MSM Year 8 Ancient China

For thousands of years, the ancient Chinese thought they were pretty much alone on the planet Earth. They knew there were people to the north, - the Mongols - but they did not know that other advanced ancient civilizations existed anywhere else.

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Sure you've seen photos...but the only way to really appreciate the Great Wall of China is to stand on its walls and stare in awe as it snakes across the Gobi Desert and China's placid mountains like a majestic ridge-backed dragon. Great for invaders point of veiw

Fireworks light up the sky with colorful lights on the Chinese New Year. Fireworks are burned to symbolize the end of the old year and welcome the new year. Fireworks represent many customs and traditions in China. This article takes you down the timeline of ancient Chinese fireworks invention history.

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this website provides a short history of Ancient Chinese Silk and the method of extracting the fine thread

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this site helped me with confucianism in japan What's Here 34 Photos, 50+ Terms What is Confucianism? The teachings of the Chinese sage Confucius (−552 to −479). The impact of Confucianism on the ethical and political systems of China, and later Japan, is impossible to exaggerate. Confucianism (Jp. = Jukyō 儒教) is one of three great philosophies of China.

Confucianism has had a profound impact on ancient Chinese societies. It was once governmental policy to adopt Confucian principles in order to better oneself in society. Most people did not successfully complete the exams. Society saw education as social mobility. At the local level schools, Confucian philosophy and ethics were required of every student.

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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.

The invention of gunpowder had a close relationship with the advanced ancient workmanship of smelting industry. People began to know a lot of chemistry knowledge about the nature of different mineral materials during the process of smelting operation. With the knowledge, ancient necromancers tried to seek the elixir of immortality from certain kinds of ores and fuel.

The Chinese healing art of acupuncture is one that can be dated back at least two thousand years. Some authorities maintain that acupuncture has been practiced in China for even four thousand years.

Buddhism is a religion and philosophy indigenous to the Indian subcontinent and encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs, and practices largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, who is commonly known as the Buddha (meaning "the awakened one" in Sanskrit and Pāli).

Early in the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476BC), while mining ores and melting copper and iron, Chinese people chanced upon a natural magnetite that attracted iron and pointed fixedly north. In the Warring States Period (206BC-23AD), after constant improvement the round compass came into being.

The Great Wall of China in fact is a complete and rigorous defense project composed of countless passes, watchtowers, garrison towns, beacon towers and blockhouses.

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Here are some top facts and figures about the Terracotta Army