HIST 102 Study Guide - Gust Co. Ltd.
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Chinese believed that they lived in the centre of the world. They were correct, in the sense of ranking, sophistication of wealth, and the scale that is simply unique . Chine"s physical size at the time was not very exceptional. A fair guess would have been around a hundred million people (equivalent to that of all european nations collaborated) Another element of scale which chine differs so much from another is the depth of its history. State ruled china like no other nations would have done at the time: emperor (heaven"s son; he possessed the mandate of heaven, court, bureaucracy. *by series of very complex, difficult exam one could get into one. *because the process was so costly, such occupation was greatly restricted to wealthy class. *remarkable communication network: military network: relied on human runners, every 3 miles, civil network: relied on horseback riders, every __ miles. The government collected silver for tax; hence created was enormous demand for silver.
