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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.

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Why have the earliest ritual jade discs bi been found in tombs?

The Chinese believe that jade preserved the body from decay

Isn't Motley Crue an ancient Chinese gang?

Not that I know of. Motley Crue is the made-up band name for an 80's Glam Rock (Hair Metal) band that came from the Los Angeles Sunset Strip in California. They took a saying Mick Mars had heard, and changed their band name to Motley Crue (mispelling Crew to Crue on purpose).

How was ancient China ruled?

It was ruled by dynasties aka families that kept having successors (next person to claim the throne). If a dynasty ran out of successors, it would literally collapse and lose power. Maybe even be killed by the new dynasty that took over.

What was the medicine for ancient China?

made of herbs from nature and stuff that was available to them which wwas trees bugs and many stuff from nature

What language was spoken in ANCIENT china?

Old Chinese was spoken by the Hua people. It is hotly debated what the important Dongyi people on the east coast spoke, perhaps a northern branch of Hmong. The red-haired, green-eyed Rong people in the west spoke a mixture of Turkic and Indo-European Tocharian. In the Yangtze Valley and South China, Old Tai, Old Viet, and Old Malayic languages were spoken, as well as Hmong-Mien dialects. Tibetan was in the west, Tungusic in the northeast, Old Turanian in the north.

Does mencius give consistent advice to the kings he talks to?

No he does not, when talking to one king Mencius tells him about when superiors and inferiors fight it will create chaos and when talking to another he tells them that the minister could be overthrown as well as the king.

In a sense it is consistent because he answers all of the kings' questions truthfully.

It all depends on how you look at it.

What was the book of documents of ancient china and why was it important?

The Book of Documents was written by Confucius and in it is documents, speeches, and historical accounts that where of large importance in the early Zhou dynasty in China.

How did the ancient Chinese rockets work?

The gunpowder tubes were filled with gunpowder, with one end closed and the other end open. A small hole was left for the blasting fuse. When ignited, the gunpowder would burn inside the tube, producing a large amount of gas, which would produce enormous forward propulsion.

Where was ancient China?

Ancient China was located in Eastern Asia and borders the Eastern China Sea, Korean Bay, Yellow Sea, and the Northern China Sea by Korea and Vietnam. Ancient China was located in Eastern Asia and borders the Eastern China Sea, Korean Bay, Yellow Sea, and the Northern China Sea by Korea and Vietnam.

Why did the ancient Chinese invent Kung Fu?

They didn't. kung fu came to China from India. A Buddhist monk named Bodhidharma brought kung fu with him when he Inmagrated to China.

How do you write the number 1584 in ancient Chinese?

to many people these days rely on computers.I should know , I was 12 when the first computer was made

What did women in ancient china wear?

they wore Hanfu up untill 1644, which are pretty silk robes. Hanfu are not to be confused with kimono's which were and are (sometimes) still worn by women in Japan.

People often get Chinese and Japanese culture mixed up, but the are very different.

What happened in 1966 in China?

The Great Cultural Revolution began, China formally backed Vietnam and

Chinese-Soviet relations began to divide.

What are ancient Chinese ideographs?

Ideo graphs are like picto graphs. They both represent an idea or a letter. So a symbol in Chinese showing a sun over the land could mean the sun is rising.