China+Topics

= China - Topics =

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Names: (add your name below if you are interested in doing your project about ancient China)
Petra Rantanen: Festivals Julia Zuo: Structure of houses Sherry Qiu: Confucianism and its role in daily life Vickie Chang: Gender roles Yulun Wu: Technology for warfare and its relevence to daily life (craftsmen, facilitating trade, etc.) Andrew Lumetta: The Great Wall (construction, recruitment of workers, daily life of workers, effect on the population) Adam Joseph: Law and courts

Topic Ideas:
art (artisans) calligraphy (calligraphers) food (cooking) clothing bound feet family ceremonies (death, birth, etc.) nomads the great wall - Andrew Lumetta Gender relations between men and women- Vickie

confucianism buddhism taoism

farming merchants

homes family gender roles-(Vickie) ancestor worship-(Petra) education

Spring Festival-(Petra) Lantern Festival (Petra)

Laws/courts(combine with legal system??Adam) acrobatics legal system (Adam) punishments-(Sherry) lawmakers criminals weapons- warfare ("real" warfare as well as assassins) and technology (includes weapons like gun powder as well as medicine)-Yulun Wu Slaves Last names bamboo usage architecture (houses)-Julia Zuo rice paddies music Medicine housing arrangements (community/village structure) (Adam)