MSM Year 8 Ancient China

This is a very helpful website on Silk and The Silk road and their history! It has a few examples on how people this silk was founded. And really has lots of information on how the silk road was built and how it was use.

. This website was very helpful for me and helped me answer a lot of questions.

Gunpowder is the first explosive substance mankind learnt to use and also one of the four great inventions of ancient China. The invention of gunpowder should in a way be attributed to alchemists of ancient China, who drew inspiration from the fire-ignition of pill-making process during which sulfur, niter and other substances were used.

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Gunpowder is the first explosive substance mankind learnt to use and also one of the four great inventions of ancient China. The invention of gunpowder should in a way be attributed to alchemists of ancient China, who drew inspiration from the fire-ignition of pill-making process during which sulfur, niter and other substances were used.

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.

Wish I would have found this earlier!!!!

How did Buddhism start? This is what it came up as and it has good info.

Why was Buddhism put in place? Thats what I searched for and this is what it came up as and it has good info.

the first question was the wrong one sorry. The second one is the right one.

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

Buddha from Western China, ca. 450 AD Buddhism first came to China from India around 500 AD, spreading through Central Asia along the Silk Road. A Buddhist artist carved this wooden Buddha in Western China, on the Silk Road, before Buddhism really reached central China.

A simple explanation of Buddhism

I am not doing Kites but I was, this website has so much information on kites, I found it really helpful.

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.)

This has great information about the great wall of china that was useful

Great Information

It really helped me answer one of my inquiry questions. Thanks Riona

First Chinese Emperor A ruler from the western state of Qin united and subjugated the Warring States and formed China in 221 B.C.E. For any information on Shi Huangdi and the great wall of China look at this site for quality and worthy info.

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. I found this website really helpful

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. Great website for Ancient Chinese Acupuncture.

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.

Created on: September 20, 2008 Life in ancient China is actually not very structurally different from today's hectic, busy schedules. Like modern people, the ancient Chinese had family functions to attend, religion, aches and pains, and the usual having to work almost the whole day.

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Confucianism has been the chief cultural influence of China for centuries. The teachings of Confucius were never intended to be a religion. It has no revelatory sacred writings, no priesthood, no doctrine of an afterlife, and frowned on asceticism and monasticism.

This is a helpful source for how Daoism was viewed and has affected Ancient China

info about military and how they used kites

Acupuncture is advocated by some for pain control but there are doubts about its effectiveness and its safety. Investigators from the Universities of Exeter&Plymouth (Exeter, UK) and the Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (Daejeon, South Korea) evaluated systematic reviews of acupuncture in order to explore the issue.

It has very good information on the Magnetic Compass.

When people think of instruments that help with direction finding, the first one that springs to mind is probably the magnetic compass. It is the oldest instrument for navigation and has been a vital tool for navigators at sea for centuries. The compass allows ships to steer a selected course.

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

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.