Nov 7 Chapter 8
China in the World
Chapter 8. China in the world. So starts off in the cold in age between 589 to 618. In engineering feat without parallel in the world at the time. The canal connected the north and south including arts, literature, poetry, landscape, paintings and ceramics. During the Tang and Song dynasty there are six ministries personnel, finances, rites, armies, justice, and public works. When it came yo politics, the aristocratic families held public office already passed onto their sons. Education was power so the powerful educated their sons. During Tangs dynasty the population grew tremendously started from 50M to 60M to 120M by 1200. So since there's more people there was more everything, commerce trade, markets, food, jobs, trade, money and poverty. It was quote by the Italian Marco Polo about Hanczhou "beyond dispute the finest in noblest city in the world ". Gun powder was discovered by accident by Daoist alchemist is trying to create elixir of immortality. Started up the mixture of saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal. The canals, rivers and lakes were the huge transport highway reaching over 30,000 miles. It moved printed books about religious, agriculture, mathematics, medical, ect. The men are favored in the land as the husband, the master who was athletic, a writer, provider, scholar the head of the household. This foot binding for the women at the very odd and interesting. It was thought that if a woman has small feet it would look pretty in some more shoes. He's younger girls they would fold their toes and pretty much break their bones. It was tremendously painful. Many mothers were against it but thought they need to be pretty to get a good husband so you don't end up in a lesser job such as a dancer, entertainer, concubine or prostitute. The tribute system in practice what is a mutual agreement of respect. China was powerful, educated and not someone you wanted as an enemy. The Mongols wanted to conquer them but no they couldn't. So I exchange the Mongols actually gave them the best of their crops as trade for their protection. Fear was also a motivating factor if china found a flaw in the goods the Mongols gave, China would use the horses and trample their land.
Chapter 8. China in the world. So starts off in the cold in age between 589 to 618. In engineering feat without parallel in the world at the time. The canal connected the north and south including arts, literature, poetry, landscape, paintings and ceramics. During the Tang and Song dynasty there are six ministries personnel, finances, rites, armies, justice, and public works. When it came yo politics, the aristocratic families held public office already passed onto their sons. Education was power so the powerful educated their sons. During Tangs dynasty the population grew tremendously started from 50M to 60M to 120M by 1200. So since there's more people there was more everything, commerce trade, markets, food, jobs, trade, money and poverty. It was quote by the Italian Marco Polo about Hanczhou "beyond dispute the finest in noblest city in the world ". Gun powder was discovered by accident by Daoist alchemist is trying to create elixir of immortality. Started up the mixture of saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal. The canals, rivers and lakes were the huge transport highway reaching over 30,000 miles. It moved printed books about religious, agriculture, mathematics, medical, ect. The men are favored in the land as the husband, the master who was athletic, a writer, provider, scholar the head of the household. This foot binding for the women at the very odd and interesting. It was thought that if a woman has small feet it would look pretty in some more shoes. He's younger girls they would fold their toes and pretty much break their bones. It was tremendously painful. Many mothers were against it but thought they need to be pretty to get a good husband so you don't end up in a lesser job such as a dancer, entertainer, concubine or prostitute. The tribute system in practice what is a mutual agreement of respect. China was powerful, educated and not someone you wanted as an enemy. The Mongols wanted to conquer them but no they couldn't. So I exchange the Mongols actually gave them the best of their crops as trade for their protection. Fear was also a motivating factor if china found a flaw in the goods the Mongols gave, China would use the horses and trample their land.
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