Essential Questions: Chapter 2 1. Describe the political hierarchy of China under Shang rule? [hint: What had the power?] Most of East Asia is secured with mountains‚ affecting overland to travel‚ transport‚ and correspondences troublesome and direct. The giant stream systems of eastern China‚ however-the Yellow and the Yangzio Rivers and their tributaries-empower east-west improvement. In the eastern stream valleys thick masses could practice concentrated cultivating; on the steppe
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Shang China‚ and Meso/South America The rise and fall of classical civilizations: Zhou and Han China‚ India (Gupta Empire)‚ and Mediterranean civilizations (Greece and Rome) Major belief systems‚ including polytheism‚ Hinduism‚ Judaism‚ Confucianism‚ Daoism‚ Buddhism‚ and Christianity A NOTE ABOUT PREHISTORY (BEFORE 3500 CE) A basic type of periodization is to divide all of time into "prehistory" and "history." Usually the distinction is based on whether or not the people left written records
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Confucianism was based on the idea that all people had the ability to become good and that society should be run on morality. This is in contrast with other ideals such as Legalism which was based on the idea that everyone was born evil and selfish‚ could never change‚ and required to be severely punished for minor offenses. Confucius did
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Buddhism was considered one of the main religions in both dynasties however‚ Tang’s other main religion was Confucianism while Ming’s was Taoism. Buddhism was at its peak during the Tang Dynasty and as a result after three hundred years of political unrest‚ China was reunified. People of the Ming Dynasty believed in having a harmonious relationship with nature following the Buddha. Daoism‚ Legalism‚ and Manichaeism were introduced into the Tang Dynasty where as Christianity and Islam was introduced into
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Was Judge Dee A Good Magistrate? Living in the time of the Tang dynasty (618-906 AD)‚ Dee Jen-djieh came from a long line of prefects and high-ranking government officials. He studied calligraphy‚ painting‚ poetry and Confucianism. He took the civil service exams and was placed as the district magistrate of Chang-Ping where he became a judge. Throughout the book‚ Judge Dee takes on many complex cases and with his education in Confucian beliefs is able to catch each criminal and provide justice
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There are several ways that the philosophical movements of China shaped the civilization. Confucianism is just one of them which started in the Han Dynasty‚ another is legalism which started in the Qin Dynasty‚ and the last is taoism which was just a local superstition. Confucianism is just one philosophical movement that shaped China and is still shaping China today. Created by Confucius‚ who according to tradition was a thinker‚ political figure‚ and educator.Confucius talked about
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Exam 2 Confucianism is a philosophical system that was developed by Confucius. It mainly focuses on humanism i.e. treating others well. This can be described by Confucian idea “Ren” which means showing humanity by acting appropriately and “benevolently toward others” (lecture‚ Oct 2). It basically means to love others. Confucius defines an ideal person as the one who knows how to act nicely in all situations (Analects‚ 165). “The master said‚ A young man should be a good son at home and an obedient
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Change-Over-Time Essay These are some general issues with the essays: 1. Choice of region for the topic made it difficult to provide strong historical evidence. Certain regions provided more opportunity for discussion than others. 2. Placed emphasis of essay on the wrong theme (i.e. wrote more about the social aspects when your topic was political). 3. Discussed evidence out of chronological order. It is much easier to trace cause and effect and continuity and change patterns
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thinking and their ideologies philosophies and doctrines. Therefore‚ those poems highlights the essence of Confucianism and Daoism‚ two major schools
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their lives in accordance with. Confucianism has had the most the most prevalent influence on Chinese society for nearly two thousand years (c100BC-1900AD)‚ it affected all aspects of Chinese life; education‚ politics and personal conduct in both one’s private and public affairs. It became the paramount school of thought and later significant philosophies such as Daoism and Legalism would take their lead from Confucianism. The Chinese government made Confucianism the official state philosophy but
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