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Great website for gunpowder!!!

When gunpowder was used to create personal handguns and rifles, a new type of soldier was created: infantry. Photo shows a Revolutionary War reenactment at Fort Ward Historic Site in Alexandria, Virginia.CREDIT: Igor Vorobyov, Dreamstime Each Monday, this column turns a page in history to explore the discoveries, events and people that continue to affect the history being made today.

Background A compass is a device used to determine direction on the surface of the earth. The most familiar type of compass is the magnetic compass, which relies on the fact that a magnetic object tends to align itself with Earth's magnetic field.

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Quick Facts Some say Confucianism is not a religion, since there are no Confucian deities and no teachings about the afterlife. Confucius himself was a staunch supporter of ritual, however, and for many centuries there were state rituals associated with Confucianism. Most importantly, the Confucian tradition was instrumental in shaping Chinese social relationships and moral thought.

This is a good website because it not only tells you what Confucianism is, but also its rituals and worship, ethics and community, history and beliefs etc.

This website was very helpful and has some very detailed information. It helped me a lot on the effects on china and helped me understand the history more.

"The early thought behind Legalism was first formed by Shang Yang and was further developed by Hanfeizi and Li Si as a realist reform oriented philosophy meant to strengthen government and reinforce adherence to the law. Legalism fully emerged during the Warring States Period, a critical point in ancient Chinese history......." This web site was very helpful. It said who created Legalism and when it was introduced and outlined what Legalists believed.

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Acupuncture has a clearly recorded history of about 2,000 years, but some authorities claim that it has been practiced in China for some 4,000 years. The Chinese believe that the practice of acupuncture began during the Stone Age when stone knives or sharp edged tools, described by the character 'Bian', were used to puncture and drain abscesses.

Detailed facts about the the purpose of the construction of the Great Wall and how it was built!

This is good website if anybody is doing Porcelain.

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The History of Chinese Calligraphy Qin Dynasty 221 - 206 BC The Qin state, from whom the name China derived, became a superpower after a political reform of 356 BC. By 221 BC a series of wars enabled the Qin rulers to conquer the whole of China and ruled it as one state.

What is Confucianism? Confucianism, the philosophical system founded on the teaching of Confucius (551 - 479 BC), dominated Chinese sociopolitical life for most of Chinese history and largely influenced the cultures of Korea, Japan, and Indochina. The Confucian school functioned as a recruiting ground for government positions, which were filled by those scoring highest on examinations in the Confucian classics.

helpful for the change of Confucianism

Classic of Poetry (Shijing) * Classic of History (Shujing) * Classic of Changes (Yijing) * Record of Rites (Liji) * Chronicles of the Spring and Autumn Period (Chunqiu) * The Great Learning (Daxue) * The Doctrine of the Mean (Zhongyong) * The Analects of Confucius (Lunyu) * The Mencius (Mengzi) During the Song dynasty, the scholar Zhu Xi (1130-1200) was very influential in the Confucian revival of the time.

This website has Great Wall of China facts, pictures, history and information.

Large collection of links to pages with historical information, sources, etc. 

This interesting series from the British Museum has an accompanying podcast easily downloadable on iTunes. 

Interesting little interactive map of Britain.