Ancient China Research Paper

Ancient China had many achievements that included mastering the art of making silk, acupuncture, and Confucianism. These advancements came about because of the unique way in which each of Ancient China’s dynasties was governed. Ancient China had other original aspects of its civilization other than these. Ancient China’s geographic location, timeframe, government, economy, society, religions, and achievements all show that Ancient China was a progressive and unique civilization. The Ancient Chinese civilization was located in a place where there were many geographic barriers separating them from other civilizations. To the west and southwest of
China’s ancient civilization were the Himalayas (a mountain range) and the Tian Shan …show more content…
To the east of China there had been nothing but water (The Pacific Ocean). These barriers led to the belief in China, that China was the center of the earth and was the only source of civilization. Even though China had these geographic barriers, they still managed to trade and interact with other civilizations. Ancient China’s timeframe influenced the aspects of China like how its geographic location did. China had dynasties, or periods of time when a certain family ruled China. Ancient
China’s first dynasty began in 1766 B.C., this dynasty was called the Shang Dynasty. The Shang
Dynasty ruled Ancient China until about 1122 B.C. The next dynasty to rule was the Zhou
Dynasty, which was in power from about 1122 B.C. to 256 B.C. The next dynasty to have ruled was the Qin Dynasty, which ruled from about 221 B.C. to 206 B.C. The Han Dynasty was the next dynasty to rule, the Han Dynasty ruled from about 202 B.C. to A.D. 220.After the Han
Dynasty, there then was the Sui Dynasty, then the Tang Dynasty, then the Song Dynasty, then the Ming Dynasty, and then the last dynasty to have ruled was the Qing, which ended in A.D. …show more content…
Ancient China’s economy was influenced partially by its government. The economy of
Ancient China was mostly made up of farming and trading. During the Zhou Dynasty, Ancient
China experienced economic growth. There was economic growth because knowledge of ironworking came to China and thus farming tools were then made of iron. Iron farming tools made it possible to produce more crops so farmers produced more food. Then farmers began to grow new crops, like soybeans, and some lords organized irrigation in a large-scale way. During the Han Dynasty, there was economic growth because the emperor improved canals and roads, set up granaries across China (This made it possible for the government to buy grain when it was abundant and sell grain at stable prices when it was not.), and imposed a government monopoly on iron and salt (This gave another source of income for the government other than taxes.). Then trading wise, China traded silk and other goods with neighboring civilizations. (For a longtime China was the only civilization that knew how to make silk.) Another aspect of all civilizations is the society, and similarly to the majority of

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