History books are the must-have textbooks in every country, from elementary school to university, history textbooks will be described in more detail according to age, such as Leonardo da Vinci in elementary school is just a person who draws eggs, and Leonardo da Vinci may even be a person who travels from the future to the past.
During middle school in the United States, "World History" is a must-read history textbook, the whole book has a total of 1000 pages, integrating the most important historical events and figures in the world, in the Discipline of Chinese History, there are a total of 20 pages, mentioning 6 indispensable people, who are they?
Confucius
Confucius, Lu Guoren, the founder of Confucian scholarship, although he is one of the hundred families of the sons, but the collation of the "Six Classics", the synthesis of the culture since the Three Emperors, the Five Emperors, the Three Kings, and the Five Bo, is the master of Chinese culture, Liu Yimou praised: the culture of the first few thousand years, relying on Confucius; the culture of the next few thousand years, relying on Confucius; without Confucius, there is no Chinese culture.
Not only China, but also the West also recognizes Confucius as the first of the "world's top ten cultural celebrities", and there are Confucius, Moses and Solon on the lintel of the US Supreme Court, representing education, religion and law.
Qin Shi Huang
Qin Shi Huang, surnamed Zhao, famous politician, he swept through the six kingdoms, completed the great cause of unifying the Central Plains, and later generations respected him as "the first emperor of the ages", although Qin Shi Huang left posterity with the image of a tyrant, but his merits have been surpassed by no one in the ages, and even the West has high praise for him.
American historian Stavrianos said: Qin Shi Huang was the main designer of Centralized Power in China for more than 2000 years, and his influence was so profound that it was difficult for any other emperor to compare. Chinese mouth has always occupied more than 20% in history, and an important influence on China can be regarded as an important influence on the world, such as the image played by Jet Li in "The Mummy 3" is Qin Shi Huang.
Emperor
Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty, the seventh emperor of the Western Han Dynasty, was made crown prince at the age of seven, ascended the throne at the age of sixteen, reigned for fifty-four years, and created the most prosperous period of the Western Han Dynasty, while expeditions to the Xiongnu, the opening of the Silk Road, making the Han Dynasty the most powerful country in the world, in history, Emperor Wu of han was often called "Qin Emperor Han Wu" with Qin Shi Huang.
Tang Taizong
Li Shimin was the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty, during his reign, he created the most prosperous "Zhenguan Rule" of the Tang Dynasty, and developed the land Silk Road to the peak, opened the first Maritime Silk Road, at this time can be called the "Heavenly Dynasty Kingdom" of the people to the Dynasty, Marco Polo's travels spread the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty to Europe.
At that time, Spain and Portugal tried to bypass the sea routes of Italy and Turkey and connect with the Chinese Silk Road, even in the 19th century, European powers were all over the sea, and China was still considered by the West to be the place of yearning, which was also the spiritual influence of the Silk Road.
Wu Zetian
Wu Zetian, named Wu Cao, the only female emperor in Chinese history, although Wang Fuzhi commented that he was "intolerable to ghosts and gods, and the common grievances of the subjects", she was good at governing the country, pioneered the "temple examination" system of the imperial examination, reused talents, and had a stable policy during her reign, creating a "Zhenguan legacy" and laying the foundation for Tang Xuanzong's Kaiyuan rule.
Zheng He
Zheng He, the eunuch of the internal official, the official to the sipin, the status is second only to the si li supervisor, his most famous is the seven voyages to the West, completed the unprecedented feat in the history of world navigation in the 15th century.