Ancient China Essay

Women’s role of ancient China was once significant. They could rise to power holding high positions, controlling armies and even possibly becoming empresses. However, as time changed so did the view of the women’s role. Men began to take control and began teaching a new attitude towards women such as the admonishment from the ‘Book of Odes” (Shijing) writing: Clever men build cities; Clever women topple them Beautiful the clever women may be; But they are owls and kites Women have long…

Introduction: While Ancient Egypt along with Han China developed independently, both shared structural similarities and differences in which their economy developed. While Ancient Egypt paid taxes in the amount of crops, Han China paid taxes directly through cash. As for their manufacturing and trading abilities, both created beautiful products and goods, allowing various goods to be traded among the two civilizations. 1) Sources of wealth: • The ruling class in Ancient Egypt (kings, nobles…

Ancient China had three major groups there were Aristocrats, Farmers, and Merchants. Aristocrats got their money from the land they owned. When the father died they gave their land and power to their sons. China’s aristocratic families owned estates. Walls went around their houses to keep out bandits. Aristocrats did not farm their own land. Instead, farmers share-cropped it. The aristocrats became very rich. Farmers worked on the aristocrats' farms. They grew millet, wheat, and rice,…

To China’s east lay the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea, and the Pacific Ocean. Mountain ranges and deserts dominate about two-thirds of China’s landmass. In west China lay the Taklimakan (TAH•kluh•muh•KAHN) Desert and the icy 15,000-foot Plateau of Tibet. To the southwest are the Himalayas. And to the north are the desolate Gobi Desert and the Mongolian Plateau. River Systems Two major river systems flow from the mountainous west to the Pacific Ocean. The Huang He (hwahng•HUH), also known as…

Terracotta Warriors With the discovery of the terracotta army near Xi’an in China, we can learn many things pertaining to the culture of Ancient China and the Qin Dynasty. What we can achieve to learn is how the soldiers and weapons were crafted and the types of weaponry used. The technology used to create them was the best of it’s time, and shows the technological prowess of the Qin Dynasty. The level of organization is also extremely high, considering the process of making and relocating the…

"Lessons for Women" by Ban Zhao has been a work of literature that has survived the many ancient empires of its time. This piece impacted the Confucian women of the Han Dynasty and has lived to keep on giving its lessons today. Her work has acted a legacy to a great woman and has offered insight in regards to the life in Ancient China. Except, where did Ban Zhao grow up in? What caused her to have these ideals? Why did she write this? How did she intend this piece to be used? As a successful…

As a whole, ancient Chinese society was a patriarchy. Whilst patriarchal systems are particularly detrimental to women, they ensnare men and women alike. Thus, both men and women of ancient China developed methods of social advancement within the confines of their assigned gender roles to try to ensure a stable future. These methods of upward mobility were the exam system and footbinding respectively. Men had the expectation of familial honor thrust upon them, and women were handed the card…

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I know a story of Empress Wu, who was an ambitious woman in the ancient Chinese history. Wu Chao was born in 625, the daughter of a Chinese general. Attracted by her beauty, Emperor Tang Taizong chose her to be his concubine when she was only thirteen years old. After his death in 649, she became concubine to the next emperor, Kao Tsung, and bore him four sons and a daughter. Wu Chao was extremely jealous of the empress and greatly desirous of power. It is said that she strangled her own…

The concept of yin and yang was originated in ancient Chinese philosophy and was later adopted by Daoism. Wisdom in China is highly associated with understanding the interaction of these two forces. The symbol of yin and yang is a complete round circle, dividing the dark with white spot and the bright side with a black spot in a half. According to Daosim, the yin and yang are present in everything and are found everywhere. The yin and yang are the two interacting, interdependent, and…