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this. According to his findings, famous in 19th century Clever Hans, which was a horse trained by the teacher of mathematics Von Osten, was able to think as human and read their mind (10). Moreover, Hans was tested by scientists to reveal the secret of his telepathy because it did not make sense how a horse could solve mathematical problems and give correct answers; nevertheless, the mystery was revealed: it was not special about Clever Hans, the study of Von Osten proved that horses are…

rose to prominence: Confucianism popularized by Kongzi and Mengzi, and Legalism promoted by Han Feizi and Li Si. Although each camp acknowledged a hierarchical order of society, they disagreed the overarching goals and the methods of proper government. Thus, the Confucian school promoted a system of government and individual behavior based on internal ethical cultivation of the innate benevolent human nature…

Rituals and Cosmology. After reading the book I came to the conclusion that Hinsch depicts in his book that social stability is in favor of men. Hinsch, starts off by giving an insight of the early Chinese dynasties; Zhou, Qin, Western Han and the Eastern Han. Much of that chapter covered dynasties failure and the establishment of following dynasties. One can tell that the author wants to build readers knowledge on understanding the imperial dynasties before exploring women in imperial china.…

China’s name is zhōngguó. Zhōng means middle or central, and guó means country or nation. Together, they create the term “Middle Kingdom.” The Chinese believed themselves to be the center of the world, the most advanced civilization in existence, and anyone outside their civilization was a barbarian. The great rulers of the Zhou united the vast kingdom under their divine rule granted to them by the Mandate of Heaven. These strong rulers created an ideal of tiānxià, a kingdom united “all under…

Definition and History of Islam and Uighurs in China Despite how the current government may treat religion, religion has been a major driving force throughout China’s history. There is hardly a time when China wasn’t affected or influenced by religion, or peoples of a certain religious group. There are two major native religions in China that have played important roles not only cultural and socially, but within the shifting governments of the dynasties as well. The most major and influential…

Robert Storr, an American art curator and receiver of the Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts in US & Canada, once said, “"Money talks; it has nothing to say about art.” For example, Han Van Meegeren sold a fake Dutch masterpiece to Nazi leader Hermann Goering that is now on display at the D'Amour Museum in Springfield. Even though the painting is unoriginal, the copies are given white-glove treatment and are sold for approximately…

soldiers were ordered to build, and guard the wall. In order to do that they had to leave their families, villages and their crops. Many of the soldiers ended up dying from hunger, sickness and extreme weather conditions. During the next dynasty, the Han dynasty, soldiers were once again ordered to work on the wall for…

Should “loyalty” lead to victory? The building of the Great Wall is very controversial.When they reigned, they built the wall 1,500-2,500 miles long between 221-206 BCE but then they stop building the wall, which means no protection (Doc A). The Han dynasty reigned. Then they build the wall 4,000 miles long, between 206 BCE - 220 CE (400 years) (Doc E). There are three main reasons that benefited the building of the Great Wall did not outweigh the cost: because of death, harsh working, and…

Classical Rome and China As the classical era came to an end, various major civilizations fell into a rapid downhill spiral. These declines, such as that of the Roman Empire and Han China from 200 to 700 CE can be accredited to many internal and external factors including political instability, low class revolts, and whether or not each region recovered from the decline. Both Rome and China experienced political instability. Rome had no system of choosing a new ruler, however China did. After…

2200 BCE China’s Xia Dynasty rises Minoan society rise 2000 BCE Indo Europeans began to build settlements in the Italian peninsula A sophisticated society of Minoans arose from the island of Crete 1800 BCE Bronze metallurgy brought by the Etruscans in Rome 1766 BCE Xia Dynasty decline China’s Shang Dynasty rises 1628 BCE Volcanic eruption on the island of Thera destroyed almost everything 1600 BCE Mycenaean society rises Mycenaeans began trade with Minoans and learned about…