Human Civilization

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Technically, the human race is one large civilization that has lasted for thousands of years. Within this “civilization”, there are multiple other, smaller civilizations that have lasted throughout the human race’s life. One of the many civilizations that have existed on earth was the ancient Chinese Civilization. This civilization was extremely successful. It was one of the most advanced civilizations of its time that is known to man. This extraordinary and extremely advanced civilization helped inspire the development of many societies; this culture was very influential. The ancient Chinese were an exceptional people without a doubt. Its advances in technology, medicine, literature, and many other areas, as well as its great success in trade led me to use its social structure and culture as key influential parts to create the culture and overall structure of Aurea Vite’s culture and society.
The civilization of ancient China had a government that was ruled by dynasties (The Government of Ancient China, AncientMilitary.com). Dynasties were a set or series of rulers that were descendants from the same ancestors (Dynasty, Merriam-Webster Dictionary). The government of ancient Chinese dynasties tended to be autocratic over the dynasty (The Government of Ancient China, AncientMilitary.com). This meant that the leaders, called emperors would role solely (Ancient Chines Dynasties, AncientMilitary.com). They did not have anyone else ruling or making any decisions along with them. The government of ancient China was highly centralized, their “central authority controlled the running of the state” (Shabaka et al., pg. 200). Also, Chinese emperors used a bureaucracy to help them rule (Shabaka et al., pg. 203). However, the government nee...

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...l structure. It was very unique and it helped make China one of the most advanced civilizations of its time. With the many influences from this civilization, Aurea Vite became very successful and is the “ancient China of its time”.

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