Differences: There was a dynastic cycle‚ the dynasties would rise and fall‚ and be taken over by a new person. India went back to independent city states when a ruler fell. China was generally able to be re-united through a ruler India was not‚ India was not able to be united in the north due to invasions from bordering countries. The only person to unite India was Ashoka Maurya Similarities: Both were patriarchal societies. Major cities were built along major water ways‚ India (The indus river)
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E I 11/29/11 Ancient China Q1. How did China’s environment help a civilization to develop there? Because of the areas with a good climate and rich soil‚ China’s civilization was able to flourish. Although most of china is made up of mountains and deserts‚ there are some places like the river valleys with good climate and soil that is perfect for farming. These river valleys are formed by the Huang‚ Yangtze‚ and Xi Rivers. When they knew they could farm there‚ people began to settling along the
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China’s history‚ China is ruled by dynasties. A dynasty is a family of kings that gains control during the downfall of the previous dynasty. The dynasty would gain control of China by establishing their dynasty explained by the Mandate of Heaven. The concept of the mandate of heaven is that God grants a particular family the right to rule. During the classical time period in China‚ two important dynasties the Han and Qin ruled over the Chinese people; both dynasties expanded‚ while the Qin followed a Legalist
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Confucian scholars are supposed to repair after the war‚ but the Chinese are weaker than they ever were before‚ as it can no longer stand for itself‚ and the Mandate is gone. At the end of the Opium War‚ it is very clear to the Chinese that the mandate of heaven is gone‚ and it never comes back to anyone‚ it is the end of the Mandate of Heaven and the Dynastic Cycle and cannot replace the dynasty. The culprit of all this is opium. Now‚ on cotton‚ China was a big producer. But‚ in the 18th century
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were some centralized nations such as the Roman Empire of Mediterranean region in this era. However‚ these nations differed in how they had established centralized government. Zhou was able to establish initial centralized government mainly by mandate of heaven‚ which is the concept of king having both power and responsibility for ruling the nation. Qin established strong centralized government based on powerful military and strict legalism. Han established the most concrete centralization among these
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Christian Mckee Mrs. Trahan English 10 1 November 2016 Classical and Post Classical China The Ancient Civilizations of China are often compared to each other‚ probably due to their similar dynastic structure‚ and how many of them are very similar to other dynasties of different times. The primary dynasty of the time period called “Classical China” is the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 CE) which is the second imperial dynasty of China‚ the first being the Qin Dynasty. The major dynasties of the time period
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to be. Frank Hawke and Donny Huang sessions These two sessions represented the perfect yin and yang at play in China. While Frank exposed the flaws in Chinese growth model‚ its export-oriented economy‚ lack of domestic consumption‚ the mandate from heaven‚ the demographic challenges and how far China still has to go to achieve its true potential‚ Donny brought to light how far China has come despite the challenges‚ the fallacy of democratic ideology in China‚ the philosophies that drive Chinese
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Coral Feldman Mr. Bochnak World Studies--Period 2 10/17/14 The Better Civilization “Fathers cover up for their sons‚ and sons cover up for their fathers…” Confucius on the Individual and State. Soon after the time of Confucius‚ two incredible civilizations rose: classical Athens in the West‚ and Han China in the East. In Classical Athens‚ around 470- 430 BCE‚ they had the first democratic government‚ the basis for the political systems of many powerful countries today. In the East‚ around 202 BCE-
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Dixon 1 Daniel Dixon Dr. Campbell History 114 3/20/14 Religion in Ancient China and Egypt Religion has played a very important role in society and the history of mankind for over thousands of years. Originally created by ancient peoples as a way to explain the unknown‚ religion has greatly evolved and spread across the globe. As new religions have formed and spread‚ the diversity and similarities between these new religions have also increased‚ especially due to their geographic locations
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as everlasting‚ independent of both place and time. The concluding metaphor leaves the future looking optimistic – it is up to the speaker whether he suffers or not. Though sounding confident with his declarations‚ the setting and audience is what mandates this confidence from the
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