MSM Year 8 Ancient China

For being such a seemingly ordinary vehicle, the wheelbarrow has a surprisingly exciting history. This is especially true in the East, where it became a universal means of transportation for both passengers and goods, even over long distances.

This is a very informative website as it is abundant with facts it has been very helpful for my assignment.

This website helped me fully understand the philosophies, history and beliefs of Taoism.

this has lots of good information for people doing Zen Buddhism

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Since the ancient times, China has seen the rise of many diverse cultures and religions that have given a unique character to the social fabric of the country. Buddhism originated in India and then spread to China.

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.

Lots of choices for the great wall of china to study

Emperor Qin Shi Huang (259 BC - 210 BC) fascinates people when they talk about the Great Wall and the Terracotta Warriors and Horses - his two greatest achievements to China. As the first emperor of China, he indeed has a profound influence on Chinese history and culture.

this source is about the Geography of the religion Daoism.

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! :)

A short paragraph on what a buddhist is.

Ancient China's inventions and technology that was ahead of the rest of the world for decades.

This site, is great for people needing either last minute information of just information in general. If you are doing the Silk Road then I would click on the link because it will answer question, as it did for me!! HOPE IT HELPS YOU! :)

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.

Good info On confucius

This website has very good info on the founder of legalism.

The technique and materials used to create a stunning, Terracotta Army

this is a great website if you are doing gunpowder

"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

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.