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Chinese Taoist alchemists were the major force behind the early invention of gunpowder. Emperor Wu Di (156-87 B.C.) of the Han dynasty financed research done by the alchemists on the secrets of eternal life. The alchemists experimented with the sulphur and saltpeter heating the substances to transform them.

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This is a very good website for legalism, the best website I have found for legalism.

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History of Buddhism in ChinaBuddhism is the most important religion in China. It is generally believed that it was spread to China in 67 AD during the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220) from Hotan in Xinjiang to Central China.

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this website was extremely helpful by informing the reader about how and why the was built/ designed, why there were so many watch towers and also about the wall during the many different dynasties.

Introduction to the Great Wall of China The Great Wall of China is an immensely long man-made wall that was built to keep out invaders. It spans nine provinces and its total length is 6,700 km (3,948 miles).

Currency was unified by Emperor Qin Shi Huang after he unified China. Gold was considered as high-grade currency, and "banliang", the round copper coin with a square hole in the middle, was regarded as low-grade currency; they were circulated nationwide.

History | Chinese Lunar Calendar The Chinese zodiac consists of twelve animals that first appeared in the Zhan Guo period [5th century B.C.]. No one knows the exact date as of when the zodiac was essentially created, but they were officially identified during the Han Dynasty [206 B.C.-9 A.D.], which was over 2000 years ago.

Qin Dynasty (221 B.C - 206 B.C.). After uniting China from seven ducal states, the emperor connected and extended four old fortification walls along the north of China that originated about 700 B.C. (over 2500 years ago). Armies were stationed along the wall as a first line of defense against the invading Tsongnoo tribes north of China.

This website tells heaps about when it was created, how long it took, who started work on it and other info. Its a great website

has really good information about Legalism in Ancient China

In Chinese history, Legalism (Chinese: ; literally "School of Law"; pinyin: fă jiā) was one of the main philosophic currents during the Warring States Period, although the term itself was invented in the Han Dynasty and thus does not refer to an organized 'school' of thought.

大运河 The Grand Canal of China is the world's oldest and longest canal, far surpassing the next two grand canals of the world: Suez and Panama Canal. The building of the canal began in 486 B.C. during the Wu Dynasty. I found this site verry helpful towards just finding the importent facts aout the grand canal. It gave me a better understanding of the grand canal.

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.

Along with Confucianism, "Daoism" (sometimes called "Taoism") is one of the two great indigenous philosophical traditions of China. As an English term, Daoism corresponds to both Daojia (" family" or "school of the Dao"), an early Han dynasty (c. This website provides extensive amounts of information which was useful for my assignment.

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In about 304 BC, the second emperor of the Maurya Dynasty in ancient India had a son. This son turned out to be the famous Emperor Ashoka, whose effect on history ranks first among the ancient Indian emperors, just as his popularity did. The outstanding achievements in his lifetime can be divided into two parts.

"When the Qin Dynasty came to power in 221 BC, it found itself ruling over a land where the teachings of Confucius had been spreading for almost 300 years. Qin attempted to rule China using a new philopsophy, that of How did Confucianism and Legalism differ?" This website had lots of helpful and gave me a better understanding of the differences between Legalism and Confucism, and how they functioned differently.

This website is very easy to understand

When Chin Shu Huan ( ) demolished the Six Nations and united the ancient China in 221 B.C., he asked the Prime Minister Lee Si ( ) to unify characters based on previous styles. The official standardized characters are called "Zuan Shu", or known as "Shiao Zuan" to distinguish from "Da Zuan."

Magnetic Compass A compass is an instrument containing a freely suspended magnetic element which displays the direction of the horizontal component of the Earth's magnetic field at the point of observation. The magnetic compass is an old Chinese invention, probaly first made in China during the Qin dynasty (221-206 B.C.).

Bureaucracy: To control his people, First Emperor Qin developed a system of bureaucracy. He divided his empire into 36 provinces. Each province was divided into districts. He put two government officials in charge of each province. It was their job to put strong people in charge of each district.

This is a good site with easy-to-understand information. My class used the Ancient Greek one last year.

Great Information for what the wall is used for

Confucius may well be one of the most influential philosophers in history. Born as K'ung Fu Tzu in 551 BCE during the Chou dynasty, Confucius, as he was later known, taught through the power of example and by acts of benevolence. The following interview was conducted with a noted Confucian scholar who asked that his name be withheld.

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That's a really good website becuase its got its own enquiry questions.