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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Dah Chair Wen Humanity 1020 Humanity Term Paper I never ever thought that Humanity would be such an interesting course when I choose it as one of my electives. I choose it because it fits into my schedule. After sitting through a few classes‚ this course has become such an interesting class to take. Even though I would never volunteer to do a term paper on Humanity but I am glad the Gordon Rule of college encourage us to think about how does the past shapes the present and how the present sets
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new skills and trade with other people that would benefit them economically therefore that geographic factor hindered the Han’s economic development. The few main rivers in China weren’t connected‚ and this hurt the Han militarily and commercially. Qin emperor
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This kind of virtue is not only praised highly in ancient China‚ it is also one of the most important virtues affecting modern Chinese nowadays. “Hyo” is the first virtue of the eight main virtues in Confucianism. These eight virtues include: Hyo‚ Ti‚ Zhong‚ Xin‚ Li‚ Yi‚ Lian‚ Chi. These morals of Confucianism influenced the moral behavior of Chinese from ancient times to modern times. The core idea of Confucianism is Jen. James D. Livingston described Jen as the supreme virtue of humaneness
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The Year of the Tiger The Tiger ranks the third of the animals in the Chinese zodiac. The 12 zodiac animals are‚ in order: Rat‚ Ox‚ Tiger‚ Rabbit‚ Dragon‚ Snake‚ Horse‚ Goat‚ Monkey‚ Rooster‚ Dog‚ and Pig. Each year is related to an animal sign according to a 12-year-cycle. Lucky Colors: blue‚ grey‚ orange Lucky Numbers: 1‚ 3‚ 4 Lucky Flowers: yellow lily‚ cineraria Year of Birth: 1914‚ 1926‚ 1938‚ 1950‚ 1962‚ 1974‚ 1986‚ 1998‚ 2010‚ 2022 Are You a Tiger? Years of the Tiger include 1914‚ 1926
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not approve of the use of harsh laws in governing. The Taoists oppose laws and only follow the natural order of things. The Confucianists believe that the gentlemen class must lead with virtue rather than using laws. However‚ under the Legalist ruler Shi Huangdi‚ the Great Wall of China was created. It could not have been built by simply following the “Tao” or through the lone efforts of the junzi‚ it required the common people following the ruler’s orders and laws. This proves that in order to prosper
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UNIT I: FOUNDATIONS (8000 BCE TO 600 CE) Of all the time periods covered in the AP World History curriculum‚ Foundations (8000 BCE - 600 CE) spans the largest number of years. It begins with an important Marker Event - the Neolithic Revolution - and ends after the fall of three major classical civilizations - Rome in the Mediterranean region‚ Han China‚ and the Gupta Empire of India. Broad topics addressed in the Foundations time period are: Environmental and periodization issues Early development
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School painter‚ which is the reason why people sometimes think they are artists. An art critic of Ming Dynasty named Wang Zhideng once said: . 王穉登又评论：（文征明）笔力扛鼎，非仇英辈所能梦见也。意思是文征明画中的风格气质，仇英这种画家做梦都梦不到。.”This free spirit is and essential trait of a true Shi Da Fu and Wen Zhengming also deemed it as a key point that enhances an artwork. A great painting should be full of Shiqi‚ the
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The new Seven Wonders of the World were announced in July 2007. They are Taj Mahal of India‚ Christ Redeemer of Brazil‚ the Great Wall of China‚ Roman Colosseum of Italy‚ Petra of Jordan‚ Pyramid at Chichen Itza of Mexico‚ and Machu Picchu of Peru. The sites were selected on the basis of a tally of around 100 million votes cast by people around the world over the Internet and cell-phone text messages. These attractions were on the shortlist of 21 before the announcement of the results in a glittering
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System‚ the highest on the Chinese caste system were the Shi‚ which were scholars‚ then the Nong‚ who were peasants and farmers‚ the Gong‚ who were the artisans and craftsmen‚ and lastly was the Shang who were merchants and traders. Religion played a big part in both classical China and India‚ both ancient civilizations believed in many gods and not just one. The most important deity of ancient China was Ti. The Chinese believed that Ti had the power to punish the wrong doers and reward good
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