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History of China
Questions about Chinese people, events, customs and cultures, including the various Chinese dynasties in existence throughout nearly 5000 years of China's history.
6,134 Questions
What was the status of Mongolian women during the yuan dynasty of china?
During the Han Dynasty the Han people perceived women to be weak, subservient, and submissive. The women took care of all the housework and the children and a manly figure.
Women were expected to live with the principle of three obedience:
Obedience to Father -when a daughter under father’s roof
Obedience to Husband -when married and living with husband
Obedience to Eldest Son-when widowed. They were expected not to re-marry if widowed.
it would spread through society if you do the right thing
How did Chinese communism differ from communism in the soviet union?
Soviet communism is where everyone is equal. All the money you make goes to the betterment of the communist state. Inchina people can make there own businesses and keep the money that they make.
BUT the similarity is that there country's are both run by a huge council of men. SO if the USA was communist each state would have a mini dictator that all report to the major... president.
What to do to prevent your feet to keep growing?
The size of your feet is determined by DNA and how big they get can not be stopped. Ancient Chinese women use to tightly bind their feet to make them smaller, but the foot became deformed and they couldn't walk on them. For what I understand it was also extremely painful as well.
Why is qin shi huangdi important to china?
Shi Hunagdi is important, because he is the one who made the first writing in China. Also he built mostly the Great Wall of China. Finally he built an Irragation system, and roads. Shi Huangdi was the first emperor.
Describe three ways in which the first emperor united china?
a single law code, uniform standards for weights and measures, and currency regulations
The name China is derived from the Qin dynasty (221-206 B.C.E.) which was named after it's founder, Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi.
The Chinese name for China Zhongguo means Middle Kingdom and was used because the ancient Chinese thought that China was the center of all civilization.
How does the huang he both benefit and hurt china's people?
The Huang He river provided water for the early settlers in China. The water was used for transportation, cooking, agriculture, cleaning, and drinking. However, the river may have flooded and ruined the crops, or there is a drought, and there is no water for the crops to grow.
The first reference to colonization that I can think of is when Abraham's father left the city of Ur to settle in Syria.
In fact, humans have been wandering around the world ever since the day of Australopithecus.
What was the name of one Chinese emperor?
Shaokang (Chinese: 少康; pinyin: Shàokāng, his surname was Sì 姒) was the sixth ruler of the Xia Dynasty of China. He was the son of Xiang (相) and was Succeeded by King Zhu of Xia. His father Xiang was killed in a battle against Han Zhuo's (寒浞) two sons, Han Jiao (寒澆) and Han Yi (寒殪); Shaokang's mother managed to escape and had him after a few months. In 2079 BC Si Shaokang and his followers engaged in a battle against Han Zhuo, defeated and killed him, and restored the Xia Dynasty.
What was the gun in ancient China made up of?
Most of the ancient Chinese bows were made up of horn and wood.
Porcelain is a hard, white, translucent ceramic made by firing a pure clay and then glazing with variously colored fusible materials; china.
The British traded opium from where for Chinese-manufactured goods and tea?
If you're referrring to the opium wars between China and Britain, the British bought opium from growers in India (which was under British control at the time).
What was the pattern of the rise and fall of Chinese dynasties called?
A person of great ability (or sometimes great luck) can create a dynasty which can last for a long time as long as the various successors have sufficient ability, but once you get a dynastic heir who is particularly incompetent, the dynasty will fall.
What was going on when movable type invented?
Movable type was really important because back then people didn't have computers so they used movable type. Movable types are still used today.
What does the red and black yin yang mean?
In Chinese culture, red and black were often associated with the directions of south and north, respectively. The north was associated with the element water and cold temperatures. The south was associated with the element of fire and hot temperatures. These colors correspond to the elements of the Daoist symbol. Black symbolizes the dark, heavy energy of Yin. Red, within the context of the normally white half, symbolizes the bright, light energy of Yang.
What effects did the civil service examinations used by the Han Dynasty have on the government?
It made the government not trust how they treat their people.
What were the religious beliefs during the Shang dynasty?
confucious was the most important learder he was peacful, kind, and belives if eveyone had a peaceful life the world would come to peace!
they didnt really have a religion but they did believe in ghosts and spirits!
