Han Wu Di and Ancient China


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Profiles the life and accomplishments of Chinese emperor Han Wudi and discusses life in ancient China.




The Magnificent Emperor Wu


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Hing Hing Ming reviews some of the major episodes of the Han Dynasty, from its founding by Liu Bang to the Lü Clan Disturbance and subsequent diplomatic overtures and military campaigns against the minor Chinese kingdoms, the Mongols, and Gojoseon (the ancient Korean Kingdom).




Trade and Expansion in Han China


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This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1967.




The Emperor and His Annalist


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A novel that depicts the complex relationship between the Han-dynasty Emperors and Sima Qian by a leading French scholar of ancient Chinese history, Jean Levi, translated into English by William H. Nienhauser, Jr.




The Han Dynasty : A Historical Summary | Chinese Ancient History Grade 6 | Children's Ancient History


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At the end of this book, you should be able to enumerate the important contributions of the Han Dynasty not just to the history of China but also to the world. Read about how the empire started, developed, expanded and ended. Learn about silk roads and why they were very important. Get a copy today!







Daily Life in Ancient China


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This book employs textual and archaeological material to reconstruct the various features of daily life in ancient China.




Foundations of Chinese Civilization


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A fun way to learn about China in a visual, informative comic-style history. Who founded China? Are Chinese people religious? What is Chinese culture and how has it changed over time? The accessible and fun Understanding China Through Comics series answers those questions and more. For all ages, Foundations of Chinese Civilization covers China's early history in comic form, introducing philosophies like Confucianism and Daoism, the story of the Silk Road, famous emperors like Han Wudi, and the process of China's unification. Includes a handy timeline. This is volume one of the Understanding China Through Comics series. Jing Liu is a Beijing native now living in Davis, California. A successful designer and entrepreneur who helped brands tell their stories, Jing currently uses his artistry to tell the story of China.




Empires of Ancient Eurasia


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Introduces a crucial period of world history when the vast exchange network of the Silk Roads connected most of Eurasia.




The Han Dynasty


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Here is an intimate look at the everyday lives of the people that inhabited the great empires through history. Each book covers a specific time and place, illuminating the human experience by describing the transportation, agriculture, housing, communication, religion, innovation and technology, and social organization of the period.