Anicent+China

Alex McGuire "The Pearl" By john Steinbeck All THe highlighted parts are the ones you gotta fix. the first highlighted part is reaaaallllyy confusing so ya might want to fix that, but its really good! =D -Anna

Ancient Culture: China China is one of the oldest ancient cultures in the world. The Chinese have almost five thousand years of history. They started out as a small tribe and grew until they became the large country that they're today. They have been through five major stages from primitive society, to slave society, then Feudal society, which means relating to medieval times, then semi-feudal society then semi-colonial society, which means they were independent, but a foreign country actually dominated them, and the last major society was the socialist society. The first thing that pops up into somebodys mind when they think of China is they think of the Great Wall of China. The Great Wall of China is one of the seven wonders of the medieval world. The Great wall was built through deserts, grasslands, plateaus, and mountains. The Wall is about five thousand five hundred miles long and stretches across the entire country. Another amazing creation in China is the Terracotta army. This discovery is said to be the biggest discovery of the 20th century. The soldiers are all different, some are archers, and others are on horses. There are over 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots being pulled by 520 horses! Around four thousand years ago, while ancient Chinese people were diving for food in the ocean, they discovered pearls. Since then, they have had made jewelry and artwork from peals. The Chinese people have been growing and harvesting pearls for the past two thousand years! They have the oldest pearl production in the world. When the ancient Chinese first started diving for pearls it was very dangerous. The divers, who were usually slaves for the rich, would fill their lungs with air, dive down to the bottom and sstay as long as they could. They call this free diving. This is dangerous because they could become unconscious and drown. Other problems were animals, tides, and wind causing waves. In china, pearls were used for many things. Pearls were used to decorate clothes and even furniture. The rich mainly did this. Pearls were also used in artwork. Some others were in jewlry like necklaces and earrings. Long ago, pearls were also used in Chinese medicine. They could ease tension in the body and mind. They could even fight fevers and help soothe the skin. It has e known to cure insomnia and ulcers in the throat and mouth. This is ancient China's culture and connection to pearls. From the Great Wall to how Chinese retrieved the pearls and what they were used for. The Chinese was very creative.