Chinese History Of Fifty Centuries 1 Ancient Times

Confining itself to the ancient and traditional state which ended constitutionally in 1912, this book aims to provide an introduction to the history of China. In dealing with Chinese history since the abdication in that year of the last Ch'ing emperor, a completely separate approach seems necessary, in view of that history's complexity, terms of reference, and what is perhaps a quite different structure -though admittedly the origins of the modem state may be sought in the traditional era and past traditions can be regarded as surviving for a time.

In Education for Innovation: Implications for India, China and America, distinguished thought leaders explore cutting-edge questions such as: Can inventiveness and ingenuity be taught and nurtured in schools and colleges? What are the most effective educational strategies to promote these abilities? How are vibrant economies driven by innovation? What is the relationship between education for innovation and national competitiveness or economic development?

This study exposes the methodological errors of modern Egyptology and the havoc these have reaped on our understanding of the ancient world. Instead of shedding light on the past, Egyptologists and other archaeologists have created total confusion. The Ptolemaic rulers of Egypt have been transformed into powerful Egyptian kings and queens who supposedly ruled many centuries earlier, and a Bronze age Greek civilization has been created out of Hellenistic artifacts. The Mesopotamian city-states have been placed at least fifteen hundred years too early, and the true origins of literate, historical civilization and its spread have been lost in this confusion. With the correction of these errors, the reader will discover that the Genesis story of the rise of civilization, the Flood, and the dispersion is not far from the truth, and the Indus Valley will replace Egypt and Mesopotamia as the place where literate civilization began.