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Historyof Christianity in the lands of My Toil

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HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN THE LANDS OF MY TOIL: PROF. M. M. NINAN<br />

The Zhou dynasty carried on much <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> culture <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Shang dynasty. Cast iron production, for <strong>the</strong><br />

first time <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> world, was started <strong>in</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>a, and <strong>the</strong> iron was used to create weapons and agricultural<br />

tools. Large scale water projects for irrigation were undertaken. Silk became <strong>the</strong> most important item<br />

<strong>of</strong> trade, and was traded with dom<strong>in</strong>ions as far away as Greece. Silk routes across <strong>the</strong> Asian strip was<br />

one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> major trade routes. Gunpowder, <strong>the</strong> compass, paper mak<strong>in</strong>g, and pr<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g — all <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se<br />

<strong>in</strong>ventions not only promoted Ch<strong>in</strong>ese cultural development, but also spread to <strong>the</strong> rest <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> world,<br />

mak<strong>in</strong>g an important contribution to <strong>the</strong> development <strong>of</strong> humank<strong>in</strong>d.<br />

An <strong>in</strong>vasion by <strong>the</strong> north nomads <strong>in</strong> 771 BC broke this dynasty's back, and it never recovered, f<strong>in</strong>ally<br />

end<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> 256 BC<br />

.<br />

Yellow River Mo<strong>the</strong>r<br />

The sculpture was carved out <strong>of</strong> a huge piece <strong>of</strong> granite <strong>in</strong> 1986 <strong>in</strong> Beij<strong>in</strong>g. It is 6 meters long and 2.6 meters high.<br />

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