items f) Classes 1) Landowning aristocracy and educated bureaucrats 2) Laboring masses‚ peasantry‚ urban artisans 3) Mean people (performing artists) Patriarchal society g) Nomadic invasions‚ regional disloyalties Qin Dynasty a) Qin Shi Huangdi took control and made himself the sole ruler b) Strong economy based agriculture c) Powerful army with iron weapons Conquered surrounding territories and unified region d) Legalism dominant belief system e) Great
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spreads cheap power to local authorities Lord of the Wu state begins the Grand Canal connecting Yellow with Yangzi 2. The Warring States Period Wars and shifting political alliances involved unprecedented scale of military mobilization and resources Qin state replaced Zhou in 221 BCE (terracotta warriors buried with first emperor) Reformed coalitions to maintain balance of power; impersonal legal codes enhanced these (punishment based on crime) 3. New Ideas and the “Hundred Masters” Confucius was
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Essential Question: Compare and contrast the Chinese and Roman Empire. Questions: What was the purpose of creating the Chinese Empire and which was the greatest dynasty? Notes: - not a matter of creating something new but restoring something old - Qin Shihuangdi dynasty succeed brilliantly - effective bureaucracy - equipped army with iron weapons - rapidly rising agricultural output and growing pop - Legalism was the political philosophy - Launched military campaign and in just 10 yrs defeated the
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History Study Guide Test 1 Neolithic Age and Revolution What? It is a significant change in living patterns that occurred in the New Stone Age that influence in the evolution of the human being and creation of civilizations around the world. When? Right at the end of the Ice Age‚ around 10‚000 b.c.e How? Through the shift from hunting animals and gathering plants for sustenance (food gathering) to producing food by systematic agriculture (food production). The planting of grains and
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“Humans and Ideas” Some of the most powerful ideas humans developed during early divination of 3000 BCE to 618 CE have been about techniques to improve living. New technological ideas from the invention of the wheel to the hand crank pump have transformed how millions of people live. The way technological ideas have accumulated over time and the effects they have had on society is one of the main themes of world history. Shortly before 3000 BCE‚ Mesopotamians invented a technological idea
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first Emperor Qin wanted a much greater barricade to protect his people from the Mongol trespassers from the north. He wanted a solid wall of 30 feet wide and 50 feet high. Emperor Qin used peasants‚ captured enemies‚ criminals‚ educated people‚ and anyone who annoyed him‚ and put them all to work building the first part of the Great Wall. Labourers and workers were not paid for their effort‚ it was a type of slave duty. Over 3000 people worked on the wall during the time of the Qin Dynasty. Rocks
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War‚ the Punic Wars‚ and so on until they encompassed Syria‚ Egypt‚ Macedonia‚ and Greece. Ancient China‚ as we understand it‚ began after the Warring States period from 453- 221 BCE‚ when the state of Qin triumphed against its rival states and unified the Chinese Central plains. Once unified‚ the Qin sent a force of 30‚000 soldiers to battle with the Hu people to the north. In the early Han Dynasty‚ Emperor Wudi expanded into what is today known as Vietnam. Both Rome and China allied with nomadic
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The Official Guide for GMAT@ Review 13th Edition 9.6 Practice Questions the sentence correction questions presents a sentence‚ part or all of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. Follow the requirements of standard written English to choose your answer‚ paying attention to grammar‚ word choice‚ and sentence construction. Select the answer that produces the most
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2. How was the Danone and Wahaha JV formed? What was its structure? Why did Danone decide to form a joint venture rather than establish a 100 percent owned subsidiary? In 1996‚ Danone Group‚ Bai Fu Qin and Wahaha Group combined forces in a joint venture. Danone bought the interests of Bai Fu Qin and gained legal control of the joint venture with 51% of shares. While‚ members of the JV are entitled to use Wahaha’s trademark. Because of Danone lack of knowledge about Chinese market‚ through the
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people from invaders and dangers. Building the Great Wall wasn’t as easy as the thought of it. Death‚ and forced labor for workers‚ are simply two of the major sacrifices made as a result of the building of the prominent Great Wall. In 221 B.C.E the Qin Dynasty conquered many towns and states that merged into a large kingdom‚ China. The Chinese had already built little walls of dirt and stones to protect their villages. But when the Han Dynasty ruled over they were concerned about security. The Xiongnu
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