its roots are in ancient history. Weapons are needed for the military because they need fire power. In addition‚ soldiers are needed in order to have an army to use those weapons. Military soldiers and weapons have been used to make enemies of a society go away. Enemies are always the targets because they want to hurt the society forcing the society to fight back. In the military‚ the soldiers must always respect their leaders in order to succeed. The military in ancient China‚ was very powerful
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The civilisation of Ancient China was influenced by a complex mix of beliefs‚ values and traditions. Some‚ such as Taoism‚ were religious; others‚ such as Confucianism‚ were more to do with behaviour. Closely tied in with these were many rituals influencing how people were buried‚ how they arranged their homes‚ how they drank their tea and much more. These beliefs and practices were influenced by the Ancient Chinese religions because people that followed them believed what the religions traditions
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Ancient China In ancient Chinese cosmology‚ the universe was created not by divinities but self-generated from the interplay of nature’s basic duality: the active‚ light‚ dry‚ warm‚ positive‚ masculine yang and the passive‚ dark‚ cold‚ moist‚ negative yin. All things‚ animate and inanimate‚ and all circumstances were a combination of these fundamentals. The ultimate principle of the universe was the tao‚ "the way‚" and it determined the proper proportions of yin and yang in everything. Anything
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China: Ancient Capitals Xi’an Xi’an‚ called Chang’an in ancient times‚ is the most important ancient capital in China. It is the capital that has the longest history and greatest influence among the ancient capitals. Xi’an was located on the eastern end of the Silk Road‚ which connected China with other European countries in the West. Xi’an was the capital for more than 1‚000 years‚ spanning 13 dynasties such as the Qing‚ Han‚ Sui and Tang Dynasties. Located in Middle China‚ it is an important
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Ancient China. Part raised wasteland‚ part warring states. One man unifed it‚ but then the dynasty fell. Ancient China shifted dynasties like this a lot‚ but maintained a healthy trading system with other civilizations such as modern-day Pakistan. They also were the source of great art‚ such as Shi Huangdi’s tomb. In short‚ ancient China was a forefront in trading and art despite ever shifting ruling families. The main thing that China traded was silk‚ a soft slippery fabric that was made with threads
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Ancient china Ancient china was made as a Chinese war community in the 1060-1600 BC almost 6000 years ago. Ancient china has also created things like gunpowder‚ paper making‚ printing and the compass. They used gunpowder for guns to shoot the civilians or shoot their enemies like Mongolians and they used it for military affairs. They used paper making for making paper to write. They were also known for block printing for ancient artifacts. The compass was made out of iron and were on a plate with
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wives are able to wed as well. Indian and Japanese men and women are able to wed through an arrangement of both families. In ancient China‚ Chinese couples also had arranged marriages‚ but in modern times the tradition has faded. Although the way people get married is different a woman’s role in the marriage is similar culture to culture throughout ancient India‚ China‚ and Japan‚ divorce is a common practice in American now‚ but thousands of years ago there were still laws and criticisms among
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Ancient Commerce in China The Silk Road Antonio Camargo SiMBA 2011 ____________________ Jan / 2012 Table of Contents 1- The Route 3 2- Name and Purpose 4 3- Routes 4 4- Mongol Age 6 5- The Peak‚ Decline and Sea Route 7 6- Nowadays 8 7- Conclusion 8 8- References 9 1- The route The Silk Road‚ or Silk Route‚ is the most famous and important historically trading route of ancient Chinese civilization. This
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Ancient China- Female roles Women in ancient China lived oppressed lives under the constant pressure to live and work by the rules and expectations set by the society around them. Women in ancient China were given no right to have a say in anything; not how much work they had to do‚ why they had to bind their feet‚ who they had to marry or why men were so superior. Nothing. Women were expected to do all the household jobs such as cleaning‚ cooking‚ preparing the ancestral offerings and child rearing
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1. In ancient Rome slavery became the indispensable foundation of the economy‚ and social status was a way to have political privilege and was praised upon in society. But in ancient China‚ they didn’t have as many slaves as the Romans‚ the had more of peasants contributing to society by working in fields‚ laboring on imperial estates‚ and maintaining canal channels. Chinese slaves also had legal protections provided by contracts specifying and limiting what would be demanded of them. The government
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