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Ancient China
China is one of the oldest civilizations in the world. The first historical records of Ancient China start around 2100 BCE. The period of Ancient China ends with the overthrow of the last dynasty in 1911 when the modern Republic of China was formed. This is the place for questions about all of Ancient China’s innovations in social organization, culture, literature, philosophy, politics and everyday living.
659 Questions
How does the ancient Chinese compass work?
They used a special load stone with natural magnet inside.
Which dynasty was a peaceful dynasty in ancient China?
Actually, every dynasties has parts that were peaceful, and some parts that are not peaceful at all.
How is Christianity practiced in China?
For the most part, the Christian church is underground in China.
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Legally, Christianity has been divided into 2 different religions in China: Catholic & Protestant.
What were mandarins in ancient China?
The Samurai's role in Japan is to fight all the battles and wars. They pledged loyalty to the local lords and fought for honor, glory and valuables. They emerged as military aristocrats and rulers. Bushido codes through them were guide and defined their service and attitude as best members of Japanese society. During the invasion of Japan they are responsible to keeping their honor for whatever they are fighting for especially honor. They even commit suicide to avoid being captured by the enemies. This is their duty how important was and it shows their loyalty in Japanese society. The Samurai trained themselves well to win over other invader in their motherland. Even their way of living is still based on the morality of the whole humanity. The Samurai serves as a concrete model of bravery, loyalty, morality, courage and honor, they for the development of the society they belong, especially the Japanese society.
How was paper made in ancient China?
Paper was invented by Cai Lun in 105 AD, which was one of the four great inventions by the Chinese. Cai Lun not only greatly improved the paper making technique, but also made it possible to use a variety of materials, such as tree bark, hemp, rags, etc.
To make rough straw paper takes two kinds of bamboo as raw materials, with the addition of birch leaves, lime and water. Generally, the paper, called zhuma(bamboo hemp), is clean and is a good absorbent.
Originally, paper makers used bamboo curtains to hang the sheets of pulp on till they dried to the constituency of damp paper. Later, the remaining water was squeezed out.
When were ancient Chinese matches made?
Ancient Chinese matches were made during the Tang Dynasty, around 577-618 AD. These early matches were sticks coated with sulfur and various chemicals to create a flame when struck against a rough surface.
What did ancient Chinese blacksmith make?
Ancient blacksmiths made forms of rocking chairs to help improve chines love making
Foot binding.
Women's feet were wrapped up, the toes curled backwards because it was thought small feet were beautiful
Did ancient China buy sell or trade?
only when a pice of pie falls out of the sky and hits a bird on the wing and that bird flys into a window and breaks it and the glass falls onto a 4 year old boy who is eating a apple then they do trade
What did people eat in ancient China?
Depends on where they lived. Near to water, fish; inland, fowl and swine. In the South, the main carbohydrate was rice; in the rest of the country it was wheat, which was customarily made into noodles. One common item NOT on the Chinese diet is dairy. East Asians cannot digest milk products past infanthood.
Was the ancient china uniquely secular?
Yes it was, religion didnt play a role in the creation of it, though philosophy did but that didnt occur until about the qin dynasty.
What are the politics for ancient china?
This is a huge question. It depends on what is the limit of ANCIENT . But China was always with an emperor. The concentration of power was always be strengthenned. But emperor was actually be controlled by civillian in most of time. Emperor was not free but able to get an umbelievable life with luxurious foods and other enjoyable things.
It is hard to tell you what china politics of ancient China was. If you are interisted in it. You can compare with it to ancient Europe. Finally as a Chinese, i think you can learn more by learning chinese and to find the answer from real Chinese history.
My English is not well. Hope useful.
What family duties did a Chinese person have in ancient times?
Family duties of a Chinese person in ancient times included working on the farm. Ancestor worship was an important part of life in Ancient China. Each family had a household shrine where they burned incense and made offerings.
What is The Son Of Heaven in ancient China?
Son of Heaven is ultimate title for the Emperor.It painted a little holy color on the ruling of a Emperor.
The term was first coined in Zhou Dynasty and was since used through all the feudalism.
What changed ancient Chinese history?
Major events:
1. The establish of Xia dynasty,the first slavery dynasty
2. The establish of Qin dynasty,the first feudalism dynasty
3. The establish of Han dynasty,the first dynasty established by plebeian
4. The venerate of Confucianism during Han dynasty
5. The establish of Tang dynasty,the first dynasty that has blood of minorities
6. The establish of Yuan dynasty,the first nation wide dynasty ruled by minorities
7. The opium war in 1840 that indicated the fall of the Central empire
How is Canada the same as ancient china?
Just one thing that's similar is that both ancient china and canada both use ginseng.
What is the ancient Chinese social structure?
by the influence of the mistakes the older generations made.
Are there any examples of Ancient Chinese mythical creatures?
Chinese Mythology
i have listed all the chinese mythical creatures i knew.
BIRDs
Feng Huang
Ji Guang
Jian
Jingwei
nine-headed bird
peng
Quing Niao
Shang Yang
su shuang
zhu
CHINESE DRAGONS
Dilong
Dragon king
Fucanglong
Jiaolong
li
Tianlong
yinglong
Shenlong
and many more
