Yo need to do three different topic essay, each one about 500 words, an argumen essay.
1) the late Qing poet, Huang Zunxia wrote: "the flesh of the weak supplies meat for the strong/the chinese people live between the jaws of a tiger." have chinese empires always been under threat from outside forces" citing specific exapmples from multiple dynasties, explore the history of international relations in chinese history. how did external pressures shape the development of imperial China?
2) Xunzi argued,"respond to nature with good government, and good fortune will result; respond to it with disorder, and misfortune will result," discuss how geography, landscape, climate, and other emelemts of nature shaped Chinese history.
3) China is a diverse place.Physical, social, political, and cultural barriers fracture the realm. Yet, each dynasty claimed territorial sovereignty over what it considered a cohesive "middle kingdom." what did rulers and dynaasties do to unify their empires?
Write a thesis statement(" Looking at ......this paper argues that......)
structure: Intro, three paragraphs, conclusion.