differences...Ancient China and ancient Messapotamia?
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Tons. I am referring to Classical China, here, by the way.\n\nMesopotamia tended to have multiple and very seperate civilizations. These included the Assyrians, the Sumerians, the Babylonians, etc. Generally, new civillizations would come along and evict the other by force. Like the Babylonians started their empire after they kicked out the Sumerians.\n\nStill they had the same culture and religion mostly, so they are sometimes referred to as ancient mesopotamia. \n\nChina had more of an organized empire, and over time it built up extensive beauracracies to control the empire. At first it's central government was too weak (Zhao Dynasty), then too strong (Qin) and then just about right (Han). Still , Classical China was eventually conquered.\n\nMesopotamia mainly was slightly less advanced (they came before) and their government was a kingdom, while china had an Empire with the Mandate of Heaven. That is, the emperor claimed he was a god.
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Chinese might be the Oldest . But languages in Ancient Scriptures found for Ancient Egyptian and Indus Valley Civilizations might also be older than Chinese. And so could be predecessors of Greek and Latin . So it is an Open ENDED Question  !!!
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I don't know much about the political situation at the time of Confucius, I just know that there was a lot of conflict.  Buddhism was around and Taoism was starting up and filial piety was big, I think it is still bigin China
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Did you mean TANGRAMS? I found some on that subject\n\nThe invention of the tangram puzzle is unrecorded in history. The earliest known Chinese book is dated 1813 but the puzzle was very old by then. One reason for this could be that in China, its country of origin, at the time it was considered a game for women and children. This would have made it unworthy of "serious" study and unlikely to be written about. Different times, different ways of thinking. Glad that's changing. \n\nThe roots of the word Tangram are also shrouded in time, with a number of possible explanations. The one I like best involves the Tanka people. These river people of China were great traders who were involved in the opium trade. The western sailors they traded opium with likely played with the puzzle when they visited their Tanka girlfriends. The story I believe is that it comes from the obsolete English word "tramgram" meaning puzzle or trinket. You can learn a bit more at the Online Etymology Dictionary A fun place, by the way, if you like words.\n\nTangrams enjoyed a surge of interest during the 19th century in Europe and America. This, no doubt, was due to the opening up of trade with China and the aforementioned sailors bringing home new found amusements. "The Chinese Puzzle" spawned a flood of books and picture card sets. Some quite elaborate Chinese examples exist with pieces carved from and/or inlaid with ivory, jade and other fine materials. Others were cheap, locally made copies in wood or fired clay. Some books blindly reproduced previous mistakes in the patterns. Some things never change.\n\nIn 1903, Sam Loyd wrote his great spoof of tangram history,The Eighth Book Of Tan.He had many people convinced that the game was invented 4000 years ago by the god Tan. According to Loyd, the first 7 Books Of Tan were linked with many famous people and historical events. All very convincing and it made Sam a lot of money. Later examination showed it to be a colossal joke. The book did catalog over 600 patterns, many by Loyd himself. He also introduced (along with H. F. Dudeney) the idea of paradoxes\n\nFu Tsiang Wang and Chuan-chin Hsiung mathematically proved in 1942 the existance of a finite set of patterns referred to as "convex." In this context, it means that there are no indentations along the outside edge. There are only 13 silhouettes that qualify. Other finite sets may exist.\n\nTangrams continue to entertain and frustrate now days. The puzzle attracts people on a number of levels. It's simplicity makes it accessible to a broad spectrum of people. The figures spark visually inclined people though their form, liveliness and striking simplicity. Many of the designs are adaptable to quilting, applique and many other artistic or craft projects. Storytellers can weave a tale with many characters and objects using only the seven tans.\n\nIt interests the math inclined with the geometry and ratios of the pieces. You find them used in classrooms around the world to teach basic math ideas in an interesting way. The Dr. Schaffer & Mr. Stern Dance Ensemble (MathDance) has taken it a step further with a dance using over-sized tangram pieces! They've even been used as the model for a designer table by Massimo Morozzi and an interactive art instalation by Daniele Lago \n\nIt is one of the classic puzzles, appealing to young and old, the serious and the carefree. \n\nThe Rules\nSimple really, which is one of its attractions. The classic rules are as follows: You must use all seven tans, they must lay flat, they must touch and none may overlap. Feel free to break away from the "rules", though. See the donation page for some wonderful "unruly" figures. Attempt the patterns you find here, race with other people to complete a figure or play with the pieces to come up with your own creations.
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No. \n\nMongolians are the people who have had a long history that predates chinese.. They are well known for their bravery, short horses and fierce soldiers. They had a very good civilization with good arts & crafts. They were self sufficient people. They conquered and ruled chinese people for sometime... \n\nChinese were their neighbours who were huge in population, following their own style of civilization, arts & crafts. They had a different style of battling and fierce soldiers. They were mostly innovative in bring about many inventions and wining over mongolians eventually... \n\nThe scientific world had given a name called 'Mongolaid Race' to all the asians who looked similar to each other in the facial appearance, color, etc.. This has brought many confusion.. but hope u r clear now!
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Is the pizza shaped idea a requirement?  Well if it was given by your professor then you don't have a choice right.  But if this is just your idea, I think that the Pizza idea does not match the Ancient China idea.  Maybe, you can choose a shape or object that has an ancient china theme.
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Chinese Food Pyramid\nThe traditional Asian Pyramid is a thali that is round in shape and has similar portions to the map created by the USDA shown below.\n\nhttp://www.ethnicfoodsco.com/China/ChineseFoodPyramid.htm\n\nHave a nice day...\n☺☺☺
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Couldn't tell ya, but there is tons of information available over @ Wikipedia.org\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhou_Dynasty
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I don't have much for you, but you may want to try something like this.\n\nIf the first literate societies that emerged from the "Cradle of Civilization" (as Mesopotamia is often referred to) were able to observe the future in their region, would they do anything differently?\n\nMesopotamia is what is part of present day Syria and Iraq, a region torn apart by war. It seem so far removed from the land of scholars it once was, when knowledge was power and the great library of Alexandria was the destination of the philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician.
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here\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang_dynasty
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The Egyptian, Sumerian and the other early civilizations are considered to have collapsed and to have died and were absorbed into other civilizations unlike the Chinese civilization which is the last of the ancients that is still active as such. Some may consider the end of the monarchy of China to be an end; but not so. It is still a separate and existing continous state whereas Egypt had been absorbed into the Roman Empire then later by the Arabs in 642 AD. This totally changed Egyptian civilization and so went the vestiges of the Ancient Egyptian way of life .\n\nArchaeologists Revise Age of China's Civilization \n\nA group of Chinese archaeologists --revising the orthodox theory that China's civilization originated 5,000 years -- believe the nation's roots can be traced back 8,000 to 10,000 years. \n\nThey have unearthed China's earliest painting, writing, colored pottery, crop seed strain specimen and buildings showing the development from a rural to an urban society at Dadiwan Ruins in northwest China's Gansu province. \n\nThese early cultural relics, so far unrecorded in any historical book, belong to five ancient periods dating back to 8,000 years ago. \n\nProf. Li Xueqin, the prestigious researcher on the ancient history of China, said the discovery at Dadiwan Ruins suggested that the origins of China's civilization could be far earlier than the Shang Dynasty (16th to 11th century B.C.) and even the Xia Dynasty (2200 B.C. - 1700 B.C.). \n\nResearch findings at the Jinsha Ruins (or the ruin by the Jinsha river, one upstream tributary of China's longest Yangtze river) in southwestern Sichuan province, the 5,000-year-old Liangzhu Culture in east China's Zhejiang province and a number of other sites have yielded evidence showing they pre-existed the Xia Dynasty, the oldest period of China's recorded history. \n\nShi Shi, director of the Chinese Nationalities History Research Institute, noted that as early as 1997 that Chinese history could stretch back 10,000 years instead of the generally accepted 5,000 years. \n\nWithin the confinement of limited knowledge and historical data from that period, Si Maqian, a world-renowned ancient historian, set forth a theory in his book "Record of the Historian" that the Chinese civilization began with Huang Di and Yan Di, two most revered, brilliant legendary ancestors of the Chinese nation. His theory was later accepted by other scholars and experts in the ensuing historical periods and handed down to this very day, Shi said. \n\nNew archaeological, anthropological and folklore discoveries, nevertheless, indicate that the roots of the Chinese civilization started before Huang Di, he added. \n\nWang Wei, deputy director of the Institute of Archaeology under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said, "The invaluable cultural objects unearthed at the Dadiwan Ruins reflect the prehistoric cultural development on the upper reaches of the Yellow River, which had long been dubbed as the cradle of the Chinese civilization. They form a complete cultural chain in our research of the period 8,000 to 5,000 years ago." \n\nArchaeologists in China have excavated more than 200 colored pottery items dating back 8,000 years, believed to be the earliest of their kind ever found in China. \n\nThis latest discovery proves the country's pottery are as old as that found in other ancient countries and rejected and gave a lie to the conclusion that pottery manufacture in China was introduced from the West. \n\nThe archaeologists also excavated a unique, ancient village site comprising 240 houses with a combined floor space of some 500,000 square meters, which were classified into three grades, respectively for the chieftain, clan leaders and ordinary members. It contains a 420-square-meter hall for holding sacrificial rites and other ceremonial public events and activities. \n\nIt shows the evidence of evolution to urban development and a higher
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Your best bet is to check at a university that has a department of Ancient Languages, really. Still, I list a dictionary in the sources; if there is a title that you can translate, you may be able to find an English version somewhere. Or, you can contact the owner and ask...
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The country that is still going by the same name as when it was founded is: CHINA. It was unified under that name in about 225 B.C.E.\n\nThe oldest area of civilization is Mesopotamia, but of course it's now called Iraq. I think the first paragraph is what you meant.
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First, don't jump at the first thing that comes to you.  Take one or two or three of them to a reputable antiques dealer or antique book seller (preferably one who specializes in China/East Asia) - see what they have to say.  Then, go to one or two more of these - get a few opinions.  Another way to go might be a museum, if you have a good one near you, or a university - find a museum or university with Asian scholars in residence.\n\nThis could be quite special for you.  Good luck!
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Confucianism is said to be strict while Daoism(it can be Daoism or Taoism) is sort of free and wild. They therefore complete eachother.
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There is no comparison between the two areas, since their philosophy is different! The Asians are polytheistic while the USA are mainly Monotheistic (the god of Abraham is only accepted)!\nAlso, democracy, a creation of the classical Greeks was spread in the west but not in the East!
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I visited both countries in 1976 and found the Chinese to be very friendly & curious about Americans. The Japanese were extremely polite & reserved. They had more personal freedom & control of their destiny than the Chinese at that time. Both countries are extremely crowded, so their privacy is internal (their thoughts are private), but they accept other people to be very close physically to them. I found Asian people to be very loveable & likeable. I cannot choose one over the other, as they are both terrific.