Essays Tagged: "ancient chinese"

Importance of the Emperor in chinese history and development

Ancient China's civilization began approximately 8,000 years ago on the banks of three great rivers. ... re the Yellow in the north, the Wei in the northwest and the Yanzi in the south. For centuries, the Ancient Chinese (having been enclosed by mountains, deserts and seas and having little contact with ...

(5 pages) 119 1 4.4 Mar/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

Is the illegalization of marijuana valid?

sted for thousands of years in many countriesworld wide and is documented as far back as 2700 BC in ancientChinese writings. When someone says ganja, cannabis, bung,dope, grass, rasta, or weed, they a ...

(6 pages) 112 0 4.1 Oct/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Chinese Medicine

l medicine of China has a long historical and cultural background dating back about 2500 years. The ancient Chinese people were able to reach a level of social stability that included the ability to t ... sent day, the view that the body obeyed a natural order struck a chord in the intellectual elite of ancient China. It was this elite class that refined and developed these ideas over many centuries.(1 ...

(6 pages) 177 0 4.6 Apr/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

This essay is about Food As Magic, How food helps someone to get cure.

e medical purposes over last 5,000 years. "References to ginger as a medicine and a spice appear in ancient Chinese and Sanskrit writings, and in surviving Persian, Arabic, Greek and Roman texts. Medi ... usea and motion sickness, Digestion, Muscles and Joints, Circulation and also some other uses. "The ancient Greeks ate ginger wrapped inside bread after meals to help digestion, and a soothing ginger ...

(3 pages) 38 0 1.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Acupuncture: This essay contains general information on acupuncture.

e production of a natural painkiller, endorphin, which influences the body's perception of pain.The ancient Chinese developed acupuncture more than 2000 years ago. Acupuncture began to become better k ...

(1 pages) 54 0 4.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Science Essays

This is a full report on elemental Mercury.

ricity.No one knows where, or when Mercury was discovered. All we know is that it was discovered in ancient times. The atomic symbol, Hg, comes from the Latin word "hydrargyrum" which means "liquid si ... hydrargyrum" which means "liquid silver". It is named after the planet Mercury.Mercury was known to ancient Chinese and Hindus before 2000 BC, and was found in tubes in Egyptian tombs dating from 1500 ...

(1 pages) 31 0 3.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

This is a full report on elemental Mercury.

ricity.No one knows where, or when Mercury was discovered. All we know is that it was discovered in ancient times. The atomic symbol, Hg, comes from the Latin word "hydrargyrum" which means "liquid si ... hydrargyrum" which means "liquid silver". It is named after the planet Mercury.Mercury was known to ancient Chinese and Hindus before 2000 BC, and was found in tubes in Egyptian tombs dating from 1500 ...

(1 pages) 26 0 4.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Chuang Tzu & Mencius.

gery and language.Chuang Tzu's familiarity with and confident handling of the technical language of ancient Chinese semantics make it probable that he had the ancient Chinese equivalent of analytic ph ... ssfully then his counterparts' works have done. Chuang Tzu's familiarity, and confident handling of ancient Chinese semantics suggests that he had the ancient Chinese equivalent of analytic philosophi ...

(6 pages) 58 1 3.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature

Chinese medicine History

al medicine of China has a long historical and culturalbackground dating back about 2500 years. The ancient Chinese people were ableto reach a level of social stability that included the ability to tr ... resent day, the viewthat the body obeyed a natural order struck a chord in the intellectual elite ofancient China. It was this elite class that refined and developed these ideasover many centuries.(1) ...

(5 pages) 136 0 4.5 Feb/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

Ancient Chinese Food

first Chinese crop was grown in the Upper Yellow River Valley.In order to keep up their crops, the ancient Chinese used wood and stone tools. In the fifth century BC, iron plows were developed. On th ... h easier to harvest without any water. How did they do this, irrigation. Foot powered pumps was the ancient Chinese's answer. Many people would power these pumps.The Chinese wanted to ensure a good ha ...

(2 pages) 62 1 4.3 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

Ancient Chinese Entertainment

f entertainment. Hunting, Polo, and a type of football were just some of the more active games. The ancient Chinese also had quieter games. One ancient game called Liu Po was played long ago. Although ... amily might have a songbird or a cricket in a cage.Juggling was a common form of entertainment. The ancient Chinese loved entertainment. People who could afford it loved to attend theatre and magic sh ...

(2 pages) 43 0 4.0 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

The study of history has value only to the extent that it is relevant to our daily lives.

n make for more effective wartime leadership by avoiding mistakes made by past commanders. From the ancient Chinese author Sun Tzu's book "The Art of War", today's military commanders and even busines ...

(3 pages) 70 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

What is Civilization?

o were going through their own kind of civilization as "uncivilized barbarians". As we can see, the Ancient Chinese has put weight on their strong political system, whereas the people of India concent ...

(1 pages) 38 1 3.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

The role of the river in siddhartha and the metamorphosis

Patrick Suskind. Both authors use an aspect of nature as a symbol, the river. Since the time of the ancient Chinese, Pharaohs, Romans and Greeks, people have believed that the flow of the river repres ...

(5 pages) 57 0 4.3 Jun/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

A Present for Father's Day

me into the library of the university where we lived frequently, in which I've read almost all the ancient Chinese myths. And dad worked on extensive academic books at the same time. During term time ...

(2 pages) 28 0 5.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies > Writing

The wit of Ancient Chinese Politest - Han Fei (280-233 BC)

The wit of Ancient Chinese Politest - Han Fei (280-233 BC):Although it is over 2000 years from now, it is still ...

(2 pages) 28 0 3.5 Aug/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Soapbox Speech: China's Female Infanticide

rchal views, that man are more superior to women in their society has been around since before most ancient Chinese writings were written. These cultural beliefs that stand against women show why most ...

(2 pages) 24 0 0.0 Jun/2005

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Marijuana and its uses throughout history

The drug marijuana has been used since the ancient Chinese as an intoxicant, and is still in use today. The history of marijuana has a wide col ... nce on marijuana for medical uses. They used it for anything from Migraines to stomach ulcers. "The ancient Chinese knew of marijuana's pain-relieving and mind altering effects, yet it was not widely ...

(2 pages) 20 0 0.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs

Caffeine: The Drug of Choice

drugs worldwide. It has been around for centuries dating as far back as the American Aztecs and the Ancient Chinese. It works with the body to stimulate the brain and to "awaken" you. Caffeine is one ...

(5 pages) 36 0 4.3 Apr/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs

The Great Wall Of China

ching 4,500 miles from the mountains of Korea to the Gobi desert, it was first built to protect the ancient Chinese empire from raiding tribes from the north (Discovering great wall;webcrawler.com). E ... s engineers. Since the desert is dry and has poor soil quality, the engineers were forced to use an ancient method. First, they laid a bed of red willow reeds and twigs at the bottom of a wooden frame ...

(5 pages) 33 0 0.0 Apr/2001

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History