greatest duty is to produce a son.” ("Women and Confucianism”) This is a quote by the great Confucius‚ who lived as a well-known teacher and philosopher in ancient China. However‚ this simple statement very accurately sums up what many cultures throughout history have expected of women. Even across such different times and places as the ancient Roman Empire (510 BC – 420 CE) and the Chinese Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 CE)‚ women were considered inferior to men‚ with their social class very similar
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The civilisation of Ancient China was influenced by a complex mix of beliefs‚ values and traditions. Some‚ such as Taoism‚ were religious; others‚ such as Confucianism‚ were more to do with behaviour. Closely tied in with these were many rituals influencing how people were buried‚ how they arranged their homes‚ how they drank their tea and much more. These beliefs and practices were influenced by the Ancient Chinese religions because people that followed them believed what the religions traditions
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1. In ancient Rome slavery became the indispensable foundation of the economy‚ and social status was a way to have political privilege and was praised upon in society. But in ancient China‚ they didn’t have as many slaves as the Romans‚ the had more of peasants contributing to society by working in fields‚ laboring on imperial estates‚ and maintaining canal channels. Chinese slaves also had legal protections provided by contracts specifying and limiting what would be demanded of them. The government
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China: Ancient Capitals Xi’an Xi’an‚ called Chang’an in ancient times‚ is the most important ancient capital in China. It is the capital that has the longest history and 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
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the Song Dynasty (960–1279) in Ancient China‚ the gender in which a person was born as‚ changed their whole path of life. Their role in society‚ their education‚ their power in the household were very different depending on if they were male or female. A typical female had much less power compared to a man; they were considered the inferior gender. It was unfair‚ and to an extend‚ cruel‚ the way that women were treated compared to a man‚ but during that time in China‚ it was so normal that no one
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Ancient China. Part raised wasteland‚ part warring states. One man unifed it‚ but then the dynasty fell. Ancient China shifted dynasties like this a lot‚ but maintained a healthy trading system with other civilizations such as modern-day Pakistan. They also were the source of great art‚ such as Shi Huangdi’s tomb. In short‚ ancient China was a forefront in trading and art despite ever shifting ruling families. The main thing that China traded was silk‚ a soft slippery fabric that was made with threads
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Ancient China- Female roles Women in ancient China lived oppressed lives under the constant pressure to live and work by the rules and expectations set by the society around them. Women in ancient China were given no right to have a say in anything; not how much work they had to do‚ why they had to bind their feet‚ who they had to marry or why men were so superior. Nothing. Women were expected to do all the household jobs such as cleaning‚ cooking‚ preparing the ancestral offerings and child rearing
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Ancient Egypt and Ancient China are two of the oldest continuous civilizations. Both Ancient China and Ancient Egypt made great contributions to future civilizations. Several similarities and differences exist between these two Ancient civilizations. Areas where similarities and differences exist are Religion‚ Afterlife‚ and Society. Ancient China has been around for about 1.7million years. Starting with the Xia Dynasty‚ in the 21st century B.C. China has been one of the oldest lost civilizations
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Ancient China and Ancient Rome Ancient China and Ancient Rome have strongly influenced the world as we know it. Without their inventions such as Romanian architecture‚ language and Chinas invention of paper money‚ fireworks‚ we would not have any of the things we have today. Their great inventions help us in our every day life like language we use it every day to communicate to each other. Every invention that they made has somehow helped the modern world. Architecture is one of the great gifts
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Ancient China and Ancient Egypt are very different and very alike. The differences and similarities between Ancient China and Ancient Egypt‚ such as their writing systems‚ their calendars‚ and the areas they lived in are very interesting‚ and they deserve to be discussed. Ancient China and Egypt are different‚ but makes them similar? One detail is that both Egypt and China were very civilized for the times that they lived in. The second detail is that both civilizations had been ruled by dynasties
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