The Yellow River‚ also known as Huang He‚ is located in Northern Central China. It is the second longest river in China. It carries yellow sandy silt‚ called loess‚ which gives the river its name (Dramer‚ 2001‚ p.7). It carries its rich yellow silt from Mongolia to the Pacific Ocean (Spielvogel‚ 2005‚ p.85). The Huang He is sometimes called “The Great Sorrow” because of suffering brought by its floods (Ellis‚ Esler‚ 2001‚ p. 111). Millions of people have drowned‚ towns have been destroyed‚ and crops
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Benn‚ Charles Cao‚ Lifang WM^ . Zhenguan Shiqi de Wenhua Tezheng he Wenxian Lilun M.WMM ffiXttMWiffllClRMWi. Journal of Shandong University ihMX^W.‚ 1996. 2:47-52. Cawthorae‚ Nigel Chen‚ Fei M.M‚ Tang Shi Yu Keju jf HHf4^ ‚ Guilin: Lijiang Publishing House‚ 1996. Chen‚ Fei M.M‚ Tang Dai Shi Ce Kao Shu jtftt£^%&‚ Beijing: Zhonghua Shuju‚2002 Cui Ruide ^Iffi ’M‚ The Cambridge History of China: Sui and Tang Dynasties $$f ^ iSPtfJifjfe‚ Beijing: China Social Sciences Documentation Publishing House
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the “River of Sorrows” because when the river flooded it destroyed all the crops and the houses that lived along the river. However‚ despite the negative side of the Huang He River‚ it was great for the land. The river has silt which is called loess‚ it deposits the loess along the river bends and makes the land fertile. Also‚ the Huang He River is real important to the people that live along the river‚ because the River provided water‚ food‚ and protection for the people. Not only did the Yellow River
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Rome’s location contributed to its success in unifying Italy and all the lands bordering the Mediterranean Sea. Agriculture was essential to Rome and was the source of most wealth. Social status‚ political privilege‚ and fundamental values were related to land ownership. The heads of families who were able to acquire a large profit of land were members of the Senate—“Council of Elders” that played a central role in Roman politics. The Republic was not a democracy in the modern sense. In Rome‚ the
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) The major philosophical and religious traditions of the Hundred Schools Period‚ including Confucianism (ii.) Mohism (iii.) Legalism (iv.)‚ and Taoism (v.) Contrast the relative success‚ philosophical backgrounds‚ and governmental policies of the Qin and Han Dynasties (vi.). Geography played a huge role in the development of China. Civilization first emerges along the yellow river. The yellow river is where agriculture first starts in China. What makes the yellow river special is that it is a
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陋 室 銘 - 劉 禹 錫 lou` shi` ming’ liu’ yu^ xi- Inscription - The Crude House" – by Liu Yu Xi Note As Minister of Rites at the imperial court‚ Liu Yu Xi (772 – 842 C.E.) took part in the Yong Zhen Reform‚ which attempted to limit the power of the palace eunuchs and the provincial governors. When the Reform failed he was demoted to be a mere county administrative officer out in one of the provinces. Upon seeing that he continued to openly espouse the Reform Movement‚ the county head placed Liu’s
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Chapter 5 guided reading 1. gentry: the class of prosperous families‚ next in wealth below rural aristocrats‚ from which the emperors drew their administrative personnel. 2. third-century crisis: Historians’ term for the political‚ military‚ and economic turmoil that beset the Roman Empire during much of the third century. C.E 3. aqueduct: A conduit‚ either elevated or underground‚ using gravity to carry water from a source to a location. 4. Romanization: The process by which latin language and
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correctness of social relationships‚ justice and sincerity. His followers competed successfully with many other schools during the Hundred Schools of Thought era only to be suppressed in favor of the Legalists during the Qin Dynasty. Following the victory of Han over Chu after the collapse of Qin‚ Confucius’s thoughts received official sanction and were further developed into a system known as Confucianism. 学而第一 學而第一 Book I‚ Hsio R 为政第二 爲政第二 Book II‚ Wei Chang 八悄第三 八佾第三 Book III‚ Pa Yih 里仁第四 里仁第四 Book
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According to dictionary.com‚ art is defined as skilled workmanship‚ execution‚ or agency as distinguished from nature.”(www.dictionary.com) Thefreedictionary.com defines art as “human effort to imitate‚ supplement‚ alter or counteract the work of nature.” (www.thefreedictionary.com). I translate this into man taking what is naturally created and either replicates‚ builds upon‚ changes in some form or completely opposes it with works of their own. Painting http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/gogh/starry-night/gogh
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their empire. -spoken language was mandarin chinese -largest group of people speaking the same language Confucius- wrote a statement on political ethics Quin Shi Huangdi- deposes the zhou emperor‚ made him self ruler of china (1st Emperor) - was a brutal ruler Qin- (221-202 B.C.E.) emperor Shi Huangdi. built the Great Wall‚ put together a census‚ standardized weights measures‚ extended his teriorty to Hong Kong and northern Vietnam when he died massive
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