The Evolution of Chinese Calligraphy China is known for its beauty and intellectual prestige but the one thing that mostly stands out when speaking of Chinese art is the form of calligraphy. It is known to be one of the earliest forms of writing that can be translated‚ which began thousands of years ago and is still used today. Chinese calligraphy was invented and developed by the ancient Chinese who used the innovation as a method of written communication. Throughout the years‚ the Chinese
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difficult to understand 27.wu wei-to interpret the will of Heaven is not action but INACTION 28.Period of Warring States-the period between 2 dynasties; one losing power‚ one gaining it 29.Qin Dynasty-(221-206 BCE)legalism‚ strict censorship‚standardized weights&measures 30.Qin Shi Huangdi-first emperor of Qin‚ rose to throne at age 13 in 246 BCE‚ Li Su is advisor 31.Xianyang-the capital where aristocratic clans were forced to live‚ so court could monitor *32.Sima Qian- 33.Xiongnu-northern nomads
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Summer Reading Essay In the research/analysis novel Day of Empire‚ the author‚ Amy Chua‚ discusses her thesis of how hyperpowers (empires or nations that had a command that stretched to all corners of the known world in the known world of their respective times) all rose to dominance through tolerance and fell in power through intolerance. Through the introduction and Part One‚ Chua effectively communicates how the various hyperpowers of history all rose in might through their effective and strategic
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Confucianism‚ Legalism‚ and Daoism Confucianism‚ Legalism‚ and Daoism are the three main philosophies of the Chinese people. They have been the most influential and widely taught philosophies of the Chinese for many centuries. This essay will reveal the history of each philosophy’s origin‚ and will reveal the main characteristics of each respected area. Confucianism began as the thoughts and ideas of a man named Confucius who lived at around 500 B.C. It is interesting to note this was around the
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Chinese poetry From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia HYPERLINK http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FileQuatrain_on_Heavenly_Mountain.jpg Quatrain on Heavenly Mountain by HYPERLINK http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Gaozong_of_Song_China o Emperor Gaozong of Song China Emperor Gaozong Chinese poetryis HYPERLINK http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poetry o Poetry poetrywritten‚ spoken‚ or chanted in the HYPERLINK http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_language o Chinese language Chinese language. The various versions
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Brief Introduction to East Asia - To have an idea of the different periods in China and Japan - CE (Common Era) China: Overview Zhou 1045 BCE - 256 BCE Qin 221 BCE - 206 BCE Han 206 BCE - 220 CE Six Dynasties 220 - 589 Sui 581 - 618 Tang 618 - 907 Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 907 - 960 Song (Northern Southern) 960 - 1279 Yuan 1271 - 1368 Ming 1368 - 1644 Qing 1644 - 1911 Republic 1912 - 1949 - present (Taiwan) People’s Republic 1949 – present Zhou Dynasty 1045 BCE - 256 BCE
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advanced mathematics e. Art focused on beauty 4. The differences between the Qin and the Zhou. a. Zhou rules with allied princes and has no strong‚ central government b. Qin ruler Shi Huangdi centralized China c. Qin used bureaucratic rule of provinces d. Qin were less susceptible to invasion; had better armies e. Qin built great wall f. Zhou unify China under one official language‚ Mandarin Chinese g. Qin attacked free thought and intellect 5. Government functions in Han China. a.
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classical China’s civilization. Although greatly varied‚ the three philosophical movements each contributed to the formation of classical China’s civilization. Confucianism centered the Zhou dynasty primarily on good morals‚ while Legalism influenced the Qin dynasty toward a authoritative government controlled through the military. With Daoism‚ the Han dynasty was focused on spirituality and harmony with nature. These philosophical movements played a hand in the shaping of Classical China’s
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Chinese‚ which means ‘teaching [and] cultivating’. The analogy yu ( ‚ - it takes ten years to shi nian shu mu‚ bai nian shu ren ( grow trees‚ but a hundred years to cultivate a person) may illustrate the cultivating responsibilities laid on Chinese schools or other institutions engaged in educating people. A Chinese metaphor equating teachers with - the engineers of ‘human ren lei ling hun gong cheng shi ( souls’) also reveals the cultural knowledge that teachers play a crucial role in cultivating
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Classical China and India Comparisons The political developments of Classical China and India were similar in how they expanded their territory‚ but were different in ways they governed their territory‚ as well as their attitudes towards religious freedom. Within Classical Indian and Chinese civilizations‚ they both began with expansions due to military conquests. The Mauryan rulers depended heavily on their large armies‚ more so than the Guptas. They used their large armies to forcefully
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