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    Early Chinese society was ruled by different dynasties. The dynastic rule was an important part of the culture and its development. The rule was passed on from father to son, making the dynasty ruled by a family. Xia Dynasty The Xia dynasty was the first historically known dynasty. It ruled China from 2200-1750 B.C.E. by Yu and his son (Judge and Langdon, 2016).The Xia dynasty controlled/ruled many of the cities and towns along side of China’s yellow river. They created many palaces, tombs and

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    Chin China 's History

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    these dynasties. In 221 BCE, Qin Shi Huangdi took the throne, destroying neighboring city-states, and binding China together as its own. He established the Qin Dynasty, which kept going until 206 BCE. Today, he is best-known for his complex tomb in Xian (in the past Chang 'an), which houses the fantastic armed force of the terracotta warriors. Qin Shi Huang 's awkward term was toppled by the armed force of normal man Liu Bang in 207 BCE. Liu then established the Han Dynasty, which kept going until

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    Literature Review on Participatory Photography Introduction Participatory Photography is among research tools using visual research methods for researchers and other professionals, particularly those who are working on research for social work and community development. In 1997, Carolin Wang and Mary Burris introduced a new methodology called "Photovoice" which is later sometimes referred to as participatory photography. Since then photovoice has become a popular approach in the field of participatory

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    Xi'an

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    Urban of Ancient Chine: Xi’an City 1. Physical Geography and History of Development The name of Xi’an city reflects its relative location in China. Literally, Xi’an means “peace in the west” in Chinese and it located in the central west part of China in the Wei River valley with Qinling Mountains in the South and Loess Plateau in the North. The Wei River has its source in the mountainous area in Western China and flows eastward into the Yellow River. The Wei River valley was largely formed by the

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    Huaji, Li Yuan seized the chance to proclaim himself emperor and changed the state title into Tang, still with Chang'an as the capital city. The first glorious period was from 627 to 649 when the Tang Dynasty was just set up and its national strength was recovering from the previous weak condition. Under The first glorious period was from 627 to 649 when the Tang Dynasty was just set up and its national strength was recovering from the previous weak condition. Under Emperor Taizhong Li Shim in’s

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    In today’s world, the internet is the leading source of information and the leading way of communication. Every year, technology improves, and so does society’s dependence on it. The use of the internet has made a huge impact in the society causing controversy. Social media can help people to communicate and to be in touch with their families and friends, but it can also disconnect people from reality. This can be seen in today 's new generations, since children and adolescents tend to be more involved

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    The Hinduism belief system holds very little similarities to Confucianism or Daoism. The Aryans had spread the earliest part of Hinduism from northern Europe down to India. Hinduism's earliest beliefs were brought to India by migrating Aryans in 1700 BC. The earliest beliefs of Hinduism are credited to the Vedas. The Vedas are the oldest Indian document to Hinduism. A collection of 1,028 hymns, prayers, and songs is known as the Rig-Veda. Later texts were written dating between 900 to 700 BC. These

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    China has been the home to various religions. At different times different dynasties endorsed certain religions while repressing others. While Buddhism flourished during the Sui and Tang dynasty, it faced opposition from the government during the Song dynasty. Confucianism lost government endorsement during the Sui and Tang but gained momentum during the Song as Neo-Confucianism. Yuan dynasty promoted Islam and Tibet Buddhism but ignored Confucianism. Different rulers sponsored and protected different

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    Legalism Vs Confucianism

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    Li Ssu argued the various flourishing teachings would harm the unified imperial power. As a result, Li Ssu, a legalist, started a literary inquisition which was called “Burning of the Books.” “Unuseful books” were destroyed and scholars who had different thoughts, especially Confucianists, were buried

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    scientific humanist George Sartor pointed out, "In all traditions the science tradition is the most rational or of the fewest non - ration" and "The understanding of civilization history should be mainly concentrated in the history of science". Jose Li, the world -know historian of science thinks that the unity of sciences exists among the mutual exchanges and mixtures of various cultural traditions, and that, to investigate

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