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This is a really good site for Gunpowder

Gunpowder or black powder is of great historical importance in chemistry. Although it can explode, its principal use is as a propellant. Gunpowder was invented by Chinese alchemists in the 9th century. Originally, it was made by mixing elemental sulfur, charcoal, and saltpeter (potassium nitrate).

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This website has a brief summary of the history of silk and the method of making silk which I found very helpful for my assignment

"A silkworm spins all its silk till its death and a candle won't stop its tears until it is fully burnt." This Tang poem accurately describes the property of the silkworm. Despite technological development, a silkworm can only produce a certain amount of silk---1000 meters (3280feet) in its lifespan of 28 days.

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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.

Great information of Confucianism. Hope this helps :)

Although you shouldn't use Wikipedia this website is really helpful. Thanks Nicola, it really helped with last minute information!

this website helped me with the history of Taoism

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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This website is about the Law and Government and Rules throughout the time when Legalism was the governing system

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 allows you to view the Buddhism percentage rate in a range of different countries.

This website is easy to understand, and explains different points of Buddhism in a simple way.

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this is a great website on a lot of stuff in Ancient China

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This is a great website with loads of information on the Great Wall of China

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this website has lots of info especially on how the wall changed through all the dynasties and what the great wall is made up of.

You actually have to have a Brisbane City Council library card to log into Encyclopaedia Britannica online. If you go to the council website, click (under facilities and recreation) lbrary catalog, then click search e-libcat, and go into databases, encyclopaedias, Encyclopaedia Britannica online and type in your library card number you can access this site.

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A Brief Summary of Confucius and His Teachings Kathy Shinn Confucianism is the complex system of moral, social, political, and religious teaching built up by Confucius and the ancient Chinese traditions. Confucianism goal is making not only the man virtuous, but also making him the man of learning and of good manners.

A Brief Summary of Confucius and His Teachings Kathy Shinn Confucianism is the complex system of moral, social, political, and religious teaching built up by Confucius and the ancient Chinese traditions. Confucianism goal is making not only the man virtuous, but also making him the man of learning and of good manners.

I thought this website was really good for the Great Wall Of China. It was useful because it had most of my topics i have been trying to get the information from.

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.