Why did British and Dutch merchants travel to China?
Originally components for explosives (gunpowder) and associated materials, paper money, silk, etc.; as the centuries passed, the items traded for were spices, tea, and drugs (opium), etc.
How did silk road help people?
The Silk Road is the grandfather of globalization. It was the first ancient highway that facilitated the sharing of ideas, cultures, immigrants and commodities between Eastern and Western culture.
What separates China from Nepal?
The Himalayas separate China from Nepal. The Himalayas mountain range is what makes the climate cooler in the two countries.
What made the Qin Dynasty significant?
There were not many inventions during the Qin dynasty. The only two that barely count as inventions are his unification of China and him beginning to connect the many walls of China to form the Great Wall of China.
What happened to china after the death of Mao Zedong?
China adopted more free-market practices while remaining loyal to its communist roots.
What is a Chinese invention that starts with the letter v?
an viska was invented by ancient china. it is an item used to check the temperature outside.
What was the history of Shi Huangdi?
Morals were NOT the least importance to Shi Huangdi. Shi Huangdi was actually Ying Zheng. He only changed the name to Shi Huangdi because it means "First Emperor". The least important thing to Ying Zheng ("Shi Huangdi") was actually compassion. Ying Zheng was an intolerant leader who didn't respect other peoples beliefs. Shi Huangdi ordered the construction of the great wall of China. During that period 1 million people died. He also had the terracotta army made. Despite Ying Zheng's cruelty the nation needed him. After he died the nation fell into a civil war.
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What natural features helped protect ancient China from invaders?
They seperated China from other lands. They had little knowledge of the civilizations of Egypt, Greece, Rome, and India. They thought they lived at the center of the world (called themselves the Middle Kingdom).
How did the cultural revolution end with the arrest of the gang four?
After the death of Mao Zedong, the Gang of Four (his widow and her allies), attempted to seize control and continue the Cultural Revolution and isolationist agenda. However, Deng Xiaopin and the Eight Elders seized control, arrested and jailed the Gang of Four and brought China out of economic depression into the Four Modernizations Program.
The closest seas to China are the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea and the South China Sea.
How did the ancient Chinese plow help them?
it broke up hard dried clay topsoil to make farming easier and also helped alot with seeding crops, if the chinese didnt invent it then they would be stuck out in the field for a long time using their hands to break it up
Is the one child policy working?
It was good because:
1. Good for environment
2. Less pollution
3. Decreased over crowdedness
Bad because:
1. Killing innocent girls
2. Spoilt children
3. Unfairness towards women
What type of jobs would scholars of China have?
In ancient China mass majority of scholars came from landed and rich gentry (士人) families.
Holding a job is an option not a necessity. In fact is it considered crude to go into trade. Some with ambition chooses to enter government service, but most scholar stay in schools to teach, or stay home to better their studies.
What was the third dynasty of china?
It is hard to say because there is slim evidence that there that around 2000 B.C., a dynasty called the Xia (pronounced Syah) existed. Some historians do not believe this dynasty was ever real and only a myth. I think the Xia dynasty was real so speaking from my point of view, the Qin (pronounced Chin) dynasty was the fourth. But if you don't think the Xia dynasty existed than the Han dynasty is the fourth.
What was Shi Huangdi's harsh rule?
1. He didn't agree with Confucius, instead, he preferred Legalism. The legalists believed that people could force to be good. In this way, he built his empire stronger. However, this didn't really work. More and more people began to rebel the Qin king and it collapsed.
How did The Great Wall of China change overtime?
The great wall of china has changed a lot from when they made it the first time. Some parts have disappeared, covered by sand or earth; some other fragments have crumbled down, some have been rebuilt and some have been fully restored.
Who was the head of ancient Chinese families was the eldest?
The extended family of the ancient Chinese was a patriarchal one, headed by the eldest male.
When did emperor Qin Shi Huang die?
The most popular theory was that he ate powdered jade and drank mercury because he wanted to become immortal. Obviously, mercury is not a medicine, and I'm pretty sure that jade isn't any better.
In what ways did the Han dynasty improve government and daily life in China?
Government workers had to pass exams in Confucianism in order to be hired.
What were three ways the emperor qin hurt china?
One thing that Emperor Qin did bad was killed his mother and another is he burnt over 5,000 books.