Comparison of politeness between English and Chinese As the embodiment of human civilization‚ it is not only a kind of social phenomenon‚ is a language phenomenon. With the rapid development of intercultural communication research‚ different cultural connotation and concept of politeness in cross-cultural communication how to be polite‚ people pay more and more attention. Because the people of what is polite and how to be polite with a different point of view‚ which can often lead to communication
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1.) The definition and characteristics of civilization. (Class Lecture) A civilization is a moderately large population inhabiting‚ extending territory‚ sharing a common culture. Civilizations have Societies within which are organized with three components government‚ rules and laws. In order for a civilization to be prosperous it must have these three necessities: 1.) Water 2.) Soil made to grow food. 3.) Good Climate More Characteristics of a civilization can include 1.) Agrarian based society:
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Grant Benick 10-16-14 AP World AP World History Free-Response Questions (DBQ) Buddhism was founded in India in the sixth century B.C.E and was brought into China by the first century C.E. Gradually winning converts‚ the fall of the Han dynasty in 220 C.E caused a period of political instability and disunity. There is the Buddhist who support Buddhism and praised the Buddha as their god. However‚ there were some people who are against Buddhism and didn’t like it as a religion so they went against
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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 historical
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ese martial------------------------------------------------- Chinese martial arts From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia "Kung fu" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Kung fu (disambiguation). | This article contains Chinesetext. Without proper rendering support‚ you may see question marks‚ boxes‚ or other symbolsinstead of Chinese characters. | Wushu | Traditional Chinese | 武術 | Literal meaning | martial art | [show]Transcriptions | | Part of a series on | Chinese martial
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dominated by the patriarchy. However‚ the level of degree of male dominance and social structure in society did differ between the civilizations. The Roman Empire and Han Dynasty were no exception to this. Both ancient civilizations were similar in the respect that from birth‚ girls were treated lesser than boys. Even if in the Han Dynasty‚ where the values of Confucianism were respected and followed‚ which stated that everyone under the empire were equal‚ the true actions of citizens did not reflect
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The Silk Road began during the Han Dynasty in China. “ The network was used regularly from 130 B.C.E.‚ when the Han officially opened trade with the west‚ to 1453 C.E.‚ when the Ottoman Empire boycotted trade with the west and closed the routes.” This text states that the Silk Road lasted about 1583 years. The Chinese started using the Silk Road to mainly transport and trade their precious silk. It ran from China to the Mediterranean Sea. It branched out and extended in many different ways all across
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Sima Qian was a very important man in Chinese history. He was born in 145 BC in Longmen‚ Xiayang(Current day Hancheng‚ Shaanxi province) during the Han Dynasty. He was the Grand Astrologer in the Imperial Court of Emperor Wu. Through this position‚ he had access to the Imperial Archives‚ so he started collecting fragments of history‚ and piece them together creating a better‚ more organized‚ and understood records of China’s past. This made him the father of Chinese Historiography‚ but this didn’t
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1. The Zhou dynasty started around 1027 up to 221 BC (estimated time) and being the longest dynasty that stayed in China. There is a descendant of the Zhou ancestry named Gugong Dan-Fu who has a grandson name Ji-Li who fought wars‚ who defended the state during the Shang period which is also called as the Yin dynasty or Shang-Yin and he wants to be killed by the order of Emperor Wen Ding. However‚ Ji-Li’s grandson‚ Wu‚ formed an army and declared war against Shang dynasty and they won. Shang dynasty
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undermine the government and result in a loss of power for many bureaucrats. Han Yu‚ a court official in 819 CE‚ refers to the spread of this wicked “cult” from India and repeatedly presses that Buddhism be eradicated in China (Doc 4). The Tang emperor Wu‚ writing during roughly the same period‚ (845 CE)‚ mirrors the opinion of Han Yu. He speaks of Buddhism negatively‚ citing the lax work ethic of Buddhists‚ and like Han Yu‚ he calls for the uprooting of Buddhism from China (Doc 6). However; behind
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