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    The Qin had been the stronger and most powerful state in China from 256 BC, since the fall of the Zhou, but in 246 BC its power was given to the control of a 13-year-old boy named Ying Zheng. Because he was only a teenager, Zheng was counselled by a number of advisers. Among the ones who helped him…

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    China Gunpowder Essay

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    In the fourth century China began uding coal greatly as a fuel source. The Chinese called this new mineral (coal) “black earth”. And it wasn’t until the 19th century that the rest of the world was using coal as a fuel source too. By using coal to melt iron the Chinese could create steel which meant they could produce even better tools and weapons. Weapons became more advanced with steel-tipped arrows, swords, and armour. The Chinese armies might have gotten ahead in battle because they might…

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    Dynasty]. This is a tragic story of the poor scholar, Zhang (张生), who falls in love with the aristocratic woman, Yingying (崔莺莺), but abandoned her later. The story starts when Zhang saves his aunt’s family when he was living in the Puzhou Pujiu Temple. At dinner when he first saw his cousin Yingying, he falls in love…

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    Qin Zheng Achievements

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    In 246 BCE. thirteen year old Ying Zheng ascended the Qin throne, at the time of his ascendant there wasn't one one unified Chinese empire or even a Chinese empire at all. Instead there was seven states, constantly at odds, but before his death that would change. Ying Zheng was the ruler of Qin, one of the seven major states of China. These states were constantly at battle with one another vying for supremacy, this time period is referred to as The Period of Warring States. During this time…

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    The first emperor of China was Ying Zheng (http://www.livescience.com). They all have hollow tips on there clothes (http://www.nationalgeographic.com). DNA was found on the site where the warriors were found (http://www.natureworldhistory.com). The emperor who made this was the father of the great wall of china (http://www.swissinfo.ch). All of the figures are all grey today (http://www.nationalgeographic.com). The man that discovered the clay army is now 75 years old (http://www.swissinfo.ch).…

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    Ching Shih In China

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    The Qing Emperor didn’t like how much power she had, so he sent the Imperial Navy to defeat her. She won countless battles with many countries and destroyed the emperor 's navies. So instead of trying to kill her, the Emperor tried negotiating. He offered her what was probably the most generous pirate amnesty deal in history, but only if she stopped terrorizing the Southern Coast of China, she and all…

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    right side of the wei wu, it looks like a red camera. On the right hand top corner with the black mark and sky blue it saids FXXX. Under the word FXXX it has a couplet with purple and green color. The black mark traditional words are gan mo qu gui qu zheng yi. It means get rid of the devil, exorcism and take justice. On the bottom of the couplet, there has a red with orange crab. Not only the left side have the pink slip, but also this side have the pink slip with black ink four Chinese words.…

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    Americans in the region in which he occupied. These…

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    The Terracotta warriors were soldiers made by laborers for the emperor Qin Shi Huang. The laborers started building them when he was thirteen years old. The warriors were made to protect him from the afterlife. Villagers that were digging wells discovered them in 1974. When they were digging they first found hands and legs, and told more people, they kept digging and found statues, they had they had dug over seven feet they found blue brick. They were made from terracotta or yellow earth…

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    Qin Shi Huang Case Study

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    Information Ying Zheng better known as Qin Shi Huang was born in 259BC, he was the founder of the first unified empire in the history of China. Before becoming the emperor, as the king of Qin…

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