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#1 Map of Tang Dynasty territory at its peak during 8th century

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#1 Map of Tang Dynasty territory at its peak during 8th century

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At the height of the Tang Dynasty it was around 5,400,000km squared.

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#3 3 Significant people throughout all of Ancient China

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#3 3 Significant people throughout all of Ancient China

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1. Empress Wu Zetian was the only woman to ever rule in Ancient China. She was the empress for the Tang Dynasty. Under her 40 year rule China grew, corruption went down, and the economy as well as culture rose to a higher level. Wu Zetian extended Ancient China into new territory such as deep Central Asia and Korea. Wu Zetian also helped support Taoism, education, Buddhism, and literature into her dynasty.

2. Confucius or Kong Fuzi was the founder of Confucianism which emphasized the morals of the government as well as people. Confucianism really took off in the goverment during the Han, Tang, and Song dynasties. Confucianism changes throughout its run as it later included filial piety. Filial piety basically meant that elders, older brothers, rulers, and husbands were to be respected. Lastly, the Golden Rule from Confucianism still is very popular today. The Gold Rule is "Do not do unto others what you do not want done to yourself".

3. Qin Shi Huang was the first emperor of the Qin dynasty as well as the first emperor of unified Ancient China. He conquered all of the warring states during the Warring States period of Ancient China. Huang also was the first to disregarded the term king and use the term emperor. Huang also enacted political and economical reforms. He also was the emperor who made the project for the Great Wall of China. He also was responsible for the Terracotta Army. While he did burn books and execute scholars he did build roads for Ancient China.

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#4 Primary Source Document from Ancient China: The Analects

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#4 Primary Source Document from Ancient China: The Analects

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The Analects is a book from Ancient China about Confucius's sayings as well as ideas. It has been believed to be written by his followers and not by Confucius himself. This helped teach Confucius's teaching throughout all of China. In this book also is his 5 virtues. The 5 virtues are empathy (Jen), Yi (rightness), inner attitude (Li), wisdom (Chih), and faithfulness (Hsin).

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#6 Cultural Aspects and Technological Advancements

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#6 Cultural Aspects and Technological Advancements

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Some cultural aspects that continued over time in Ancient China are Pictographic Characters for writing, worship of heaven and rulers, styles of arts and crafts, silk and being the biggest silk producer for the world, and folk religion. All of those are still relevant in China after thousands of years. China made countless amounts of technological advancements. The most popular include silk, iron making, papermaking, printing, gunpowder, and the compass.

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Geography
Ancient China was located in the eastern part of Asia. Ancient China was made up of forests, hills, mountains, and deserts. The Yellow River influenced where many civilizations were built because the people would have access to the water to drink and use for their crops.

Religion
The religious practices and philosophies in Ancient China are Confucianism, Legalism, Taoism, and Buddhism. During the Warring States Period, there were constant wars going on in China between different states, so there were 3 philosophies created to stop the violence. That's why there is Confucianism, Legalism, and Taoism.

Achievements
The four main inventions that influenced the world are paper, printing, gunpowder, and the compass. It influenced the world to also start making those things and to start also making their own inventions. The art in Ancient China is some of the most unique and well-known. Ancient China created paintings, statues, buildings, shrines, different paper mache, lanterns, and kites.

Politics
Ancient China's political system was a monarchy, where the person or people in charge was an emperor or royal family. China was ruled in different sections by different royal families called dynasties. There were multiple dynasties at one point in time or another.

Economics
Ancient China based its economy on agriculture. Because they have access to water, the Yellow River, they were able to make their crops one of the best which is why they based their economics on their agriculture. Their major trade products were silk, tea, salt, sugar, porcelain, and spices.

Social
Ancient China's social system was divided into 4 categories, including noble, farmers or peasants, craftsmen, and merchants. These were created to allow people to live in harmony and balance.

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Map picture: https://medium.com/exploring-history/food-that-conquered-the-world-the-tang-dynasty-f9ab3d17e493

Who's Who: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-demonization-of-empress-wu-20743091/
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/confucius/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Qin-Shi-Huang

Timeline: https://www.worldhistory.org/timeline/china/

Cultural Aspects and Technological Advancements: https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/ancient-chinese-culture.htm
https://www.ducksters.com/history/china/inventions_technology.php

Primary Source Document: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Confucianism/The-Analects-as-the-embodiment-of-Confucian-ideas

GRAPES: https://ancientchinavirtualfieldtrip.weebly.com/the-environment-and-culture-of-ancient-china.html#:~:text=China's%20land%20is%20made%20up,English%20as%20the%20Yellow%20River.
https://www.ducksters.com/history/china/inventions_technology.php
https://www.britannica.com/place/China/Social-political-and-cultural-changes
https://www.timemaps.com/encyclopedia/ancient-china-economy-2/
https://www.coolaboo.com/world-history/ancient-china/ancient-china-social-structure/#:~:text=There%20were%20four%20social%20classes,live%20in%20harmony%20and%20balance.