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Furthermore, this thesis was published in , and its author, Enlin Zhou is a professor at Central China Normal University, Institute of history; who is also the director of the institute. He's creditability was demonstrated by the achievement he have made and the numerous books and theses

Qin Shi Huang was born in 259 BC and eventually ascended to the throne of the kingdom of Qin at the age of 21 creating a war and declaring himself China’s first emperor (Source 1). Although he did bring unification to China, Qin Shi Huang was a forbidding and brutal dictator who abused his power and dishonoured his people and country. This assignment will clearly highlight the negative aspects of Qin Shi Huang, including: the banning of Confucius, how he enforced of unnecessarily strict laws and how his arrogance and ignorance eventually took over.

From 600 BCE to 600 CE, China experienced changes in its political system in terms of the dissimilar ruling styles of different leaders, the rule under Legalism, and the influence of philosophical thinking like Daoism. These changes, influenced by aspects of the world and its own region, shaped China into its Classical state. In contrast, the concept of the Mandate of Heaven, the civil service system, and the significance of unity through a strong central government remained constant throughout China’s Classical period. These continuities followed through, staying essentially the same as an important part of China’s identity.

When it comes to discussing the manners and customs that dominated in China in the past century, numerous topics appear. Thanks to the numerous written testimonies, we can almost reconstruct the life and experiences of people in ancient China. Of course, many of the practices described are not only interesting, but surprising. In this paper I am going to take a closer look at the status of women in ancient Chinese family.

The Han dynasty was a golden era for China. It saw the greatest land confiscation of the nation’s history and economic success. In this paper I will be focusing on the structure of the national government, the monopolizing of iron and salt, the Yumen Pass and the Yellow Turban rebellion. Join me as we take a trip back in time to visit a time in Chinas history that is highly revered.

2. Albert M. Craig, William A. Graham, Donald Kagan, Steven Ozment, Frank M. Turner. “China‘s First Empire”. The Heritage of World Civilizations. 1: 1152 (2007, 2005, 2002) Pearson Education, Inc. New

“To treat illness without understanding the viscera and bowels is no different from a blind

The religion of Confucianism begins, of course, with Confucius whose Chinese name was Kong Qui and who lived from 551 B.C. to 479 B.C. Surprisingly Confucius was merely a low level government worker. He did not exactly view himself as the founder of a school of thought. Regardless, Confucianism is the most influential belief system in Chinese culture. It provides the rules which govern the social behavior of the individual. The basic teachings of Confucius are grounded in the Five Constant Virtues: humanity, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and faithfulness. Confucius went on to define five basic human relations and

This piece centers of the life of Xue Susu and her impact on Chinese history. The author presents this history as one often debated in the timeline of events as well as constructed through multiple accounts. Xue Susu was a well known and respected courtesan in the Ming Dynasty. She was widely admired for a variety skills such as poetry, painting, calligraphy, horse back riding, archery and martial arts. With these skills, she embodied the ideal beauty standards of that time with beauty, talent and virtue.

We have covered the general accounts of human nature found in Confucianism and Taoism in light of the historical backdrop of the Period of Warring States. Use your responses to the following general questions below as an opportunity to refer either to the Smith text and accompanying assigned scriptures(s), Smith video(s) on China, Confucianism, and Taoism, or any additional material covered in class. Look ahead to the next question on the chun tzu in order to plan on avoiding repetition of answers verbatim within each essay if there are areas of potential overlap.

I chose this topic because I view women as the backbone to the development or a nation, therefore the Chinese woman is paramount in one of the world’s great civilizations. The role of women in Chinese culture has changed over the years. When we consider the position that women held in ancient Chinese society we find that they have come a long way to be where they are today.

Confucius was born around the year 551 B.C., and he was a thinker, politician, and philosopher, and also the founder of the Ru school of Chinese thought. Fung Yu-lan, one of the greatest authorities on the history of Chinese thought and philosophy, compares his (Confucius’) influence to be a parallel to Socrates’ in the West (Riegel, 2013,

Confucius lived from 551 to 479 BCE, he was born in the middle of suffering; the dynasty at the time was full of corruption and the citizens were in need of a leader who would help and restore their hope. Confucius was born in a fairly noble family, but remained humble throughout his life. He did not have the luxury that aristocrats had, but he desired to become educated. Once he was educated, he tried the official life, but it did not satisfy him and he believed that this job was not for him. He realized that he was only doing this job because of the name and resigned due to not being able to adequately perform his job to the fullest. This led him to becoming a teacher.

Confucius (551-479) also known as Kongzi (孔子 Kǒng Zǐ, literally "Master Kong") was a Chinese teacher, philosopher, editor, and politician in the Chinese history and his was highly influenced Eastern thought and culture. He was born on 551 BC in the place Zou, Lu state (near today’s Qufu, Shandong Province). His father Kong He was a minor official, in the Lu military. When his is three years old, his father Kong He is died. Confucius was grows up in a poor family and foster by his mother Yan Zhengzai. His was studied and learned the Six Arts (rites, music, archery, chariot driving, calligraphy and mathematics) at schools for commoners. Confucius was travelling from town to town around China in the rest of his life, with his disciples unsuccessfully

As we all know, Confucius was the founder of Chinese Confucian culture, and he also is the most representative Confucian thinker in China. Qufu is the hometown of Confucius, the place where he founded and promoted traditional Confucianism.