However‚ when I saw the introduction on the board in the London Film Museum‚ it called up my memory again‚ and this time I start to understand the technique of the ‘Magic Show’. Approximately 2000 years ago. The art of Shadow Play was founded by Sima Qian of the Han Dynasty and fully developed in the Qing Dynasty. It’s also called the "Chinese Lantern Show". The characters were of paper or lather. People used lantern to backlight the characters so they would show up on a white board in front of the
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Rome’s location contributed to its success in unifying Italy and all the lands bordering the Mediterranean Sea. Agriculture was essential to Rome and was the source of most wealth. Social status‚ political privilege‚ and fundamental values were related to land ownership. The heads of families who were able to acquire a large profit of land were members of the Senate—“Council of Elders” that played a central role in Roman politics. The Republic was not a democracy in the modern sense. In Rome‚ the
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ancient world (Rome was the other). China was reunited under the rule of the Han dynasty. Poetry‚ literature‚ and philosophy flourished during the reign of Emperor Wudi (141–86 B.C.). The monumental Shiji (Historical Records) written by Sima Qian (145–80 B.C.) set the standard for later government-sponsored histories. Among many other things‚ it recorded information about the various peoples‚ invariably described as "barbarian‚" who lived on the empire’s borders. Wudi also established Confucianism
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positive results of the public works projects initiated by the First Emperor? 28. What was a negative result of those public works projects? 29. What happened in the year after Emperor Qin died? 30. What happened in 207 B.C.E? 31. How did Sima Qian describe Liu Bang? 32. What had Liu
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their thoughts‚ history‚ events‚ community and moral system. People’s recognitions and knowledge was preserved and inherited by writing them down using certain terminology. For example‚ the book Records of Historian written by the famous historian Sima Qian‚this is the first history book in China’s history. This book would not exist without language. Books are some of the most important things that exist in human history. By reading books posterity can learn from their ancestors’ experiences. They
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Nichelle Heard LS 238 A Dr. Michael Aradas 17 December 2012 The Unification of China When I first read the entire Sima Qian document‚ I immediately thought that I was entering top secret files or records or something like a diary from Qian himself. Then I realized that this was his job‚ to document the activities of the Emperor‚ and I got a little less excited about the drama within the reading but focused on the material. The unification of China had its good and bad results. I personally
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BCE)legalism‚ strict censorship‚standardized weights&measures 30.Qin Shi Huangdi-first emperor of Qin‚ rose to throne at age 13 in 246 BCE‚ Li Su is advisor 31.Xianyang-the capital where aristocratic clans were forced to live‚ so court could monitor *32.Sima Qian- 33.Xiongnu-northern nomads who posed the threat of invading(possibly related to Huns) 34.Great Wall-a costly project 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
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stretched over them made of silk‚ according to some accounts. Now this fabric is a device of barbarian luxury‚ and has come down from them even to us to gratify the fastidious taste of fine ladies. Document 2 Source: Sima Qian‚ The Records of the Grand Historian‚ about Zhang Qian‚ a diplomat who traveled to the court of the Yuezhi for the Han Emperor Wudi‚
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Later Han and Its Aftermath Later Han’s capital is Luoyang. China returned to a strong central government and a laissez-faire (businesses operate without government interference). China expanded into inner Asia with more lenient government policies toward merchants which facilitated the camel caravans that carried Chinese silk across the Tarim basin and ultimately‚ to merchants in Iran‚ Palestine‚ and Rome. After 88 CE the emperors of the later Han were ineffectual and short lived. China was
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Lecture Notes 22—May 9th 2011 *NOTE: This review sheet is NOT meant to be a comprehensive overview of what you need to know for exams or quizzes. It is merely another tool to help you get started studying. The following concepts may or may not be seen on the exam and there may be concepts on the exam that are not covered on this sheet. Han Dynasty (206BCE-220BCE) * Western Han 206 BCE - 9 CE * –Wang Mang Inter-Regum 9-23 CE * ‘Xin Dynasty’ * Eastern Han CE 25 -
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