am going to be comparing and contrasting the 3 dynasty’s (2 of them as 1)‚ and their control through religion‚ trade‚ male dominance‚ and how they fell. The Han Dynasty controlled their empire through Confucianism. One of the emperor’s‚ Han Wudi‚ established an Imperial University. Confucianism was the official course of study. If you wanted to become part of the government you had to have “graduated” from the University. Any person from an social class could go to the University. Going to the
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Hum 9 Schools of Thought There were three major philosophies that existed in ancient Chinese times; Legalism‚ Daoism‚ and Confucianism. Each philosophy had different ways of thinking/beliefs that influenced their followers’ ways of life. Although these schools of thought may have been successful in ancient Chinese times‚ would they succeed in a democratic government in today’s
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China and Japan China has been a multi-religion country since the ancient times. It is well known that Confucianism is an indigenous religion and is the soul of Chinese culture‚ which enjoyed popular support among people and even became the guiding ideology for feudalism society‚ but it did not develop into a national belief. It makes the culture more tolerant to others‚ thus‚ many other religions have been brought into the country in different dynasties‚ but none of them developed powerful enough
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The civilisation of Ancient China was influenced by a complex mix of beliefs‚ values and traditions. Some‚ such as Taoism‚ were religious; others‚ such as Confucianism‚ were more to do with behaviour. Closely tied in with these were many rituals influencing how people were buried‚ how they arranged their homes‚ how they drank their tea and much more. These beliefs and practices were influenced by the Ancient Chinese religions because people that followed them believed what the religions traditions
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Though seemingly unrelated‚ Buddhism and Confucianism share many similarities‚ such as their influence on Chinese society and also teaching their people to be virtuous. They do though‚ differ in their beliefs and on a fundamental point; Buddhism is spiritual‚ while Confucianism is entirely secular. Buddhism and Confucianism are parallel in several ways. First‚ as mentioned before‚ they both influenced Chinese society in a way. Buddhism influenced China by the improvements of landscape painting
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Reflection: “I-Ching” and “Soap” by Lu Xun (1)After our class I had ample time to reflect on my meager attempt at a first response and have identified my two largest misinterpretations of the assigned reading; namely‚ the sexual symbolism of the soap in “Soap” and the hypocrisy of Kung I-Ching in “I-Ching.” (2) In my original response‚ I speculated that the sexual nature of the soap referred to the young boys berating the young beggar girl’s statement that she would be more sexually appealing after
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Name: Tutor: Course: Date: COMPARISON BETWEEN JAPANESE AND CHINESE TRADITIONS Other than their geographical nearness‚ the countries of Japan and China share many similarities. Both countries have established excellent senses of national identity and extremely rich cultures. Since both countries have existed for quite some time‚ their histories have crossed during several periods. These nations also share similar value systems and religions‚ which have influenced each other. However‚ the Chinese
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China was introduced to Confucianism around the year 500 B.C.E. Although Confucianism is not technically a religion‚ as there are no Confucian deities and no teachings about the afterlife‚ it was established as a way of life and became a set of guidelines within Chinese culture. One of the main beliefs of
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the things they have come to know as adults. Even with the many differences the one thing that japan and china have in common is the importance of religion in their everyday life. Taoism‚ Confucianism‚ Buddhism‚ Islam‚ Christianity‚ Dongba and Protestant are a few of China’s major religions or beleifs. Confucianism is a system of philosophical and ethical teachings that deals with human society‚ social relations‚ and individual conduct. Although it is more of a social and ethical philosophy than a
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the sages?” Then as an answer he compares Confucianism and Buddhism saying “To compare the sages to Buddha would be like comparing a white deer to a unicorn” obviously stating that Buddhism is the better of the two religions. So he must accept Buddhism’s spread but wouldn’t mind having Confucianism and Daoism as other religions in the country. In Document 5 Zong Mi‚ a Buddhist scholar‚ is for Buddhism but doesn’t disagree with the teachings of Confucianism or Daoism. He says that “Confucius‚ Laozi
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