The Story Of Ancient China
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Author | : Suzanne Strauss Art |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : China |
ISBN | : 9780965655781 |
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The story of ancient China focuses upon each of the major historical period, from the Neolithic period through the Tang dynasty. It traces the evolution of the Chinese city-kingdom and provides clear explanations of such concepts as yin and yang, feng shui, and the Mandate of heaven.
Author | : Paul Clarence Challen |
Publisher | : Crabtree Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780778720379 |
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Along China's Yellow River, a mighty and technologically advanced civilization grew and flourished for thousands of years without any contact from the rest of the world. Life in Ancient China explores the daily lives of early the Chinese people, profiles the great dynasties that ruled China over the centuries, and introduces important religious and philosophical contributions, such as Confucianism, Daosim, and Buddhism. Enduring Chinese innovations, such as writing, papermaking, and The Great Wall are also featured.
Author | : Constance Cook |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 2017-06-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9047410637 |
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This richly illustrated book provides a glimpse into the belief system and the material wealth of the social elite in pre-Imperial China through a close analysis of tomb contents and excavated bamboo texts. The point of departure is the textual and material evidence found in one tomb of an elite man buried in 316 BCE near a once wealthy middle Yangzi River valley metropolis. Particular emphasis is placed on the role of cosmological symbolism and the nature of the spirit world. The author shows how illness and death were perceived as steps in a spiritual journey from one realm into another. Transmitted textual records are compared with excavated texts. The layout and contents of this multi-chambered tomb are analyzed as are the contents of two texts, a record of divination and sacrifices performed during the last three years of the occupant’s life and a tomb inventory record of mortuary gifts. The texts are fully translated and annotated in the appendices. A first-time close-up view of a set of local beliefs which not only reflect the larger ancient Chinese religious system but also underlay the rich intellectual and artistic life of pre-Imperial China. With first full translations of texts previously unknown to all except a small handful of sinologists.
Author | : Kwang-chih CHANG |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 157 |
Release | : 2009-06-30 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0674029402 |
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A leading scholar in the United States on Chinese archaeology challenges long-standing conceptions of the rise of political authority in ancient China. Questioning Marx's concept of an "Asiatic" mode of production, Wittfogel's "hydraulic hypothesis," and cultural-materialist theories on the importance of technology, K. C. Chang builds an impressive counterargument, one which ranges widely from recent archaeological discoveries to studies of mythology, ancient Chinese poetry, and the iconography of Shang food vessels.
Author | : Yijie Zhuang |
Publisher | : Michael O'Mara Books |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2020-06-25 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1789291232 |
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24 Hours in Ancient China brings the everyday actions of ancient Chinese Han citizens vividly to life.
Author | : Chan Kei Thong |
Publisher | : Zondervan |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0310292387 |
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Finding God in Ancient China is a sweeping historical, cultural, and linguistic tour through the history of China that seeks to connect the God of the Bible with ancient Chinese language, traditions, and rituals.
Author | : Chris Peers |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword |
Total Pages | : 146 |
Release | : 2013-10-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1473830117 |
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In the field of military history as in so many others, the Chinese have often been both admired and seen as something utterly mysterious and inscrutable. Chris Peers illuminates the evolution of the military art in China with reference to ten battles, spanning more than 2,000 years, from the Battle of Mu in 1027BC to the Fall of Chung Tu in 1215 AD. Selected both for their historical importance and for the light which they shed on weapons and tactics, the author uses these examples to discuss the many myths still current in the West about ancient Chinese warfare: for example that the Chinese were an unwarlike people, always preferring subterfuge over the use of force; or that they were essentially defensive minded, relying on works such as the Great Wall. On the other hand, a recent reaction to this dismissive attitude portrays China as technologically far in advance of the West. Battles of Ancient China shows that none of these stereotypes are accurate. Comparison with contemporary Western practice is a major theme of the book which adds a new perspective not developed in the author's previous works on the subject.
Author | : Candice Ransom |
Publisher | : LernerClassroom |
Total Pages | : 44 |
Release | : 2014-02-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1467723800 |
Download Tools and Treasures of Ancient China Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Have you ever worn silk? Eaten Rice? Used a calendar? All these things came from ancient China. More than two thousand years ago, the ancient Chinese invented tools and treasures that still shape our lives. Find out where the ancient Chinese lived, what their lives were like, and what happened to them. Discover how they changed the world!
Author | : Lance Kramer |
Publisher | : Nomad Press |
Total Pages | : 299 |
Release | : 2008-06-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1619300842 |
Download GREAT ANCIENT CHINA PROJECTS Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Great Ancient China Projects You Can Build Yourself explores the incredible ingenuity and history of ancient China with 25 hands-on projects for readers ages 9 and up. Great Ancient China Projects covers topics from porcelain pottery, paper, gunpowder, and dynasties, to martial arts, medicinal healers, jade carvers, and terracotta warriors. With step-by-step activities, kids will learn how to construct a house with proper feng shui and create a simple Chinese hanging compass. Historical facts and anecdotes, biographies, and fascinating trivia support the fun projects and teach kids about this innovative society and its continued influence on modern culture.
Author | : Jessica Gunderson |
Publisher | : Capstone |
Total Pages | : 34 |
Release | : 2012-08 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1479516457 |
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Song Sun likes to talk but never listens. After talking too much to a stranger, Song Sun accidentally gives away the Chinese secret of silkmaking. Will Song Sun be able to save the secret?