the Huang River within its river banks. 12. The Great Wall of China was built to protect China from nearby invaders. 13. Daoism- is the belief of finding the “way” or the dao of the Universe. Daoism had almost as much influence on China as Confucianism. Confucianism- the virtues-a sense of humanity‚ respect for the family‚and modesty- are at the core of Confucianism. Confucianism teaches the middle way‚ which means that people should
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Margin Review Questions 1. They established parts of Chinese life that lasted all the way into the 20th century. They were also the “golden age” of arts and literature because of their poetry‚ landscape‚ and ceramics along with the birth of Neo-Confucianism. 2. In the Tang Dynasty‚ elite women had greater freedom and influence. In the Song Dynasty‚ they had tighter patriarchal restrictions. In both‚ they started foot binding and textile production became larger which replaced women’s role in that
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What is passed down as history – in addition to formative cultural practices – is the cornerstone for all political and socioeconomic structure in society‚ both past and present. This relationship between the structure of a state and the substance of its people’s beliefs is evident across both traditions and time. Beginning with an open view of human functioning lends itself to be most constructive while investigating this relationship‚ which is viewing humans as more introspective beings looking
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Since every chapter of the Daodejing describes Daoism in different aspects it is believed that several authors contributed to the completion of it. The Daodejing is very poetic and mysterious. The early teachers of the Daodejing seemed to pass things down that was difficult for ordinary minds to comprehend as a way to get people to analyze and understand the world around them. Meanings encrypted in different ways and metaphors constantly used seem to be a common characteristic between the early
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Daoism: In the beginning In ancient China a man by the name of Lao Tzu who was in charge of the royal archives in the village of Zhou. Before his retirement from his office he wrote a book that would affect the people of China to this very day. This book was titled the Dao De Jing‚ and it contained all the religious ideals that Lao Tzu has deemed of great importance for living one’s life in the correct manor. This sparked the formation of the Chinese religion known as Daoism. A religion‚ or way
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Exploration through the Chinese educational history covers thousands of years. This paper will focus on two main dynasties and one extremely influential philosophy. The two key periods of study are the Zhou Dynasty and the Han Dynasty‚ with Confucianism being the most impactful philosophy in the Chinese educational History. In a time of various ruling bodies‚ some lasting centuries‚ many schools of thought arose. Educational ideas and concepts were numerous in Chinese history ranging from social
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they had had entirely different ways of achieving this. The Qin and Han dynasties contributed to the unification of China but by absolute diverse tactics; the Qin Empire was also ruled by a dictator who was for legalism while the Han Empire was ruled by an emperor who supported Confucianism. To begin with‚ both dynasties had made milestones in unifying China. The Qin created mandarin as the standard language and started building the Great Wall which created camaraderie between the peoples. The
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Through time it was found that two types of religion exist in China‚ diffused and institutional. Diffused religion such as Confucianism is part of the country and its systems. It is within the families‚ education‚ and the state as a belief. Institutional religion exists as a separate entity of the systems and is in itself a system. Certain religions like Buddhism and Daoism can be said to be this because of their separate institutions and priesthoods. Before todays beliefs‚ however‚ existed many
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the army move to protect the emperor’s city. He refused‚ and ordered that the army move out to protect his people. According to the ideas of Confucianism‚ one of the key relationships is that of the ruler and his subjects. The ruler must always protect and serve them. With this in mind‚ the emperor prioritized the safety of his subjects over his own. Confucianism is also very clear about the place of women in society. Women are to stay in the house and quietly raise children and always be obedient towards
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religion credited with the biggest response and following was the Jesuits. The Jesuits had a different way of approaching religion in China. They decided to blend their religion‚ Christianity with the Chinese philosophy of Confucianism. This new "mixed" religion criticized Buddhism and Daoism. Furthermore‚ the Jesuits had innate understanding and reverence for the Chinese culture‚ so much so that it willingly collaborated with Chinese literati. Chinese literati were the intellectuals of China that were in
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