1. How did geography and the environment impact the Persians? The harsh terrain in the area of modern Iran made it very difficult for humans to survive and find water sources. The arid climate meant more work for agriculture and agricultural surplus was very rare. Organizing the building of underground irrigation channels for agriculture required a strong central government. The connection between royal authority and prosperity can be seen in the ideology of the first Persian Empire. (p. 100‚ 102)
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CHINESE CIVILIZATION http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China Wikipedia: China http://library.thinkquest.org Thinkquest: Discovering China & Beauty: The Land of China http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/articles/article/China/ Part I INTRODUCTION The land here is broad and diverse. Among this immense piece of earth‚ one can find both farmer and businessman; mountain and plain; drought and rainfall; wasteland and farmland. It is vast‚ it is multifaceted. And yet these collections of disparate
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Ian Cabalo October 2012 Period Two AP World History Unit 2: Chapter 8: The Unification of China In Search of Political and Social Order A. Confucius (551-479 B.C.E.) and His School 1. Confucius a. Educator and political authority b. Sayings were compiled in the Analects by his disciples 2. Confucian Ideas a. Basically honesty and ethical in character b. Thoroughly practical: how to restore political and social
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9/19/12 Farming and Emergence of Complex Societies * Farming and complex societies are the result of change * One of major changes is reflected in this frieze on a wall in Mesopotamia -reflects domestication of animals and plants – was a monumental change – resulted in a new way of living we know as farming – included pastoralism * Development of farming communities – a major change – started to be accompanied by a wall structure * Between about 12‚000 and 1‚000 BCE – Appeared independently
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goods to be traded on a large scale between Europe and Asia‚ it became a symbol for the larger Eurasian trade network and in particular‚ what later came to be known as the Silk Road. Around the same time‚ horses‚ common transportation from the XiongNu‚ started to become a means of trade. “As the Qin dynasty was
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The Daoism and the Confucianism in Han Dynasty Yang Yu History 135: Imperial Chinese History Professor: Robert J. Culp Paper I March 4th‚ 2011 The Daoism and the Confucianism in Han Dynasty As the dominant philosophical school for around two thousand years in Chinese imperial history‚ Confucianism is always regarded as the most representative ideology of China‚ associated with numerous books‚ poems‚ artworks and stories that glorify Confucianism’s permeation into every corner of Chinese
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Name: Cherry Chu “Emperor Shi Huangdi or Emperor Hadrian: Who kept control of their Empire most effectively?” Shi Huangdi‚ China’s first Emperor‚ and Emperor Hadrian‚ perhaps the Roman’s greatest Emperor‚ both tried to control their empires they succeeded. They used various methods such as building roads for ease of travelling‚ training a strong army with clever military tactics‚ building frontiers to keep out invaders‚ dividing their country into different states and introducing government
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An Age of Empires: Rome and Han China‚ 753 B.C.E.-330 C.E. Key Terms: 1. Roman Republic: The period from 507 to 31 B.C.E.‚ during which Rome was largely governed by the aristocratic Roman Senate. 2. Roman Senate: A council whose members were the heads of wealthy‚ landowning families. Originally an advisory body to the early kings‚ in the era of the Roman Republic the Senate effectively governed the Roman state and the growing empire. Under Senate leadership‚ Rome conquered an empire
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group of Eurasian nomads‚ appearing from east of the Volga‚ who migrated into Europe c. 370 and built up an enormous empire there. Their main military techniques were mounted archery and javelin throwing. They were possibly the descendants of the Xiongnu who had been northern neighbours of China three hundred years before and may be the first expansion of Turkic people across Eurasia.The origin and language of the Huns has been the subject of debate for centuries. According to some theories‚ their
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The "Seven Wonders of the Ancient World" refers to remarkable constructions during classical era. Through the ages‚ there have been numerous versions of the original list of the "Seven Wonders"; however‚ only one of these miraculous buildings has remained intact-the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt‚ which is also the oldest of the ancient wonders. On the west bank of the Nile River‚ there are three pyramid erected on a rocky plateau in Giza in the northern part of Egypt. These pyramids were named after
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