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A Chronology of Western Contact with ChinaA Chronology of Western Contact with China...
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The Education of Civil ServantsPassing the civil-service examinations required years of study. The excerpts that follow illustrate the type of education a Chinese boy received and the questions asked on the examinations.
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Social Classes and GovernmentA government grows out of the total society of which it is a part. Frequently the institutions and leaders of a government reflect the basic values of the culture as a whole.
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China as a Bureaucratic Society (Part2)All administrative functions were carried out by these scholar-officials. They prepared the calendar, organized transport and exchange, and supervised the construction of roads, canals, dikes, and dams.
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China as a Bureaucratic Society (Part1)Professor Balazs was one of Europe's most eminent sinologists (students of Chinese affairs)- Born in Hungary in 1905, he was one of the first Western historians to analyze the political and economic development of China.
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Chung Yung'"The Doctrine of the MeanChung Yung (The Doctrine of the Mean) was probably written about 200 B.C. by Tzu Ssu. It contains many of the sayings of Confucius as well as the author's own philosophy of life.
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Traditional China: ValuesAbout the same time that the Greek philosopher Socrates was developing the humanist ideas that are now so much a part of Western civilization, the Chinese sage Confucius...
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I've Just Become Pregnant. Should I Start "Eating for Two"?You don't need to double your food intake, but you do need to consume more calories and gain weight.
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Are Such Supplements Really Necessary?According to nutrition experts, people who eat a balanced, varied diet with adequate calories do not need supplements.
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Do I Really Have to Drink Eight Glasses of Water a Day to Be Healthy?Water is essential to sustaining human life. Virtually every bodily function, from digestion and circulation to muscle contractions, depends on water.