It was the name of an archaeological site in China. The discovery of it challenged the narrative of the spread of Chinese culture. It was believed that the culture spread from the central planning of the Yellow River. It opened the door to a new conception about multiple centers of innovation that jointly helped to form the culture in China.
Jacksonian Democracy greatly impacted reform movements in the first half of the Nineteenth Century because it spread the idea that all men were created equal, and as such should be allowed the same privileges.