ECON1001A‚B Introduction I 1 Course requirements • • • • • 3-hour lectures each week One-hour tutorial each week; schedule to be announced soon 3 assignments plus weekly online exercises one mid term test (time/date non-negotiable) No make-ups for mid term or final exam • Whoever fails to attend a mid term with approved reasons will have the share of the mid term moved to the final exam • Final exam is cumulative 2 Requirements Assessment Mid term (Oct 25‚ 2012‚ Thursday evening)
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imitations of the hundred rivers‚ the Yellow River and the Yangtze‚ and the seas‚ constructed in such a way that they seemed to flow. Above were representations of all the heavenly bodies‚ below‚ the features of the earth” (Lloyd). A historian named Sima Qian helps us visualize the Terra-Cotta Army here‚ one of the things that made Qin Shi Huangdi famous. Many historic events including Huangdi’s army were sculpted here. Mercury is said to flow to represent the rivers and represent immortality in Shi Huangdi’s
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discipline of history.[8][9] Events occurring prior to written record are considered prehistory. Herodotus‚ a 5th-century B.C. Greek historian is considered within the Western tradition to be the "father of history"‚ and‚ along with his contemporary Thucydides‚ helped form the foundations for the modern study of human history. Their work continues to be read today and the divide between the culture-focused Herodotus and the military-focused Thucydides remains a point of contention or approach in modern historical
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The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the earliest known literary works. This Babylonian epic poem arises from stories in the Sumerian language. Although the Sumerian stories are older (probably dating to at least 2100 B.C.)‚ it was probably composed around 1900 BC. The epic deals with themes of heroism‚ friendship‚ loss‚ and the quest for eternal life. Different historical periods are reflected in literature. National and tribal sagas‚ accounts of the origin of the world and of customs‚ and myths which
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since the Chinese histories trace only Mongolic tribes and kingdoms (Xianbei and Wuhuan peoples) from them‚ although some historical texts claim a mixed Xiongnu-Donghu ancestry for some tribes (e.g. the Khitan).[11] The Donghu are mentioned by Sima Qian as already existing in Inner Mongolia north of the state of Yan in 699-632 BC. Mentions in the Lost Book of Zhou (Yizhoushu) and the Shanhaijing indicate the Donghu were also active during the Shang dynasty (1600–1046 BC). The Mongolic-speaking Xianbei
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SNAPSHOT: “Empire Building in the Classical World” SPEC Sheet for Akkad and Babylon (pg. 56-58) Social Code of Hammurabi: System of strict justice 1 of earliest written law code Parents arrange marriage for children 2 parties sign marriage contract Mesopotamia was patriarchal (men dominate society) Women had fewer rights Men could divorce women if they don’t meet expectations Wife who neglects responsibilities/humiliates husband could be drowned Political Sargon: leader of Akkadians 2340 B.C
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MONUMENT HOMEWORK: CHINA/XIAN TOMB NAME OF THE MONUMENT XIAN Tomb TYPE OF MONUMENT Tomb LOCATION: Lintong District‚ Xi’an‚ Shaanxi province China DATE OF CONSTRUCTION‚ and/or CONSECRATION: Construction started in 246 B.C. and it lasted for 36 years. In 1974 the tomb was discovered east of Mount Li‚ China. A group of farmers were digging a well there and found the tomb. The name of this dynasty is the Qin Dynasty (221-206 B.C.) BACKGROUND ON ARCHITECT and CULTURE: Chinese Culture
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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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Chinese Civilization presents the intense debate between Wang Anshi and Sima Guang in terms of a series of reforming policies conducted by Wang. Essentially‚ the debate is denominational: Sima‚ an advocator of Confucius‚ represents the conservatives‚ and Wang represents innovationists. Wang and Sima were in fact good friends and both were erudite central government officials‚ yet they held very different political stand. Sima highly emphasizes the conservative Confucius philosophy‚ and Wang is a progressive
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Qin Shi Huang‚ First Emperor of China Qin Shi Huang (or Shi Huangdi) was the First Emperor of a unified China‚ who ruled from 246 BCE to 210 BCE. In his 35-year reign‚ he managed to create magnificent and enormous construction projects. He also caused both incredible cultural and intellectual growth‚ and much destruction within China. Whether he should be remembered more for his creations or his tyranny is a matter of dispute‚ but everyone agrees that Qin Shi Huang‚ the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty
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