This week I read a chapter in a book about the relationship between China and their neighbors. It made me think about how often we make generalizations about groups when there’s so much nuance to the situation. China as we know it now is actually a huge mix of many different cultures that can’t be… Continue reading Weekly Progress Report: Week 7
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Show and Tell 2: The Government of the Han Dynasty
The social structure of the Han Dynasty was vast and complicated, even among the top. Obviously, the emperor was the absolute top. He was considered to be between heaven and earth as he had the Mandate of Heaven. There was a huge separation between him and everyone else, shown through the palace he lived in,… Continue reading Show and Tell 2: The Government of the Han Dynasty