greatest duty is to produce a son.” ("Women and Confucianism”) This is a quote by the great Confucius‚ who lived as a well-known teacher and philosopher in ancient China. However‚ this simple statement very accurately sums up what many cultures throughout history have expected of women. Even across such different times and places as the ancient Roman Empire (510 BC – 420 CE) and the Chinese Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 CE)‚ women were considered inferior to men‚ with their social class very similar
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2010 Luo-fu’s beauty in Mulberries by the Path China has been home to a multitude of beautiful women throughout the ages. Different periods of Chinese history had their own ideals regarding feminine beauty and differing standards of beauty produced a wide-ranging aesthetic scope. Besides some notable exceptions‚ however‚ few women are remembered today in Chinese history. As a result‚ it is difficult to ascertain exactly what these ancient beauties looked like. Through the poem Mulberries by
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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- 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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The houses were one or two stories high and constructed with dry bricks. This group of people didn’t have large monuments or structures like the other civilizations. Ancient China (1) The Yellow River Valley is also known as Ancient China. Some of the Ancient China cities are Beijing‚ Xi’an‚ Yan’an‚ Kaifeng‚ Nanjing‚ etc. (2) Their government consisted of an empire‚ ruled by dynasties. The emperors were in complete control of the military. The emperor had to
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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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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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COMPARATIVE ESSAY – ANCIENT GREEK TIMES TO MODERN TIMES Ancient Greek lives and modern lives are extremely different compared to each other. In such things as Daily life‚ Religion and Theatre there are very little things in common. In Ancient Greek times men were the dominant sex. If they were not training in the military‚ or discussing politics they went to the Theatre for entertainment. Men also spent their time in the fields‚ overseeing or working the crops‚ sailing‚ hunting‚ manufacturing
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Han dynasty was the military. Political: People in ancient china were very prosperous. It is also considered the second greatest Chinese dynasty. People in china were mainly Confucianist. Many technological advances were made during this dynasty. The emperor was very important in the Han dynasty but was sometimes over ruled by the empress‚ next came the kings and then the nobles. Most of their lives were controlled by the teachings of the ancient philosophers. After
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