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What type of religious beliefs do the people hold?

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What type of religious beliefs do the people hold?

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Religion in China is diverse and most Chinese people are either non-religious or practice a combination of Buddhism and Taoism with a Confucian worldview, which is collectively termed as Chinese folk religion.

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Do people can move between classes

It was tchnically possible to move to one social class to another, it was highly unlikely for most people.

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How do social classes affect daily life?

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How do social classes affect daily life?

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How do social classes affect daily life?

Daily life in China was very different for the nobility and can gentry scholars have compared to the farmers, artisans and merchant. The upper classes ate varied died and have aces to education.

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Do some people have more power or status?

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Do some people have more power or status?

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Do some people have more power or status?

Ancient Chinese society was like a ladder. In the very top step, the highest rank in society, stood emperor and the royal family. They had the most power welt. Just below them were civil servants.

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what is the role of education in ancient china?

Ancient official school education refers to a whole set of education systems sponsored by central and local governments of slave and feudal societies. It aimed to train talent of various kinds for the ruling classes, whose rise and fall was related to social and political developments in ancient China.

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what other aspects of the ancient china are developing?

Many are surprised to realize that modern agriculture, shipping, astronomical observatories, decimal mathematics, paper money, umbrellas, wheelbarrows, multi-stage rockets, brandy and whiskey, the game of chess, and much more, all came from China—in additional to papermaking, printing, and gunpowder.

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what are some themes or features of ancient china art, architecture and music?

Walled compounds, raised pavilions, wooden columns and panelling, yellow glazed roof tiles, landscaped gardens, and a careful application of town planning and use of space are all notable features of the architecture of ancient China, with many of them still playing an important part in modern architecture across East.

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is the economy local, or do people from ancient china trade with other civilisations?

Silk Road, ancient trade route, linking China with the West, that carried goods and ideas between the two great civilizations of Rome and China. Silk went westward, and wools, gold, and silver went east. China also received Nestorian Christianity and Buddhism (from India) via the Silk Road.

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what goods or services are traded in ancient china?

Silk, paper, tea, and porcelain were just some of the goods the Chinese exported far and wide. Trade routes, once firmly established, also carried ideas and innovations as well as goods for sale.

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What kinds of public works are avialable to chinese people?

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What kinds of public works are avialable to chinese people?

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1) Tianjin Eco-City

2) The Chengdu Tianfu District Great City

3) Reforesting the Northeastern Provinces

4) South-North Water Transfer Project

5) Infrastructure Stimulus Package

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Chinese ancient scripts include oracle bone inscriptions or Jiagu wenzi, large-seal script, known as dazhuan, small-seal script, and clerical script or lishu. There are two main characters in ancient Chinese writing: unit characters and compound characters. Shang's writing system was logographic.

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Chinese folk religions, in contrast, have no rigid organizational structure, blend practices from Buddhism and Daoism, and are manifest in the worship of ancestors, spirits, or other local deities.

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What impact has new technologies had on people´s live?

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What impact has new technologies had on people´s live?

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For example the paper:

Throughout history, it's played a crucial role in the development of writing, printing, education, science, art and cultu re,making it one of the most significant inventions in human history.

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How important is religion in our early life?

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How important is religion in our early life?

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Religion ideally serves several functions. It gives meaning and purpose to life, reinforces social unity and stability, serves as an agent of social control, promotes psychological and physical well-being, and may motivate people to work for positive social change

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According to popular religious beliefs in traditional China, when a person died the local Earth God (or, as some accounts went, the god who had accompanied the person throughout his or her life and kept a record or his or her good and evil deeds) immediately took charge of the soul that was to undertake the journey to the Underworld and brought this soul before the local City God, who looked over the record of deeds that accompanied the soul.

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How do laws and rules got stablished in ancient China?

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How do laws and rules got stablished in ancient China?

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The Great Qing Code contained the collection of laws written over a period of more than 2,000 years by China's ruling dynasties. The Qing, China's last dynasty, brought the code to its ultimate Form. China’s first laws emerged from customs, traditions, and declarations by regional rulers. The first written code of laws appeared in 536 B.C. The purpose of the code was to control the people and maintain order.

https://teachdemocracy.org/images/pdf/gates/The-great-qing-code.pdf

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© History Skills

As the sun rises over the sprawling landscapes of modern China, it illuminates a nation deeply rooted in a rich and vibrant history that stretches back thousands of years.

This is a land where ancient dynasties built grand palaces and formidable walls, where philosophers penned profound thoughts that continue to resonate today, and where the rhythms of daily life were dictated by the seasons and the fertile plains of the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers.

But what was it really like to live in Ancient China?

How did the geography and climate shape the lives of its people?

What political structures governed them, and what economic systems sustained them?

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What was it like to live in Ancient China?

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As the sun rises over the sprawling landscapes of modern China, it illuminates a nation deeply rooted in a rich and vibrant history that stretches back thousands of years.

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Who was the ruler? What type of power did the ruler have?

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Who was the ruler? What type of power did the ruler have?

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Qin Shi Huang, China’s First Emperor

Qin Shi Huang was born on 18 February in 259 BC and the last emperor was Puyi in the 20 century.

https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/stories/who-was-chinas-first-emperor

There were an incredible 83 dynasties and reigns throughout Chinese history, and a remarkable 559 emperors and kings!

https://www.chinatours.com/china-culture/chinese-emperors/

As emperor he initiated a series of reforms aimed at establishing a fully centralized administration, thus avoiding the rise of independent satrapies.

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Qin-Shi-Huang#ref6623

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China's First Emperor, Qin Shi Huang, was born on this day (18 February) in 259 BC - that's 2,277 years ago! Famed for his army of terracotta warriors built to protect him for eternity, the Emperor is also one of the most controversial figures in history. Seen as a visionary by some and a tyrant by others, his achievements in such a short space of time were nevertheless remarkable and far-reaching. On his birthday, we take a closer look at the life of the man at the heart of our landmark exhibition.

Qin Shi Huang, China's First Emperor
An early achiever
A life of conquest shaped the man who would become China's First Emperor. Born Prince Ying Zheng, he was just 13 years old when he became King of the Qin State in 246 BC. Initially supported by his mother Queen Zhao Ji and chancellor Lü Buwei who effectively managed the government, the young king took full control of his kingdom aged 22. With massive armies he overpowered the six remaining independent kingdoms of the late Warring States Period and unified China in 221 BC; putting an end to centuries of political turmoil, constant war and endless bloodshed.
Cosmic ruler
Ying Zheng saw himself differently. When he unified China he also claimed the mandate of Heaven by inventing a new title inspired by the divine rulers of Chinese mythology: Qin Shi Huangdi. Qin after his native state; Shi meaning 'the first' and so proclaiming the establishment of both an empire and a dynasty; Huang meaning 'august' after the name of three mythical kings and di meaning 'divine ruler' after the five sage emperors that followed those kings, according to Chinese legend.
Reform and innovations
Quickly abolishing the old feudal system where the inheritance of titles had led to much corruption, Qin Shi Huang appointed officials to administer his new Empire based on their ability and achievements. Once political reforms were in place, the Emperor turned his attention to economic and social changes to improve communication, administration and trade.

The Qin state already produced banliang coinage around 100 years before it became the standard currency across the First Emperor's new Empire. Pictured: banliang coin mould, Warring States Period. Image © Mr. Ziyu Qiu. A unified system of weights and measures was introduced, a single currency was adopted that is still associated with China today, and writing was standardised into a script that could be read throughout the Empire. Even the axle widths of chariots and carts were made uniform so that travellers could use any road.
Absolute power
The Emperor ruled by control, fear and punishment. His harsh reign followed the philosophy of Legalism which was based on the idea that people are more inclined to do wrong than right because they are motivated by self-interest. Eventually, the Emperor banned all other philosophies such as Confucianism and Daoism that had flourished during the Warring States Period, and ordered the burning of texts that did not support Legalist views. It is said he may have even executed writers, philosophers and scholars to silence opposing voices. Unsurprisingly, the Emperor's actions attracted many enemies and several assassination attempts on his life were made.
Ambitious building projects
An imagined view of the E-pang Palace. Chinese, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period 1744.

Yuan Yao (Chinese, active around 1740-1780). Strict laws and severe punishments meant the Emperor had a ready supply of convict labour to embark on his ambitious building projects. New road and canal networks were introduced to improve trade and travel, and a precursor to today's Great Wall of China was built to create a single defensive system against northern tribes. The Emperor also had hundreds of luxurious palaces built in his capital at Xianyang to house his concubines, children and servants. According to the Han historian Sima Qian, the most magnificent of these was E'Pang Palace, with a front hall alone measuring more than 75,000 square metres and terraces that could seat 10,000 people. Although there is no clear archaeological evidence to show it ever existed, it has become legendary as the biggest and most sumptuous palace ever created.

Quest for immortality

As he grew in power, China's First Emperor became obsessed by death and the desire to become immortal. He sought magical potions that would guarantee eternal life and regularly consulted magicians and alchemists. He even organised expeditions to the East China Sea in search of the mythical 'Islands of the Immortals', with the hope of finding herbs and plants to bring him immortality. Ironically, the Emperor's attempts to live forever may have contributed to his early death at the age of 49, as some of the elixirs he drank contained mercury.

Image: Bronze goose, Qin Dynasty. Excavated in 2000, First Emperor's Mausoleum Site. Image © Mr. Ziyu Qiu

This goose is one of 46 birds discovered with 15 terracotta musicians in a pit near the Emperor's mausoleum. The pit was designed to represent an imperial garden with geese, cranes, swans and musicians for the enjoyment of the First Emperor in the afterlife.
A hidden empire
Even though he failed to conquer death, the Emperor had grand plans for his afterlife. In a bid to secure his position as cosmic ruler, he commissioned an entire kingdom to accompany him to the next world; unlike anything seen before or since. With his tomb at the centre, the Emperor's lavish mausoleum is said to have housed a kingdom of riches for the afterlife and was secretly guarded by his now world-famous terracotta army. This underground kingdom came at a considerable human cost though, and a large number of human remains have been found across the Emperor's burial site. Historical documents record that "thousands of officials were killed and thousands of craftsmen were buried alive...to keep the tomb a secret".

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China's First Emperor, Qin Shi Huang, was born on this day (18 February) in 259 BC - that's 2,277 years ago! Famed for his army of terracotta warriors built to protect him for eternity, the Emperor is also one of the most controversial figures in history.

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What type of organized government existed in ancient China? 

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What type of organized government existed in ancient China? 

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Organized Government

The Shang Dynasty was the first true civilization of China. They centralized government, built strong cities, and began the Chinese culture. Again, the Huang He River was essential in centralizing government.

https://shangcivilizationmuseum.weebly.com/organized-government.html

From the mythic origins of the Chinese dynasties to the eventual fall of the last imperial house, Chinese emperors have long fought to maintain control over one of the most enduring empires on Earth. The rise and fall of various imperial families oversaw waves of innovation and cultural advancement.

https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/imperial-chinas-dynasties/

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The gods were believed to have created the world and human beings, and they kept the world & surrounding universe functioning.

Example of gods:

Dongwanggong (东王公): The “King Father of the East”

Doumu Niangniang (斗母娘娘): The mother goddess of the stars

Ba Xian (八仙): The “Eight Immortals”

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what types of specialized jobs are in ancient china?

These were the craftsmen), and the shang (merchants and traders). The four occupations w shi (gentry scholars), the nong (peasant farmers), the gong (artisans andere not always arranged in this order.

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How are people organized in ancient China?

The Chinese goverment divided Chinese people into four classes landlord, peasant, craftmen and mrchant. Landlords and peasants constituted the two mayor classes, wel merchants and craftmen were collected into the two minors.

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They created many things. Examples:

1. Paper Making

2. Movable Type Printing

3. Gunpowder

Compass

5. Alcohol

6. Mechanical Clock

7. Tea Production

8. Silk

9. Umbrella

10. Acupuncture

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how do people from ancient china express their beliefs and values troungh art?

Confucianism is an ancient Chinese belief system, which focuses on the importance of personal ethics and morality. Confucianism is a philosophy and belief system from ancient China that laid the foundation for much of Chinese culture.