would characterize China for the next 2‚000 years were established. Legalism achieved what all the other philosophies strove for‚ unification of China. The Qin Dynasty‚ operating under the Legalist philosophy‚ finally unified China in 221 BC. Legalism was a success. However‚ the Qin Dynasty dissolved only 14 years after it ’s founding. The Qin emperor was ruthless in his use of Legalism‚ punishing even small crimes with decapitation or the loss of a hand or foot. Han Feizi‚ legalisms founder‚ did
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Ashoka and Shihuangdi were both the emperors of their own empire‚ even though both reigned differently yet had so many similitaries. Shi Huangdi (259-210 B.C.) was a cruel emperor who rapidly destroyed or sent away those who came against his reign. He was known for burning all the books that remained from previous regimes. While Shi Huangdi was cruel to almost anyone‚ Ashoka had a cruel side to him also‚ he took most his anger out on criminals. He built the Ashoka’s hell‚ it was built for the terrorists
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was used to contribute to china’s civilization by also being as a highway to unify and control. There was also the warring states period which came about when the steppe cavalries became a serious threat to china in northern region‚ which ended when Qin Kingdom conquered the rest. During this period though‚ there were fights among seven major kingdoms that were independent and they were fighting to gain power and to become superior to all other in authority. Geography comes in with the help of the
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Causes for Constructing the Great Wall of China Jiajun Wang (Sean) Kwai Manor Causes for Constructing the Great Wall of China As is known to all‚ China is a country with an ancient civilization‚ which has existed for over 5‚000 years. Historical scholars from all over the world are interested in every single historic relic of this country. The Great Wall of China‚ marvel of architecture in this world‚ played a significant role in the Chinese historical
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Chapter 1 ● Mesopotamia (TigrisEuphrates) ○ 80002000 BCE ■ Neolithic (New Stone Age) ■ Earliest Agriculture ○ City States (walled city and hinterland) sprung up around rivers ■ Citystates= characteristic of mesopotamia‚ Archaic and Classical Greece‚ Phoenicia‚ and early Italy ○ People living here= Sumerians ■ In Southern Mesopotamia by 5000 BCE ■ Responsible for making irrigation technology‚ cuneiform‚ religious concepts found in Mesopotamian culture ○ Lugal=Big Man (their leader‚
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The Great Wall was usually built with local materials‚ mostly earth and stones. After uniting China from seven Warring States‚ the first emperor of Qin Dynasty connected the walls of the three states in the north and formed the first "Wan Li Chang Cheng". Basically‚ walls were built at strategic points by different states (Qi‚ Chu‚ Wei‚ Yan‚ Zhao‚ Qin‚ Han) to protect their territories. Armies were stationed along the wall as a first line of defense against the invading nomadic Hsiung Nu tribes
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building it. The wall’s history began about 2‚200 years ago‚ when a Chinese leader‚ Emperor Qin‚ formed seven groups of Chinese to work independently on constructing walls to protect their country from Mongolian invaders‚ people from the north who wanted to enter China and take control of it. He then connected their shorter seven walls into a single wall about 4‚830 kilometers long. Emperor Qin used 300‚000 men to build the wall and it took about 10 years. The men built across deserts
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Xia’s in ancient historical texts‚ but it is impossible to verify that these remains are of the Xia without written records from the period. Some of the thousands of life-size Terracotta Warriors of the Qin Dynasty‚ ca. 210 BC. Some of the thousands of life-size Terracotta Warriors of the Qin Dynasty‚ ca. 210 BC. The second dynasty‚ the loosely feudal Shang‚ definitely settled along the Yellow River in eastern China from the 18th to the 12th century BCE. They were invaded
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East Asian countries. The intellectual society of this era was characterized by itinerant scholars‚ who were often employed by various state rulers as advisers on the methods of government‚ war‚ and diplomacy. This period ended with the rise of the Qin Dynasty and the subsequent purge of dissent. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/undred_Schools_of_Thought) So as you can see‚ in that era there is a lot of ideologist and different kinds of thoughts. As influence by the Chinese culture‚ I was think the
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Over decades‚ people all over the world have been arguing whether greed is beneficial. Michael Douglas said in the film Wall Street‚ "Greed is good"‚ as it motivates investors to earn more and leads to competition among companies. Yet many still feel greed does more harm than good. Several religions see greed as a sin‚ together with sloth‚ lust and gluttony. Dictionaries define greed as an excessive desire to acquire or possess more than what one needs or deserves. Though greed does bear a negative
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