Classical Greek history
Classical Greece: the Pnyx, where the Athenian Assembly met Democracy in Athens In 510 BC a man named Cleisthenes (KLICE-then-eez), who was an aristocrat (a rich, powerful man) in Athens, [...]
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Salt caravans in Africa and China
A salt caravan across the Sahara Desert By 252 BC, a Chinese governor named Li Bing also figured out how to mine salt. People dug deep pits down to where [...]
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Who invented taxes? History of taxes
History of taxes: Subjects bring tribute to Persepolis (Iran, ca. 480 BC) What are taxes? Taxes have been around for a long time. They are the main way people pay [...]
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Grain Tax poem by Bai Juyi – medieval China
A T'ang Dynasty official's house This is a poem by Bai Juyi, written in China about 800 AD, during the late T'ang Dynasty: There came an officer knocking by night [...]
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Sui Dynasty China – China attacks Korea
Sui Dynasty: The Grand Canal in China Wendi starts the Sui Dynasty In 581 AD, a general named Wendi from northwest China succeeded in conquering the other two kingdoms. He established [...]
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Zhou Dynasty China – Ancient Chinese History
A Zhou Dynasty bronze tripod Chariots in Zhou Dynasty China The Zhou conquered the Shang Dynasty about 1100 BC (the traditional date is 1122 BC). The Zhou said that the [...]
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Government in Ancient China – Emperors
Chinese government: Empress Wu of the T'ang Dynasty The first emperors of China During the Stone Age, people in China lived in small villages and had big men in charge, [...]
