Then They created bronze weapons and invented the crossbow. The Great Wall of China was built to defend against enemies. During Han Dynasty‚ they advanced in poetry and visual arts. Also the birth of the exam system for Chinese civil servants dates from this time. The doctrines were replaced by Confucian Philosophy. During Han Dynasty it was the period of further land expansion and it extended into a very large territory. They found a symbol
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Confucius on the Individual and State. Soon after the time of Confucius‚ two incredible civilizations rose: classical Athens in the West‚ and Han China in the East. In Classical Athens‚ around 470- 430 BCE‚ they had the first democratic government‚ the basis for the political systems of many powerful countries today. In the East‚ around 202 BCE- 220 CE the people of Han China accomplished great architectural projects such as the Great Wall of China‚ and the Terracotta Army. These two civilizations had two
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AP WORLD HISTORY Continuity and Change Over Time Essays A CCOT question is similar to a comparative one‚ the key difference being instead of comparing between two places during the same time‚ one is comparing between two times‚ often in the same place. The structure for a CCOT thesis is simpler than for a comparative thesis‚ but shares the following elements: 1. It is clear – it clearly responds to the question and is on topic. 2. It is comprehensive – it addresses the whole prompt
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trade changed. The SIlk Road was created after Alexander the Great established a system of Hellenistic kingdoms and trade networks which reached from the Mediterranean to the borders of China and trade was opened to Central Asia during the Han Dynasty. During the Han Dynasty‚ agriculture‚ handicrafts and commerce flourished. On the Mediterranean end of the Silk Road‚ communications exploded after the Roman conquest of Egypt. The Roman Empire inherited previously Hellenistic and Arabic trade routes‚ introducing
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Title: Four Anecdotes from the Life of Wang Xizhi‚ ca. 1310 By: Zhao Mengfu (Chinese‚ 1254–1322) Type: Handscroll‚ ink on paper Size: 9 5/8 x 46 1/8 in. (24.4 x 117 cm) The artist of this calligraphy scroll‚ Zhao Mengfu‚ was highly praised by the Yuan emperor Renzong as unrivaled traditional Chinese polymath (for a lack of a better word). It is said that the emperor admired him for possessing the following seven outstanding qualities: wide learning‚ Song royal ancestry‚ elegant and charismatic
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Civilizations of China are often compared to each other‚ probably due to their similar dynastic structure‚ and how many of them are very similar to other dynasties of different times. The primary dynasty of the time period called “Classical China” is the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 CE) which is the second imperial dynasty of China‚ the first being the Qin Dynasty. The major dynasties of the time period called “Post Classical China” are the Tang Dynasty (618 CE- 907 CE) and the Song Dynasty (960 CE- 1279 CE)
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and Western Asia with the Mediterranean and European world‚ as well as parts of North and East Africa. The Silk Road gets its name from the lucrative Chinese silk trade along it‚ which began during the Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD). The central Asian sections of the trade routes were expanded by the Han dynasty largely through the missions and explorations of Sima Qian but earlier trade routes across the continents already existed. Trade on the Silk Road was a significant factor in the development of
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China’s Legalism Philosophy I will be discussing the history of Legalism in China and its effect and influence on China’s culture. Legalism is a philosophy that’s base on the principal and practice of promoting strict and total legal control over a society which is imposed by force. Legalism was founded by Hanfeizi and Li Si which they developed from the vision of their Master Xunzi. Xunzi was a Confucian scholar that realized “human are by nature brutal and selfish‚ and that their behavior
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as meaningful political action must include both. While realism certainly entails a degree of pessimism‚ it is far fetched to claim that realist scholars are radically sceptical about the future of international relations. The article investigates Hans Morgenthau and Raymond Aron‚ two leading classical realist scholars‚ and argues that neither advocated a strict version of power politics. On the contrary‚ they both attempted to find the balance Carr suggested between realist concerns and ideals necessary
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Hinduism has a collection of many philosophies from other religions from India‚ Buddhism and Jainism is some of the religions which believe were combined in Hinduism. Hinduism is considering being timeless just because it has some similarities with religions that were already existed‚ so it was not possible to pin point when or who was founder of Hinduism. Hinduism’s teaching are based on the doctrines of samara and Karma‚ this pretty much stands for that one’s actions directly determines their
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