Sima Qian was a very important man in Chinese history. He was born in 145 BC in Longmen‚ Xiayang(Current day Hancheng‚ Shaanxi province) during the Han Dynasty. He was the Grand Astrologer in the Imperial Court of Emperor Wu. Through this position‚ he had access to the Imperial Archives‚ so he started collecting fragments of history‚ and piece them together creating a better‚ more organized‚ and understood records of China’s past. This made him the father of Chinese Historiography‚ but this didn’t
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undermine the government and result in a loss of power for many bureaucrats. Han Yu‚ a court official in 819 CE‚ refers to the spread of this wicked “cult” from India and repeatedly presses that Buddhism be eradicated in China (Doc 4). The Tang emperor Wu‚ writing during roughly the same period‚ (845 CE)‚ mirrors the opinion of Han Yu. He speaks of Buddhism negatively‚ citing the lax work ethic of Buddhists‚ and like Han Yu‚ he calls for the uprooting of Buddhism from China (Doc 6). However; behind
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the west on the Eurasian continent. It was an extensive trade route originated from Chang’an in the east and ended at the Mediterranean in the west. This trade included both overland and maritime routes. The society that began the Silk Road was the Han Dynasty in China in approximately 200 B.C.E. The rise and fall of different civilizations and nomadic invasions transformed the Silk Road and its users‚ and from 200 BCE to 1450 CE the spread of religion continued along the Silk Road. While continuity
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11007702 HUMALIT C36 “Her hands of white jade by a window of snow Are glimmering on a golden-fretted harp— And to draw the quick eye of Chou Yu‚ She touches a wrong note now and then.” - Li Tuan Given that the situation is in the context of the Han and T’ang periods in China‚ I expect for the musician to be in jeweled crowns with little jingling bells dangling from the edges. The musician might wear something like a court dress‚ which was the clothing worn during performance in sacrificial ceremonies
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Introduction Qin Shi Huang was the first emperor of China. He was the one who unified all of china by defeating the other 6 states named Han‚ Zhao‚ Wei‚ Chu‚ Yan and Qi. In his 35-year reign‚ he made some of the most amazing construction work ever. Many people believe that the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty was one of the most amazing rulers in the world’s history. Before He Ruled Apparently‚ according to a few legends Qin Shi Huang was never actually King Zhuangxiang baby and was actually the
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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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the two preeminent empires at this time were the Roman Empire and those located in China (e.g. the Han). While not close to each other geographically‚ both the Chinese Empires and the Roman Empire successfully created their powerful empires through themes of a strong central government‚ the use of technology‚ and the success of cultural unity. The first reason that the Roman Empire and the Han were so powerful is because both had strong central governments. While they were able to do this‚ each
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Beginning in the Han Dynasty (China)‚ there were opportunities for mobility through the creation of a new social class‚ the Scholar Gentry. Whereas in Indian society‚ the Caste System left no room for movement at all. Starting in the Han Dynasty‚ the influence of Confucianism was prominent through the creation of the civil service examination. In China‚ this ensured only those
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Empire The Indian government lost some support as the Islamic religion began to take hold in south western India Han Dynasty Like Rome political problems caused the decline. The Confucian way of thinking became less popular and the central government’s control diminished – Daoism took hold and revolutions started 2. Buddhism spread through china japan and Korea when the Han Dynasty fell because people liked the idea of an afterlife. Different sections of Buddhism had different customs
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Essential Questions Foundations of Classical Civilizations Questions China India Rome Greece 1. How is the social structure set up? Qin Dynasty - peasants no longer were loyal to landowners - established bureaucracy Han Dynasty - highly patriarchal society - large merchant class - scholar - bureaucrats Maurya Empire - efficient bureaucracy with secret police Gupta Empire - relied on local authorities to maintain order and to collect tributes Republic - tensions between patrician
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