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  2. Dynastic cycle - Wikipedia

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    Dynastic cycle (traditional Chinese: 朝代循環; simplified Chinese: 朝代循环; pinyin: Cháodài Xúnhuán) is an important political theory in Chinese history. According to this theory, each dynasty of China rises to a political, cultural, and economic peak and then, because of moral corruption, declines, loses the Mandate of Heaven ...

  3. Chinese historiography - Wikipedia

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    The book describes the general pattern of the official dynastic histories with regard to the structure, method, arrangement, sequence, caption, and commentary, dating back to the Warring States period. The Zizhi Tongjian was a pioneering reference work of Chinese historiography.

  4. History of China - Wikipedia

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    The traditional lens for viewing Chinese history is the dynastic cycle: imperial dynasties rise and fall, and are ascribed certain achievements. Throughout pervades the narrative that Chinese civilization can be traced as an unbroken thread many thousands of years into the past , making it one of the cradles of civilization .

  5. Dynasties of China - Wikipedia

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    For most of its history, China was organized into various dynastic states under the rule of hereditary monarchs.Beginning with the establishment of dynastic rule by Yu the Great c. 2070 BC, [1] and ending with the abdication of the Xuantong Emperor in AD 1912, Chinese historiography came to organize itself around the succession of monarchical dynasties.

  6. Monarchy of China - Wikipedia

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    China was a monarchy from prehistoric times up to 1912, when a republic was established. The succession of legendary monarchs of China were non-hereditary. Dynastic rule began c. 2070 BC when Yu the Great established the Xia dynasty, [d] and monarchy lasted until 1912 when dynastic rule collapsed together with the monarchical government. [5]

  7. Warriors on toughest NBA title run yet - AOL

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    By winning so dominantly, Golden State has actually lost a great deal. Motivation, no matter what your life coach or Michael Jordan tells you, is a finite resource.

  8. Cheng cycle - Wikipedia

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    The steam so produced is injected into the gas turbine's combustion chamber to increase power output. [3] The process can be thought of as a parallel combination of the gas turbine Brayton cycle and a steam turbine Rankine cycle. [4] [5] The cycle was invented by Prof. Dah Yu Cheng of the University of Santa Clara who patented it in 1976. [6] [1]

  9. Teens Are Inhaling ‘Galaxy Gas’ to Get High, but What Is It?

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    Teenagers are inhaling canisters of nitrous oxide sold under the brand name Galaxy Gas The brightly colored canisters are used to make airy whipped creams, but can cause “life-threatening health ...