... deeply into the profits that the Chinese had been making from their own goods. In an attempt to shut off the opium trade, the Chinese outlawed opium in 1840, but the British went to war and forced them to allow it. After the loss, China entered in an agreement that in effect gave foreign control over the entire Chinese economy. This slap in the face brought on the first ... of many rebellions to change the traditional government. This was an indication of what China was going to look forward to in the future. By about 1897 western philosophy had appeared ... western skills such as gun ...

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... subsidies; we can presume this money could be used to help industry once again because we know that industry is a sector requiring a lot of capital and still widely present in the Chinese economy. Another good point for China is that they did not really suffer the slowdown of 2001 or at least they underwent it but not so much as many other countries ... same time the exports have soared 50% in 2001. But China is already limited in arable lands and in water resources but problems such as air pollution, soil erosion or the fall of the water table is not really encouraging for the followin...

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... in my notebook that when we discussed Chinese religion, I marked three religions down: Daoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. I now realize that I was incorrect. Confucianism has a lot to do with religion, but it has a lot to do with other things as well. So instead of a religion, I should have recorded Confucianism as a state of mind or a group of ideas. Confucius had no problems ... with any religions. He did not believe one religion was the "true" religion. He didn't say one was better than the other. Confucius supported all religions. (Cotterell) The main two, Buddhism and Daoism, were ...

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... building, it meant corruption. The government increased taxes, seeing that people were making more money, it also used the state of the economy to boost the emperor's power. The Tang Dynasty also suffered from isolation that hindered its growth in the world. The next dynasty was the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty was much like the Tang Dynasty before it. The Song ... over. A good government is one that interacts with the people, and how well the laws are written and followed through. The Chinese ruled dynasties had severe problems in doing this. Take in account the golden era for exampl...

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... taxes, seeing that people were making more money, it also used the state of the economy to boost the emperor's power. The Tang Dynasty also suffered from isolation that hindered its growth in the world. The next dynasty was the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty was much like the ... that interacts with the people, and how well the laws are written and followed through. The Chinese ruled dynasties had severe problems in doing this. Take in account the golden era for example, there were many advances in technology and art, however the government was very corrupted. Another example is the Han ...

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... stable with a strong central government, economic revolution, agriculture improved by its infrastructure and that led to an increase in population, which led to urbanization, the interaction with others, and the spread of Chinese culture and art with poems, paintings, and other pieces of literature. Like the other dynasties, the Tang ... instead of using the paper money that the Yuan offered they changed it into silver coins, which eventually caused economic problems (people had to pay taxes now). Then in 1644, the Ming Dynasty fell and the Qing dynasty took over. On the other hand ther...

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... were Confucianism and Buddhism. While picking in an emperor in Rome had little to do with faith, the Chinese believed in the Mandate of Heaven. In China, there were Confucian beliefs going around, but there still was not much thinking. In contrast, Rome had many famous philosophers. The philosophy easily blended in with Christianity. The economy of an empire can be very instrumental in whether it will survive. Both ... . Rome and China were both ruled by a central emperor, with regional rulers in other areas. Rome was more democratic, with a Senate, Council, and assemblies for peasants. ...

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