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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1998
Page
7
An OCR style summary notes bronze craft, maps, rudders, and early Chinese metallurgy. It outlines dynastic beginnings with Shang, Buddhist influence, and social roles where men and boys were valued and women faced strict obedience, including limited education for girls.
The poor ate rice millet vegetables and beans with occasional chicken or fish while the wealthy enjoyed pork lamb venison duck goose pigeon snakes dogs and snails. Spices such as ginger cinnamon soy sauce and honey flavored meals as tea and rice wine circulated.
The article notes the Great Wall’s long construction from 770 B C to 221 B C and its final joining of shore walls into a 4 000 mile barrier. It highlights heavenly horses from Central Asia, irrigation with pedal pumps, jade's protective use, and China’s advanced sciences including astronomy and medicine and the world’s first star map.
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