HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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Question
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People in ancient China were required to mourn the death of a parent or grandparent for three years.
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The people in ancient China believed that a proper burial and funeral were essential to reaching the afterlife.
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The shui gui were only allowed to move on when they drowned another person in the water that they haunted.
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During Ghost Month, the Chinese leave the front rows of theaters open so that ghosts will have a place to sit.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The dead were buried in simple vertical earthen pit tombs with a few pottery vessels as offerings. At Yangshao sites vessels made for food offerings were preferred over vessels for liquid offerings. Clay vessels, made by hand using the coil technique, were used to store these offerings.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Ancient Chinese mastered the art of making silk from the spun cocoons of silkworms. They kept this technique secret for hundreds of years as silk was desired by other nations and enabled China to become rich. They also dyed silk into intricate and decorative patterns.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ancient China was one of the most amazing civilizations in history. In the 5th century BCE it was made up of several rival kingdoms. These were conquered by the king of the state of Qin, who became the First Emperor in 221 BCE. The Chinese people became unified as one kingdom, which lasted for about 2, 000 years.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: China’s government was an absolute monarchy, where the emperor had unquestioned, unregulated, and unchallenged authority. The emperor’s word was law. China’s imperial period began in the 3rd century BCE, but even before this the kings of China ruled in very similar ways.