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    Yeh-Shen was described having tiny feet on her golden slipper. Although Yeh-Shen had beautiful face feature, that was not stated that the King had ever met Yeh-Shen face to face to see her beautiful face directly. The King looked for Yeh-Shen because of the beauty and the shape of golden slipper that was very tiny. “The king was more than happy to accept the slipper as a gift. He was entranced by the tiny thing, which was shaped of the most precious of metals, yet which made no sound when…

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    Different music’s are picked to helped players get hyped up. When teams are usually down the coaches may have a song they like to play. This song get the team pumped and ready. Studies show that the Southeastern Conference is allowing for the first time hyped music. At Stanford’s stadium, over the past years the song “Glory, Glory to ole Georgia”. “But athletic director Greg McGarity is seeking that electric tune to create the havoc to help the Bulldogs defense collect a third- or fourth-down…

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    Totalitarian China

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    The world has observed some of the greatest balance of powers in history between countries that have dominated economically and politically. The People’s Republic of China (of which will be referred to as its conventional short form China) has remained powerful for an extensive period of time, having a far-reaching impact on the political and economic atmospheres of the world. China has seen a vast history, especially during the Communist era and the former leader Chairman Mao Zedong, founder of…

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    How Many Dynasties

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    How Many Dynasties? It depends. The word dynasties could mean a lot of things. Amazingly, nobody can make a clear cut number of dynasties, because many questions arise. Was the Han one or two dynasties. Was the Xin really a dynasty, even though it was wedged between the Eastern and the Western Han periods. Were the Three Kingdoms of the same country anymore? The Shun dynasty only lasted a few weeks before the Manchus took over and formed the Qing, so does it count as a dynasty? More…

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    During 600 BCE to 600 AD in China, there were many changes and continuities. Few examples of the changes in China was the cultural beliefs, political practices, and unification of China. In contrast, the continuities of china was the ideology of confucianism,the Han civil service exams, and the mandate of heaven. During the period of 600 BCE to 600 AD, the Chinese had changes such as the cultural belief, unification of China, and political practices. Earlier at this period of time, people…

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    left behind so many legacies like for instance The Great Wall of China. Till this day The Great Wall is still standing, and millions walk it every day. Qin was a cruel ruler; he killed people who didn’t like his ideas. He had a Dynasty that was called the Qin (Ch’in) Dynasty. Qin was only 13 when he took the throne to become the First Emperor of China. Qin Shihuang built the wall of china over 2,000 years ago. It is said to be the largest building ever. Why The Great Wall of China was builds?…

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    Cleopatra Vs Caesar

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    “When everything seemed lost, the heirs of the house of Ptolemy would suddenly have almost put within their grasp a dominion stretching not only over the lost ancestral lands, but over wider territories than Ptolemy I or Ptolemy II or Ptolemy III had ever dreamed of. Those kings, being men, had based their dominion on the power of their arms; but now, when the military power of Egypt would bring to the contest power of a wholly different kind-the power of a fascinating woman.” E.R. Bevan, The…

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    inconvenience to the country; even though it was a very famous historical landmark, it was a waste of time, resources, and men. In 221 BCE the Qin dynasty rose to power. Shi Huangdi, who called himself The First Emperor, was the emperor of the dynasty. He started building The Great Wall. He used going to work on the wall as a type of punishment. When he died, the Han dynasty rose to power, and continued building the wall as a defense mechanism. The Great Wall is located in the North of China. It…

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    The Shang's Legacy

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    it’s art, religion or military, the early Chinese dynasties have all left behind a legacy. Beginning with the Shang Dynasty and its famous artwork, moving to the Zhou and its impact on commerce, into the Qin and its military prowess concluding with the Han and its cultivation of education and philosophy, each dynasty helped create the China we know today. Each one of these dynasties built upon the accomplishments of it’s predecessor. The Shang dynasty is mostly remembered for its detailed…

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    The distance between ancient Rome and ancient China was about 4,000 miles by land. There were fierce deserts and high mountains in the way. It was a very dangerous trip. The Silk Road was a nickname for any route that any trader took from China to Rome. For a very long time, the ancient Romans did not know who was making this wonderful fabric called silk. The Romans first discovered pieces of of silk in the goods they took from some of the people they conquered. But those people did not know…

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