So this proposal was more convictive to show that footbinding was a way used by Chinese to conquer “barbarians”. In addition‚ Qu’s proposal was disclosed in Wanli yehuo bian ‚ a work written by Shen Defu in Ming dynasty but Shen did not write any source for Qu’s proposal. This made the argument of Dorothy less reliable since the primary source she used could not be verified. To make her argument stronger‚ Dorothy could quote a more reliable primary source‚ give
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of the resources in China were wasted by the bureaucracies on luxury expenditure. Stagnation in external expansion From 1405 to 1433‚ which was Ming dynasty‚ “Chinese admiral Zheng He undertook voyages of exploration as far as the east coast of Africa.”(Weil 21) However‚ this great navigator died on his seventh voyage in 1433. From then on‚ the Ming government abandoned the plan for further exploration. Zheng’s fleet was dismantled and China lost a great opportunity for external expansion.
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World Final Review: China: Major dynasties after Qin Shang Capital Anyang Had dynasty ruling families Shang Kings had little land and the nobles governed most of the land and were loyal to the king Noblewomen had status Majoristy of people were peasants and lived in poor conditions Chief God- Shand Di Polytheistic Believed ancestor worships- helped with war and crops Zhou Longest ruling dynasty Introduce feudalism Confucianism Qin Shi Huangdi: Leader Xiangyang: Capital Policy
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Chinese civilization. The oracle bones‚ known in Chinese as jia gu wen‚ are either tortoise shells (jia) or ox shoulder blades (gu) with scripted texts (wen). The first oracle bone was discovered in 1889 in An Yang County‚ the capital of the Shang Dynasty (1‚600-1‚100 B.C.E.)‚ and so far nearly 100‚000 pieces have been unearthed. The inscriptions on the oracle bones represent the earliest form of the human written language. 3) Examine the social structure of early China. Describe the lives of the
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der Empire ComparisonThe Ottoman Empire and Mughal Empire both being “Gunpowder Empires” faced similar issues. Both empires faced inadequate transportation and communication systems‚ both faced poor bureaucracies‚ and competing with rival empires. The first problem was inadequate transportation and communication systems. Although they had the necessary military technology to control their empires‚ transporting it to where it was needed was another issue. The larger they grew‚ the more difficult
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Stockdale October 9‚ 2012 The Medical Works of Li Shizhen How did the medical work of Li Shizhen aid in the dominance of the Chinese Empire over other nations in the world? The Chinese Empire was a dominant world force during the ruling of the Ming Dynasty. Advances were being made in many different areas which helped the Chinese Empire become a superior nation. One important area of advancement was medicine. The Chinese had used herbal medicine throughout their history as a primary method of curing
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Ancient Chinese Contributions In observing the development of Chinese ancient culture‚ it becomes apparent civilization can exist without timely opportunities‚ the right conditions‚ and a beneficial geographical situation. It is well known that China has an ancient and glorious history‚ from the feudal periods ending in 222 BC through the three Imperial and Intermediate Eras‚ up to the Modern era – over 4000 years of dynastic reigns (Institute of the History of Natural Sciences Chinese Academy
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In 1271 the Yuan Dynasty began and during this era trade contracts with the west introduced crops such as sorghum which became part of the Chinese diet. Hu Sihui‚ an intellectual physician during this time period wrote a guide that was later excavated that taught citizens how to cook healthy meals. This cook book including both Chinese and Mongol food practices. The Mongol influence impacted the Chinese diet through the implementation of more foreign traditions and cuisines. Scholars credit the
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Zheng He was a Muslim eunuch who served as a close confidant of the Yongle Emperor of China during the Ming Dynasty. He went on voyages to Southeast Asia‚ Sumatra‚ Java‚ Ceylon‚ India‚ Persia‚ Persian Gulf‚ Arabia‚ the red sea Egypt‚ and the Mozambique Channel. The number of his voyages vary depending on method of division‚ but he travelled at least seven times to The Western Ocean with his fleet. The fleet comprised 30‚000 men and seventy ships at its height. He brought back to China many
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1. In what ways did the Late Qing Reform help modernizing China? (15 marks) The Late Qing Reform helped modernize China in certain ways. Politically‚ modernization refers to the transformation of monarchy to democracy. Economically‚ it refers to the process of industrialization‚ agricultural mechanization and the development of transportation. Socially‚ it refers to the procedure of urbanization‚ improvement in communication and people’s growing desire to participate in politic. Culturally‚ it freed
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