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    Confucius opened a school for children and would charge the parents based on their individual income this heightened the standard of education and the standard to hold oneself at. Daoism became a prominent and withstanding religion during the Han Dynasty and the followers of this religion believed in magic and a mysterious life source. They were indifferent on expanding and gaining knowledge through teachings from school. In fact, school systems were established with the aid of Confucius. The Daosits

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    The Tang and Song Dynasty ruled China from 618 AD to 1279 AD. The Abbasid ruled the Muslim world from 750 to 1258 CE. The dynasties were both successful in conquering and ruling much land and many people. They made advancements in everyday life for those under their rule, some of which are still impacting our world today. The Tang and Song Dynasty and the Abbasid Dynasty are similar politically yet different socially and economically. The Abbasid Dynasty and the Chinese Dynasty are similar politically

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    protective as paper against fire, a wall that still couldn´t save the dynasty from falling. The Qin in 221 BCE and Han in 206 BCE commanded the construction of a grand wall using forced labor. They wanted to keep the Xiongnu who lived on chinaś northern border out and for good. They constructed this wall with hang’tu or pounded earth, by making a frame then pounding dirt in between the frame and finally removing the frame. After one dynasty fell the next restored and added to the wall. These walls were

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    Chapter 6 #3 Confucius’s philosophy served to legitimate the class and gender inequalities of classical civilizations. He believed that an official should be judged by his or her morality rather than birth or wealth. Another idea of Confucius was filial piety, which meant that everyone should give respect to the elders. Civil service examination was a written exam in China people had to take and pass it in order to work as the official. This exam gave opportunity to people in all classes, either

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    Han and Rome Attitudes Toward Technology Han China and Rome both had a positive and negative look towards technology. Their views were mixed but they also differed. Many technological aspects were passed down, and some were thrown out because they were bad. Han China’s attitude was highly appreciative towards technology, and was more open and positive than the Roman upper class look toward the manufacturing in labor. This is because Rome had more class division, which is what caused the

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    In the Dynastic cycle, the Song and Han Dynasties of ancient China showed similar periods of prosperity. They had many similarities and differences during their ruling. The dynasties always ruled with an athortain type of government because one man ruled by himself and gave little power to the council and/or government officials. Moreover, the Han and song dynasty shows many similarities and differences during the period of prosperity. First of all, there were 4 similarities that stood out. One

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    In her novel Amy Chua explains how dominant empires of centuries past, or more commonly known as hyperpowers, have risen to dominance and why they have crumbled. Her work examines the most famous and powerful empires found in history, from the Persian Empire to the Mongols. Chua wastes no time in establishing her thesis which she clearly defends throughout the novel. Chua’s clear and concise thesis is broken down into two significant points. To start with she reveals that any empire or society that

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    China enjoyed a number of technological advances over Europe in the period running up to the 15th century, most significantly the development of gunpowder, compasses and printing. These inventions revolutionised European technology facilitating exploration, conquest and literature. Unlike in Europe, these inventions were not put to such use by the Chinese who held a fairly isolationist view. Meaning that they did not involve themselves in trade to nearly the same degree as many Europeans. In this

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    Tang, Song, and Abbasid Dynasties Although the Tang dynasty came before the Song dynasty, not all of its culture stayed within the country. The Tang, Song, and Abbasid dynasties were very similar in some ways with each other, however with the achievements of the Abbasid dynasties, they became very different. From their differences socially, to their similarities culturally, these three dynasties played a very large part in today's country of China. In most societies, women were only needed to

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    3) Document 3: The state of Qin's rulers believes in a political philosophy called the Legalism that justifies the strict central control and the use of the people to promote Qin, so they focused on huge construction projects and conquest. The Qin court succeeded in uniting the empire and maintaining control for 15 years. They have standardized the writing system, money, measurements, and built a lot of infrastructures. Their large-scale construction projects helped to flourish later. The Qin court

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