History of China

Tibet and Okinawa used to be part of china

Yes, the Chinese invented the Umbrella during the Wei Dynasty in the late B.C. era.

He did this because he was tired of people not accepting certain types of money

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Its downfall lead to the Three Kingdoms Era of China's history.

For more information, play Dynasty Warriors 3, 4, 5, or 6.

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Badgear's Addition:

I've played these games as well, and I can tell you that they're extremely historically accurate. The Han dynasty was headed by an Emperor, who faced a rebellion by an army of peasants that called themselves the Yellow Turbans. The rebellion was lead by a man claiming to have the heavens on his side, Zhang Jiao. The Yellow Turbans believed in a government similar to a Democracy, while the current government was close to a dictatorship, but with SOME regulating courts and senates.

Like stated by the first answer, its downfall lead to the Three Kingdoms, Shu, Wu, and Wei. For more information on its HISTORICAL significance, do some Googling. The Han Dynasty was a massive Dynasty in China, and is bound to have hundreds of dedicated websites.

Key American beliefs were reflected in the Open Door policy. They included: 1. Exports were vital for the growth of the American economy. 2. The United States believed they had the right to intervene to keep foreign markets open. 3. They believed that the survival of America was threatened if places were closed to American products, citizens and ideals.

Europeans wanted the following goods and products from China. A summary is as follows:

A. Tea B. raw silk C. Coal D. tin E. Tungsten F. iron ore

China had these resources and cheap labor to mine or produce products that could be made or supply energy like coal, to have them produced. Europeans also sought a market for their own finished goods, and the large Chinese population was perfect for selling to these people.

Additionally, in areas of China where imperialist nations practically owned. They were able to take advantage of their low wage scales to mine ore, for example at low costs.

This European abuse, however, would seem light compsred to the days ahead when Imperial Japan actually used heavy military force to wage war in China.

By encouraging each peasant to work the land independently

Rebuttal: The above answer is a bit misleading. China (like Japan) was still a feudal society until the early 1900s. Chinese peasants were at the bottom of the social scale, and would have welcomed the Communists' more egalitarian view of society. However, under communism, agriculture was collectivised, so peasant farming was not truly "independent" (as suggested above.

Once the Nationalist Chiang Kai Shek was deposed by Mao Tse Tung (Zedong), Mao's crazy economic policies caused great hardships. His "Great Leap Forward" was disastrous exercise that resulted in the starvation of millions of peasants.

(i)Mongolattacks on delhi sultanate increased during the reign of Aladdin khalji and in the early years of muhamud tughluq.

(ii)This forced the 2 rulers to mobilse a large standing army which posed a huge administrative challenge.

(iii)The administrative expenses increasedbecause they had to increase their soilders and pay salaries to their soilders.

(iv)The sulTANS have to construct new garison towns.

The history of paper money is interesting not only from the idea and technology of printing, but also from the perspective of trading with a commodity that in itself has no intrinsic value. Clearly the issues of paper currency must inspire confidence for trading something of worth for items of no specific worth, and with the potential to be abused by the issuer as a way to increase the supply and control of items of value, thus creating inflation.

For much of its history, China used gold, silver and silk for large sums, and bronze for everyday transactions. The notion of using paper as money is almost as old as paper itself. The first paper banknotes appeared in China about 806 AD. An early use of paper was for letters of credit transferred over large distances, a practice which the government quickly took over from private concerns. The Chinese, with their great gift for pragmatism, labelled this practice "flying money". The printed notes were normally military scrip or other emergency measures issued in dire circumstances, but for the most part these notes disappeared quickly. The first real use of a paper money system was in Szechwan province, an isolated area subject to frequent copper shortages (which is a component of bronze). It had reverted to an iron currency of coins, and paper was a welcome option. Iron banks sprang up to facilitate the trade, and the government was quick to take over the profitable enterprise. Amazingly, the Chinese only used paper money on any meaningful scale for about 300 years of a 400 year period between 1050 and 1450, overlapping the Song, Yuan (Mongol), and Ming dynasties.

The Song dynasty was the first to issue true paper money in 1023, and it did so at first cautiously, issuing small amounts, used in a limited area, and good for a specific time period. The notes would be redeemed after three year's service, to be replaced by new notes for a 3% service charge, an efficient way for the government to make money.

The most famous Chinese issuer of paper money was Kublai Khan, the Mongol who ruled the Chinese empire in the 13th century. Kublai Khan established currency credibility by decreeing that his paper money must be accepted by traders on pain of death. As further enforcment of his mandate, he confiscated all gold and silver, even if it was brought in by foreign traders. Marco Polo was impressed by the efficiency of the Chinese system, as he chronicles in his The Travels of Marco Polo (Il Milione).

"All these pieces of paper are issued with as much solemnity and authority as if they were of pure gold or silver; and on every piece a variety of officials, whose duty it is, have to write their names, and to put their seals. And when all is prepared duly, the chief officer deputed by the Khan smears the seal entrusted to him with vermilion, and impresses it on the paper, so that the form of the seal remains imprinted upon it in red; the money is then authentic. Anyone forging it would be punished with death. And the Khan causes every year to be made such a vast quantity of this money, which costs him nothing, that it must equal in amount all the treasure of the world."

As is to be expected, paper money did not succeed everywhere. In Persia, its forcible introduction in 1294 led to a total collapse of trade. By the 15th century even China had more or less given up paper money. Over this period, paper notes were issued irresponsibly, to the point that their value rapidly depreciated and inflation soared. Then beginning in 1455, the use of paper money in China disappeared for several hundred years. This was still many years before paper currency would reappear in Europe, and three centuries before it was considered common.

Western civilization had minted precious metal objects and coins for trade since about 500 BC. Devaluation and inflation often destroyed a monetary system. Banking systems were cyclic with nations and rulers, and the need to transfer large sums of money to finance the Crusades provided a stimulus to the re-emergence of banking in western Europe. In Europe, the first issuer of paper money was Sweden, where in 1661 Johan Palmstruch's Stockholm Banco introduced the first banknotes. Unfortunately, the bank subsequently overextended itself and had to call in government aid. Despite this example, other European countries soon followed the Swedish lead. In 1694 the Bank of England was established and was soon printing "running cash notes".

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when a country is in chaos your wealth and status mean nothing. when a country is in order poor common people suffer

I believe the story is that the emperess of china was sitting under a tree drinking tea and a silkworm fell into her tea and it's body melting created silk and that is how silk was discovered and the Chinese discovered it

Well they brought food........ I dont know what they brought why do u think i am searching for it and i did not want to answer any questions!! Answers.com is no help to me

There were two:

Tan Yankai and Chiang Kai Shek.

Tan's rule ended in Oct 1928 and Chiang suceeded.

they looked the same as modern Chinese people do. except, the women had unnaturally small feet. (because they bound them in cloth so that their feet could not grow (it was the fad of their era)

The First Crusade

They came to power in China because they left Korea that they did not see as much of prize but to extract tribute fom Choson to help them in their campaigns into China. After the conquest of the Ming, they had so much territory to adminster that adding to it was not a high priority.

The Open Door principle was established in the late 1800s and early 1900s to allow equal access to previously established ports, and any trade or commerce opportunities in China among a group of countries. It also worked to protect Chinese sovereignty, allowed for the Chinese to collect tariffs, and prevent China from being partitioned by various foreign countries. The United States Secretary of State, John Hays, worked with Great Britain, Russia, France, Germany, Italy and Japan to establish the principle. While often refereed to as such, it was not a formal policy established in a a treaty or in international law.

In China it refers to a December 1978 policy that allowed foreign businesses to set up operations in one of four Special Economic Zones, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Shantou and Xiamen. Additional references could include the Berlin Conference in 1885 regarding levying preferential duties in the Congo or

I really don't know but I think it is silk

China officially went communist in 1949. However the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) was in existence as early as the 1921. Students were for communism first, and then in 1923 the Soviets sent advisors over to recruit peasants and workers of all ages

China is an ancient country, with thousands of years of history which lay a rich basis for the lives of its inhabitants today. While some of the ancient Chinese myths and cultural traditions have been forgotten or are no longer observed, many of them are still remembered and incorporated into everyday life. Taking a look into the cultural traditions of China can reveal a lot about the way that the people live.

One of the most interesting bits of Chinese lore can be found in what is known as the Jade Culture. Jade is a stone that was first identified in the first Chinese dictionary, known as Shuo Wen Jie Zi, in around 100 AD. There are two types of jade: soft jade, known as nephrite, which is native to China, and hard jade (jadeite) which was imported from Burma starting in the 1200's. Jade is important in China not only because of its beauty, but also for its virtue and cultural significance. Confucius said that jade had 11 virtues, some of which include the fact that it stands for beauty, purity and grace. The Chinese character for jade, Yu, is often used in names and sayings to connote beauty.

Another of the many Chinese cultural traditions is the bamboo culture. Bamboo is one of four favorite plants seen in China - they are bamboo, Chinese plum, chrysanthemum and orchid. The characters of these plants are highly prized, so much so that Chinese people want to be like the plants in character. Bamboo is grown pretty much everywhere in China, with most people having gardens in which they grow bamboo. Bamboo chopsticks are the most common form of tableware in China, and bamboo is also the material out of which the Chinese flute is made. People often use bamboo paintbrushes, and bamboo culture festivals are even held throughout the year.

A final cultural tradition can be seen in the dragon culture. Dragons are an important part of Chinese tradition, so much so that people from China often consider themselves to be "the descendants of the dragon". China's emperors believed that they truly were dragons, calling the beds they slept on dragon beds, and even their robes dragon robes. Dragons are also seen all over the imperial palaces, and dragon screens are seen as a symbol of the emperor's power.

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In the late 1500s, the Ming dynasty began to decline. several weaks rulers took the throne, and unfer their rule corruption increased. As defense efforts drained the treasury, Ming rulers raised taxes. High taxes combined with crop failures in tje 1600s led to famine and hardship. Rebellions broke out.

As Ming China weakened, the Manchu saw their chance. In 1644, the Manchu swept into Beijing and took the capital. The last Ming emperor killed himself to avoid capture. The Manchu then formed their own dynasty and gave it a CHinese name.

Silk was - and still is - a very expensive material; controlling knowledge the process by which silk cloth is made allows you to be the only producer of silk and name your own price. Once it becomes common knowledge, anyone can make it and under-cut your price.