Since Qin dynasty‚ China had been controlled by the centralized power harshly. This kind of centralized rule and political integration made China to be a flourishing country in the world‚ especially in the Qing Dynasty‚ the last feudal society. Kangxi’s style of government can be summarized in to two words: diligent and prudence. From 1644 to 1722‚ the country was dominated by Kangxi and moved toward greater political integration and centralization. Just like Kangxi said in his self-portrait
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three kinds of ancient folk medicine: Saltpeter‚ Sulfur‚ and Charcoal. Since the Qin Dynasty (221BC-206 BC)‚ saltpeter and sulfur are used to make drugs by ancient alchemist to achieve immortality. The first true application of the gun powder occurred in the Three Kingdom Period (220AD-280 AD). Late Tang Dynasty (618 AD-907 AD) saw Gun Powder applied in military field. During Song Dynasty (960AD-1279AD) and Yuan Dynasty (1206 AD-1368 AD)‚ ancient Chinese had already mastered the skills to make reasonable
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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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Message of Disney’s ‘Mulan’ “A flower that blooms in adversity is the most beautiful and rare of them all” (Emperor of China from Disney’s ‘Mulan’). This film is set during the war between China and the Huns in Northern China during the Sui dynasty. Mulan goes to war in place of her father with good intentions and along the way teaches key lessons to the young viewers. There are multiple lessons implied within this picture‚ but one that really stuck out was the lesson of woman strength and superiority
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MANSABDARI SYSTEM IN MUGHAL DYNASTY Mansab was the generic term for the military type grading of all imperial officials of the Mughal empire.The mansabdars governed the empire and commanded its armies in the emperor’s name.The term is derived from Mansab‚ meaning rank.Hence‚Mansabdari literally means rank-holder.Basically‚the mansabdar system was borrowed from Persia.It was prevalent during the reign of Babur and Humayun.Mansabdar was a title used in the armed services of the Mughal empire
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Kublai Khan was a ruler during the thirteenth century. He was a Mongol dreamer‚ visionary‚ and had the desire to unite different nationalities‚ religions‚ and cultures together under the Yuan Empire. Kublai Khan was a great sympathizer for the Chinese people‚ even though he was Mongolian by birth. He didn’t necessarily always trust the Chinese people‚ but he was fascinated with their traditions‚ culture‚ and arts. Conservative Mongolians would get offended and would repeatedly cause Kublai Khan problems
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a Taoist religion evolved‚ becoming somewhat different from the philosophy of Taoism just described. While religious Taoism held some of the same beliefs‚ it also called for worship of many gods and ancestors‚ a practice that began during the Shang dynasty. Other religious practices included the cultivation of bodily energy called "chi‚" the creation of a system of morals‚ and use of alchemy in attempts to attain immortality. The folk religion of Taoism became popular after its adoption by China
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After the death of Charlemagne the Normans invented the long boat. These new boats could sail out into the ocean; as was important for the Normans because they were a society based on trade and warriors. The long boat journeys also brought capitalism back to Europe. At this time the Muslims controlled the Italian peninsula‚ and in 1029 the Normans defeated the Muslim Navy to gain control of the Italy. They also brought capitalism to the Italy and did away with agricultural manors. The manors were
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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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China is one of the world’s four oldest civilizations‚ and the written history of China dates to the Shang Dynasty (c.1600-1046 BC)‚ over 3‚000 years ago. Pre-historic China is divided into the Paleolithic Age‚ the Neolithic Age‚ and the Bronze Age. China has a rocky population history‚ littered with war‚ food shortages‚ and natural disasters. Five of the nine most deadly wars took place in China‚ killing an estimated total of over 123 million people. China is a country in East Asia whose culture
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