When it comes to the Chinese in America the are not seen as one of the first settlers here in California/ America‚ but they were. Also during the gold rush is when one of the biggest ethnicity of immigrants were Chinese. The Chinese have made great contributions in the United States mostly in labor during the transcontinental railroad uprise in the 19th century. Instead of being seen as great hard working cheap labors the Chinese were discriminated against and look down upon in the White society
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Lopez‚ Jaymie A. D2B World History and Civilization 1 August 4‚ 2014 MY REFLECTION I choose Social Science as my major because I wanted to know a lot more about the field of economics and our history not only our history but the history of the whole world which made me get the WHISCVI1 subject‚ In this subject the use of technology was demanded. There were multiple assignments‚ quizzes‚ and reports. Using powerpoint presentation as our visual aids in sharing our knowledge is very important. Incorporating
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Three Contributions Of Chinese Immigrants The Chinese started immigrating to the United States in 1849. They left China in search of a better life. Life in China in the 1800’s was very hard. There wasn’t enough food‚ money and the cities were overpopulated. They heard about the United States and believed there was an opportunity to start over again. They hoped to find jobs on the railroad or to strike gold. When they arrived in the United States‚ life was difficult. Laws were made
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expect of Chinatown‚ as I’m not from the area and I only really had a general idea of the community. I knew that Chinatown was a representation of Chinese culture‚ but I was surprised to see how representative it was of many other Asian cultures‚ such as Japanese and Korean. Even in preliminary research that I did‚ I only saw representations of Chinese culture. I was surprised to see Shinto Iconography and popular icons in Japanese culture‚ such as Jibanyan and Komasan from the ever popular Yo-kai
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Now a lot of westerns can speak Chinese language‚ and they want to read Chinese books‚ so which methods is suitable them? Our mandarin school website editors find followings _ How to read Chinese books‚ then you can read them and learn something for helping to learn mandarin in shanghai. Before you read Chinese books‚ Survey the chapter: the title‚ headings‚ and subheadings captions under pictures‚ charts‚ graphs or maps review questions or teacher-made study guides introductory and concluding
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My Favorite Chinese Festival The Mid-autumn is my favorite Chinese festival. It always falls on the 15th day of August‚ but this year is on 29th September. “This wonderful tale is a depiction of a Chinese family coming together and preparing to celebrate the moon with a nighttime picnic that embraces their Chinese customs with glowing lanterns and includes traditional dishes‚ such as the moon cakes‚ pomelos‚ and tea.”(LIN 94) A few days before the festival‚ everyone in the family will help to
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Early Chinese religion belongs to the mythical and prehistoric period. Tradition speaks of the origins of Chinese culture lying in the 3rd millennium BCE with the Hsia dynasty. As of yet no historical evidence has been found for such a dynasty; all references to it are mythical. It is only with the Shang dynasty‚ which is traditionally dated from 1766 to 1122 BCE‚ that we find evidence of a developing culture and religious practices. The religion of the Shang was principally characterised by the
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The Aegean civilizations‚ the Assyrians‚ and the Israelites‚ though in the same hemisphere‚ were three distinct kingdoms. Each developed into its own kingdom with its own set of rules‚ beliefs‚ religion‚ and political concepts. Ultimately‚ each had its own culture. Yet‚ there was something that underlied these three cultures that connected them in a subtle manner. All three of these civilizations underwent urbanization. Though the specific cultures of each civilization developed differently‚ the
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Contributions of Chinese Civilization to The Modern World The ancient Chinese civilization had a great impact in the modern world. They invented many things that are still in use today. There are very important contributions like paper‚ tea‚ process of printing‚ the water clock‚ the sundial‚ the chain pump and medicines based on herb and minerals. The greatest Chinese invention is the development of iron and steel. The development of iron and steel led to other advances. In the 4th century
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900 mayans flourished through much of Central America and in Yacatan in Southeren Mexico. It is said that there could be many reasons for the dissappearance‚ or the decline of the Ancient Mayan Civiliztion. There are many theories about the mayan civilization that some think was due to lack of food‚ frequent warfare‚ and over population. The decline started around A.D. 900‚ the Mayas left thier stone palaces and abandond their cities. That soon was barred by the jungle but the so called "lost city"
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