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‚ but
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in the Classical Period: 1000 b.c.e – 500 c.e. 1. Time Line of Events: 1600-1100 b.c.e- Shang => 1100 b.c.e- Decimals created => 1029 b.c.e-Creation of Zhou Dynasty => 551 b.c.e - Confucius is born => 500 b.c.e. - Editing of 5 classics‚ Laozi (Daoism) => 478 b.c.e. - Death of Confucius => 450 b.c.e. - Development of Calendar => 400 b.c.e. – Crossbow used => 402-201 b.c.e. - Era of Warring State => 275 b.c.e. – Cast Iron Process => 221 b.c.e. - Qin begins‚ Great Wall Begun‚ Single Language
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China is Beiming or else Peking. 4.)The name of the currency in China is Yuan. 5.)The life expectancy in China for males is 65.5 and for females is 69.5. 6.)The literacy rate in China is 80% 7.)The main religions in China are Atheistic‚ Buddhism‚ and Daoism. 8.)In the 5fh century AD the Chinese had calculated the value of pi more than 10 decimal places. 9.)Gunpowder first blew up iun Alchemist’s furnace around 800Ad and was quickly put to military use. 10.)China’s official name is People’s Replubic of
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kingdom (1766-1122 B.C.E.) in which agricultural surpluses supported large armies and a large network of walled towns. Zhou Dynasty Chinese dynasty (1122-256 B.C.E.) that was the foundation of Chinese thought formed during this period: Confucianism‚ Daoism‚ Zhou Classics. Feudalism Mandate of Heaven Chinese belief that the emperors ruled through the mandate‚ or approval‚ of heaven contingent on their ability to look after the welfare of the population. Fu Hao Period of Warring States
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calendar of the region’s homeland in present-day Israel) Ethnic religions differ from universalizing religions in their understanding of relationships between human beings and nature. Hinduism has the largest number of adherents. Confucianism‚ Daoism‚ Judaism and Animism (- the belief that objects or natural
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Hinduism was the religion that had the majority of support. It pursued numerous religious and ceremonial approaches that sought to unite individual humans. Other religions were Buddhism and Hinduism that gained a big following as well. China had Daoism‚ Confucianism‚ and Legalism‚ and as well formed the Mandate of heaven. The Mandate of Heaven was used to choose a ruler‚ that was said to have been given permission by the gods themselves. Both civilizations had religion as an enormous importance
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It would have been impossible for cultures to learn about one another without trade and travel between China and the people of the Mediterranean. Central Asia provided “The Silk Road” to bring together the eastern and western parts of Afro-Eurasia. China took advantage of The Silk Road and expanded it. This enabled China to be more open to the populations and cultures of its far western regions. Also‚ The Silk Road allowed the spread of Buddhism from India into central Asia and China. Buddhism
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originates in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States era‚ which was a period called the “Hundred Schools of Thought.” It characterized many intellectually and cultural advancements. During this time‚ the major philosophies of China such as Confucianism‚ Daoism‚ Mohism‚ and Legalism developed. Cultural advancements of China spread throughout a large geographical region in eastern Asia. Some cultural features that spread were literature‚ music‚ cuisine‚ and martial arts.
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Axia College Material Appendix G Eastern Religion Elements Matrix | |Hinduism |Buddhism |Confucianism |Daoism | |Countries of origin|India |India |China |China | |Historical figures |originated
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Mauryan dynasty and the Gupta dynasty. 13. Compare and contrast classical China and the Huanghe river valley civilizations. 14. Explain the “Son of Heaven “concept. 15. Examine the Chinese views of nature. 16. Compare and contrast Daoism and Confucianism. 17. Discuss the concept of “ceremony” in upper-class Chinese life. 18. Examine how the Roman emperors controlled popular disorder. 19. Explain the Socratic Method. 20. Compare and contrast the Greek and Hellenistic
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