back to over 3‚000 years ago. The Xia Dynasty was the first dynasty to be created. It was founded in the 21 century BC.It marked a change from a primative society to a slave society. The slave society developed further during the Shang and the western Zhou Dynasties. This era was the followed by the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States periods. This marked the transition from the slave society to feudal society. In 221 B.C. Ying Zheng ended the rivalry among the individual principiantes in the
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the upper surface is rounded‚ representing the sky‚ the bottom is flat and represents the earth. The five strings of the earliest qins symbolise the five elements: Metal‚ Wood‚ Water‚ Fire and Earth. When Bo Yikao‚ son of King Wen‚ first ruler of the Zhou Dynasty around the 11th century BC‚ died the Emperor added
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chariots Good bronze workers Oracle bones (writing) f) Extended family was important‚ patriarchal structure g) Invasions cause temporary decline- less of a break between river valley society and later Chinese civilizations than others Zhou Dynasty a) Wu Wang came from northern China b) Extended territory to Yangtze River (Middle Kingdom) c) Alliance/ feudal system (standard in agricultural kingdoms) Mandate of Heaven Bureaucracies in some complex kingdoms d) Beginnings
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The Terracotta Army Waves and waves of warriors in shiny armour were marching orderly‚ sands and dirt were flying in the air after being grinded and stepped on by chariot wheels and horseshoes. With a shout‚ thousands of arrows burst towards the sky relentlessly as if they were tiny drops of rain. In a twinkle of an eye‚ the shouts grew louder‚ and the army crashed into the battlefield like a mountainous wave. The ground trembled as the world shaking sounds of weapons clattering and battle cries
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Take Home Midterm History 192 Professor Bravo September 29‚ 2013 A. Shang Dynasty The Shang Dynasty ruled a region of China in the Yellow River valley‚ an area of land that is now commonly referred to as the cradle of Chinese civilization¹. The Shang Dynasty ruled their empire from around 1500-1050 B.C.E. and existed during the time of China’s Bronze Age. The Shang is the first Chinese Dynasty to leave behind sufficient evidence
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How did Shi Huangdi rule China? He ruled China using violence by conquering the warring states. He defeated the other states so that he could have divine power. By defeating the other states‚ China grew much bigger and the bigger China was‚ the more power he got. The more states he defeated‚ the bigger the people’s fear for him was so‚ most of his power was build on the fear of the people that he ruled. What did Shi Huangdi do so that he could be immortal? Shi Huangdi wanted to live forever‚ not
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What did the terra cotta warriors of the ancient Qin dynasty (247 B.C) in China‚ reveal about an aspect or aspects of life at that time? In 247 B.C‚ the self-proclaimed “first emperor of china” put together an enormous army of soldiers to fight the wars that ravaged all over china. The emperor seemed undefeatable and fearless‚ but deep inside he had a huge fear‚ that is… death. A few years before he sensed the ending of his life‚ Emperor Cheng decided to recreate his entire army out of clay
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Qin Shi Huangdi was an effective leader of China as he united‚ standardized‚ and protected China through the conquering of the other Chinese States‚ the standardization of currency‚ language‚ and laws throughout the country‚ and the building of the Great Wall of China. First and foremost‚ Qin Shi Huangdi led the state of Qin to victory in conquering the other states of China in an effort to unite‚ and end a violent period known as the warring states period. (page 234) By doing do‚ Huangdi brought
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Marian T. Ferriols A53 11328266 August 4‚ 2014 CHINESE CIVILIZATION The Civilization of China is one of oldest in the world‚ dating back nearly 4‚000-5000 years. Since early times‚ the Chinese civilization focused on establishing a strong and stable government. Also
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Qin Shihuangdi was the first emperor of China. He died in 210 BCE. In 1974‚ some farmers discovered the emperor’s tomb. Thousands of life-sized terracotta warriors were hidden inside. Qin’s tomb was discovered near Xi’an‚ China. A museum started being built at the location in 1975. The museum opened in 1979. It looks over the huge burial place. The tomb covers nearly 14‚000 acres (about 5‚700 hectares). The warrior statues in the tomb are amazing. They were once brightly painted. They have
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