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This is from a book in a Library! It has a lot of good facts about gunpowder.

Qin or Ch'in dynasty(approx. 221-207 B. C.) Legalism Standardized writing and language Standardized money Standardized system of measurement Irrigation projects Building of the Great Wall Terra cotta army Expanded Network of Roads and Canals Multiplication Table Tang dynasty (approx. 618-907 A. D.)

Qin or Ch'in dynasty(approx. 221-207 B. C.) Legalism Standardized writing and language Standardized money Standardized system of measurement Irrigation projects Building of the Great Wall Terra cotta army Expanded Network of Roads and Canals Multiplication Table Tang dynasty (approx. 618-907 A. D.)

The Great Wall of China is a series of stone and earthen fortifications in China, built, rebuilt, and maintained between the 5th century BC and the 16th century to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire during the rule of successive dynasties.

The Great Wall of China is a series of stone and earthen fortifications in China, built, rebuilt, and maintained between the 5th century BC and the 16th century to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire during the rule of successive dynasties.

The Great Wall of China is a series of stone and earthen fortifications in China, built, rebuilt, and maintained between the 5th century BC and the 16th century to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire during the rule of successive dynasties.

Qin Dynasty was the first unified, multi-national and power-centralized state in the Chinese history. It lasted from 221 BC to 207 BC. Although surviving only 15 years, the Dynasty held an important role in Chinese history and it exerted great influence on the following dynasties.

The source shows useful information about the Qin Dynasty and how Shi Huangdi came to power and also how he fell.

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This is a very useful website for everyone doing the Han Dynasty. It is about the religions followed by the Han Dynasty.

Emperor Yangdi of Sui was the second son of Emperor Wendi of Sui and the last emperor of Sui Dynasty in China. Also called Yang Guang, Emperor Yangdi of Sui was famous for its brutality and inhumanity, which generally is considered to be the important reasons that lead Sui Dynasty to devastation. This website gives good Specific information about Emperor Yangdi, it also gives information about other emperors from Ancient china, its history, culture, religion and other factual information that may come of use to you.

Printing, paper money, porcelain, tea, restaurants, gunpowder, the compass-the number of things that Chinese of the Song Dynasty

Printing, paper money, porcelain, tea, restaurants, gunpowder, the compass-the number of things that Chinese of the Song Dynasty (A.D. 960-1280) gave to the world is mind-boggling. This vibrant period in Chinese history was marked by economic prosperity and remarkable technological innovation. In this interview, China expert Robin D. S. Really good info for any invention.

This is a really good website if you are doing Printing, paper money, porcelain, tea, restaurants, gunpowder and the compass. It helped me answer most of my focus questions. Hope this helps.

Nearly everyone has heard of the huge, stone wall known as the Great Wall of China. The Great Wall of China was built mainly to protect the Chinese Empire from the Mongolians and other invaders. The Wall has been periodically rebuilt and modified throughout history by each reigning Chinese dynasty. This information really helped with my focus questions

I found this really helpful for note-taking, it also has all the bibliography already done for you at the bottom

Nearly everyone has heard of the huge, stone wall known as the Great Wall of China. The Great Wall of China was built mainly to protect the Chinese Empire from the Mongolians and other invaders. The Wall has been periodically rebuilt and modified throughout history by each reigning Chinese dynasty.

Here's a good website for gunpowder!

Fireworks Like the idea of zero, gunpowder developed gradually over time. In 142 AD, during the Han Dynasty, a man named Wei Boyang was the first to write anything about gunpowder. He wrote about a mixture of three powders that would "fly and dance" violently.

Fireworks Like the idea of zero, gunpowder developed gradually over time. In 142 AD, during the Han Dynasty, a man named Wei Boyang was the first to write anything about gunpowder. He wrote about a mixture of three powders that would "fly and dance" violently.

This website is good for gunpowder and firecrackers!

The history of fireworks goes back thousands of years to China during the Han dynasty (~200 B.C.), even long before gunpowder was invented. It is believed that the first "firecrackers" were likely chunks of green bamboo, which someone may have thrown onto a fire when dry fuel ran short.

The history of fireworks goes back thousands of years to China during the Han dynasty (~200 B.C.), even long before gunpowder was invented. It is believed that the first "firecrackers" were likely chunks of green bamboo, which someone may have thrown onto a fire when dry fuel ran short.

A Site on Footbinding

This site, although does focus on the practice of foot binding, also provides the user with an opportunity to navigate to the various dynasties throughout China's history. It offers both pictures and a clear explanation regarding the origins, practice and continuity and change.

The Importance of the Great Wall The Great Wall, China's legendary defense line, is the country's number one historic monument and a national symbol. Although the vast majority of the remaining sections of the Great Wall were erected during the Ming Dynasty, the Great Wall represents a collective effort of millions of people from many of China's imperial dynasties and pre-imperial states, dating back to over 2500 years ago. this website gives great factual information about the Great Wall. this website tells you the height of the Great Wall, how it protected China, the measures taken by the Chinese Government to protect the Great Wall and many more handy facts.

Qin Shi Huang(259 BC - 210 BC) 259 BC: Born 246 BC: Succeeded the throne of the State of Qin 221 BC: Defeated the other six warring states and built the first centralized empire in China 210 BC: Dead 206 BC: Qin Dynasty collapsed Son of a 'High-Return Commodity' Qin Shi Huang - the first Emperor of Qin Dynasty, named Ying Zheng, was born at the period of Warring States.

Zheng He (1371-1433), the Chinese Muslim Admiral Through his seven voyages of discovery to the West, Zheng He helped transform China into the superpower of his time. Little did the famous Muslim geographer, Ibn Battuta know, that about 22 years after his historic visit to China, the Mongol Dynasty (called the Yuan Dynasty in China) would be overthrown.

This artical contains Historical infomation about the silk road. Good for the last minute touch ups for your assignment. It contains information about the route of the silk road and the importance of it. HOPE IT HELPED!

This is a useful website because it has lots of information and the dynasty it was in

This website is deffinately a helpful one! It was GREAT because of how it had information on Dynasties and everything! IT HELPED ME! :)

Qin Shihuang, the first emperor of China, was 38 years old when he came into power, unifying China from a 200-year period where six warring states all vied for power. While his Dynasty only lasted 15 years, the impact of the Qin Emperor on China cannot be understated.

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.

Really good information on Qin Dynasty, and the Mausoleum of Shi Huangdi.

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.

Although Confucianism has originated from the teachings of the Chinese sage, Confucius, Confucianism is not based solely on the teaching of Confucius himself. It is a collection of philosophies and superstition including those from other philosophers. The impact of Confucianism in China and East Asia is remarkable and many of the teachings are still being used today.

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this has heaps of information on most of the inventions of ancient china

The Chinese worked on the Great Wall for over 1700 years. In turn, each emperor who came to power added pieces of the wall to protect their dynasties. But the wall was not a solid wall. It was a line of disconnected barricades.

This website helped me to understand who built the Great Wall of China and how badly they were treated.