Shang dynasty The Shang dynasty interests me in the way they name significant people and what happened during the Shang dynasty. I chose the Shang dynasty because I thought it would be interesting to learn about the bronze ages and what they created in the time frame. I also wanted to learn about how they ran things and what jobs there were during the early stages of ancient china. Some of the significant people during that time were Lady Fu Hao and Lao Zi. The shang dynasty was around at the time
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During the years 960-1279 AD the great Song dynasty ruled China. The song dynasty would be the most ideal place to live because of its inventions‚ achievements and government. The first reason that the Song dynasty would be the best is its inventions. First is its gunpowder‚ gunpowder was important if there was war so they could protect their kingdom. Next is the paper money it was important so they could keep track of how much they could spend instead of trading. And last is movable type writing
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3. SHANG DYNASTY The Chinese had settled in the Huang He‚ or Yellow River‚ valley of northern China by 3000 BC. By then they had pottery‚ wheels‚ farms‚ and silk‚ but they had not yet discovered writing or the uses of metals. The Shang Dynasty (1766-1122 BC) is the first documented era of ancient China. The highly developed hierarchy consisted of a king‚ nobles‚ commoners‚ and slaves. The capital city was Anyang‚ in north Henan Province. Some scholars have suggested that travelers from Mesopotamia
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In the Culture and religion of the Yuan dynasty it is said that Genghis Khan is credited with the title of master to the Quan zhen religion so that he could govern all the national Daoism groups. Every base of religion and culture that Genghis Khan was credited for was actually just based off of what Kublai Khan felt was important during his reign as emperor. Part of the reason that the Yuan was open to more religions was because of the Mongolians‚ they were very smart and open to different things
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The Tang Dynasty was begun by Li Yuan. When the Yellow River changed course causing major flooding in the North China plain the Chinese people faced starvation. This created a great upheaval in the Chinese people. Li Yuan revolted against the government and emperor‚ he took the throne in 618.The Tang Dynasty is thought of as the peak of the Chinese imperial era. This period marked the largest growth in Chinese history. The Tang Dynasty expanded the boundaries of the Chinese state and reestablished
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Why the Qing Dynasty Fell The main reason why the Qing Dynasty fell was Western influence. China was a very ethnocentric country and they chose to be isolated form the rest of the world. Their isolation caused them to fall behind the West‚ so many of the Western advancements caught them unprepared. Although the Western influence did cause the fall of the Dynasty‚ the weakening of the dynasty was already occurring because of the dynastic cycle. Government was less efficient‚ intellectual life declined
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The Song Dynasty has been remarked as a dynasty full of inventions and marketing‚ the things that shape our world today. However‚ the emperors ruling during the dynasty are somewhat okay at doing their job. While some had been successful‚ like the original emperor Taizu‚ others had failed to live up to their name‚ like Duzong. Here is the evidence that supports my belief. Many emperors had ruled during the Song dynasty‚ but almost all of these emperors had the same traits and weaknesses. Firstly
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government in 1618. When the Ming were overthrown by the invasion‚ the Manchu people started the Qing dynasty. The people were very sceptical about accepting their rule but the Qing based their rule closely off of the Ming and soon people accepted the new dynasty. This dynasty was successful 268 years but fell due to loss of power and rebellions. While the Qing contributed to the fall of China’s last dynasty the West bears the most responsibility
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Both the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire covered a lot of territory in Eurasia. From the year 1000B.C.E. (when the first settlement on the site of Rome occurred) to 600C.E. (just after the fall of both empires) the technological advances made were astonishing. Maps‚ pictures‚ and written documents are able to portray the details of what life was like in both of these large empires. All three of these will be used to explain how more technological inventions allowed these two empires to expand their
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Journal: Political This week’s reading is about “POLITCAL” that the second chapter of the book. In this chapter‚ there are three articles: “Censorship and Its Progeny”‚ “Performance‚ Community‚ Culture” and “The Politics of Art”. Although these three articles all focus on the topic about art politics‚ each article introduce different aspects about art politics. “Censorship and Its Progeny” is about a history of political art that happens in Middle Ages‚ the art event in Alaska and the
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