China is one of the world’s four oldest civilizations‚ and the written history of China dates to the Shang Dynasty (c.1600-1046 BC)‚ over 3‚000 years ago. Pre-historic China is divided into the Paleolithic Age‚ the Neolithic Age‚ and the Bronze Age. China has a rocky population history‚ littered with war‚ food shortages‚ and natural disasters. Five of the nine most deadly wars took place in China‚ killing an estimated total of over 123 million people. China is a country in East Asia whose culture
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Quiz #2 • The Five Philosophies o Confucianism Founded by Kung Fu Tzu (Confucius) Emphasized the Analects Created a type of social philosophy Believed everyone was essentially the same but learning and practice distinguished them Referred back to a Golden Age he hoped to recapture Advocated development of Five Inner Virtues especially li – moral propriety and ren - humanity -- “tao” All society is built on the idea of filial (family) piety -- “xiao” Superior men – “Chun-
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and imposition of Christianity on Chinese. The rebels had grievances against the opium trade‚ economic manipulation‚ political interference‚ evangelical missionaries‚ and especially ‘unequal treaties’ imposed by western powers on the ruling Qing dynasty (Brown‚ 2013). In June 1900 in Beijing‚ the Boxers forced diplomats‚ foreign civilians and soldiers‚ and Chinese christians to seek refuge in the Legation Quarter. This caused them to be besieged by the Imperial Army of China and the Boxers for 55
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Khafre‚ and Menkaure-agree with the kings’ names‚ and one of the most famous pyramids is the pyramid of Khufu‚ also known as the Great Pyramid‚ because it is the largest of the three. The Great Pyramid was built for Khufu‚ the second king of the 4th dynasty of ancient Egypt‚ and it is perhaps the most enormous single architecture in the world. The impressing thing is that the Great Pyramid can be photographed from the International Space Station. Besides the Khufu Pyramid‚ another structural wonder that
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000 years. Through centuries of migration‚ merging and development‚ it has formed a distinctive system of language‚ writing‚ philosophy‚ art and political organization‚ which came to be recognized as Chinese culture. It originated from Xia‚ Shang and Zhou dynasty‚ which was known as slave culture period. Xia culture represented the early Chinese culture and Zhou culture contributed to the form of more than 2000 years of feudalism culture in China. The May 4th Movement of 1919 was also an important
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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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The Decline and Fall of the Romanov Dynasty In 1894‚ Tsar Alexander III died suddenly of Kidney failure at a very young age. His son‚ Nicholas II took over the position (he was only 26) through succession‚ not knowing that he would soon become the tsar who brought the Romanov rule to an end after more than 300 years of autocratic rule. The same year‚ Tsar Nicholas married Princess Alix (Alexandra) of Hesse-Darmstadt. The marriage was a love match. The couple were a perfect example of complete love
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I. History Review through 600 CE A. Nomads: Follow the Food 1. Satisfy basic needs: shelter and food a. No cities‚ didn’t know how to farm 2. Foraging societies (hunter-gatherer clans): hunt and gather b. Small group of people traveled from point to point based on the climate availability of plants and animals in an area c. Limitations: i. Capacity of their surroundings ii. Inability to store food long-term
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WU ZETIAN ’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE TANG DYNASTY By Rui Wang A thesis submitted in conformity with the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Department of East Asian Studies University of Toronto © 2008 by Rui Wang ABSTRACT Wu Zetian ’s Contribution to the Cultural Development of the Tang Dynasty Rui Wang Master of Arts Thesis‚ November 2008 Department of East Asian Studies University of Toronto This thesis represents cross-section of sources
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The Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire were two of the most powerful entities to rule their respective parts of the world. The Han Dynasty dominated Asia from the Korean peninsula to present day Vietnam for more than four hundred years. The Roman Empire stretched from the present British Isles to present day Iraq‚ and lasted nearly five hundred years. The Eastern Roman Empire went on to last another one thousand years. Both the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire enjoyed times of immense prosperity during
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