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Chinese History...Chinese History A2 The centralized government created by the Han dynasty was because of a number of reforms that were carried out by the emperors. The development of institutions helped to create stability and order within the vast empire. Moreover, there was a system of training administration officials which was an innovative approach towards ensuring that the affairs of the state could be managed in an efficient and effective manner. The establishment of a bureaucracy helped to ensure the administration process in an effectual manner (Ebrey, 67). Confucianism was adopted as the major system for running the affairs of the state. Confucian system advocated the belief that each individual must obey the...
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Art History Greek Art...and clear. The Cycladic female figure is less precise and more abstract. It is less elaborate and more symbolic.
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Chinese History...architecture and art with opulence vocabulary, and not restraint or austerity terms.
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Chinese History...army represent some of the objects that expose Chinese richness in art. These are types of Chinese handicrafts that were very important to the Chinese culture. The ancient Chinese founders made their sculptures and art objects from clay and metal where in some cases clay and bronze were used to produce the casting molds. For instance, a desired vessel was fashioned from clay to form the core and outer molds that were then filled with bronze then the clay was removed to form the bronze vessel. Therefore, the two show the rich Chinese technique and artistry.
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Chinese History...Divination: I Ching Inserts His/Her Inserts Inserts Personal reflection The I Ching is one of the oldest divination systems originating from China. For many years, mysticism and divination have been utilized by many people to answer difficult questions, see the future and solve perceived problems. For this exercise, I utilized the divination to answer the question “Will this year bring more good than bad?” I sought a place that had plenty of trees and minimal disruption from people in order to meditate and carry out this exercise. On throwing the 3 coins the required six times, the results are as given below:
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