickly that this was a fantastic speech. I knew absolutely nothing before clicking on the video. I was just looking for something that would be interesting. The late Hans Rosling was born in Uppsala Sweden‚ on 27 July 1948 and dies on 7 February 2017 at the age of 68. He studied statistics‚ medicine and public health. He investigated an outbreak
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Before‚ people were able to obtain a certain job even if they didn’t know how to efficiently do that specific job. The rulers of the Han Dynasty realized this and developed an exam to test the people on their skills and abilities. The results of the exam determined what job they would be given by the emperors. Those who stood out among the rest‚ and were more intelligent‚ were given
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unpredictable flooding that may occur. The Yellow river would provide Loess‚ an extremely fine powder like soil that was easy to till and plant. This way of life would carry through the Xia‚ Shang‚ Zhou‚ Qin and Han dynasties. Social culture was like most other societies like their neighbors. Most people with land were considered aristocrats ‚ government would have administrative and military forces. Although the Xia Dynasty
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to keep invaders out from the North‚ slowed but not stopped 35.Han Dynasty-(202 BCE-221 CE)founded by Liu Bang‚ dictorial gov’t and civil service exams 36.eunuchs- males who had their testicles removed (castrated) 37.Liu Bang-founder of the Han dynasty 38.state Confucianism-Confucian doctrine combined with Legalist practice 39.civil service exam-tests administered to workers in the bureaucracy to see if they qualify *40.Han Wudi- *41.Wang Mang-reformist official who seized
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The Zhou‚ Qin and Han Dynasties: Zhou Facts; the Zhou are believed to have been Turkic-speaking peoples from Central Asia and their second capital was built in the Wei Valley. (West of the Yellow River) King Wu‚ their leader overthrew the Shang and adopted some Shang’s culture‚ but extended Chinese rule beyond the boundaries of Shang On their capital (Wei Valley)‚ the royal families got huge tracts of lands and the rest of the people living in this are were peasants who lived in villages
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In the Chinese Warring States Period (475~221 B.C.) several Chinese thinkers emerged due to the unsettling instability and change that surrounded China. Both Confucianism and Legalism emerged during the period of the Hundred Schools of Thought (6th century~221 B.C.) to debate several philosophical questions in order to centralize China such as: What should human beings accomplish? How should society be organized? Who has the authority to rule? However‚ both Confucianism and Legalism were different
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They began fashion fibers made out of hemp‚ bark‚ and textile fibers to create paper. Artisans used iron to create agricultural tools‚ swords‚ and some iron armor. They then made silk that became a prized commodity throughout the world. Technology in this age caused china to become one of the most bustling and prosperous economies Silkworm farming was a technology they used for silk. There was an expansion of iron metallurgy. Used for superior weaponry and tools that increase food production.
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The "Seven Wonders of the Ancient World" refers to remarkable constructions during classical era. Through the ages‚ there have been numerous versions of the original list of the "Seven Wonders"; however‚ only one of these miraculous buildings has remained intact-the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt‚ which is also the oldest of the ancient wonders. On the west bank of the Nile River‚ there are three pyramid erected on a rocky plateau in Giza in the northern part of Egypt. These pyramids were named after
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during which time the economy and culture both developed. Although there were wars against the Northern Wei in north China‚ each side achieved victories and suffered defeats‚ balancing power between the north and south. In 454‚ Wendi died‚ and Emperor Wudi took over the throne followed by Emperor Mingdi. They were both tyrants who killed their brothers and distrusted their ministers and generals. During their rule state politics fell into disorder. In 479‚ Minister Xiao Daocheng seized
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