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 that is not to say didn’t fall out of favour over the last two thousand years; from c.200-600AD there was a severe decline in followers as a result of the emergence of Buddhism and Daoism but Confucianism was fully revived by 700AD. In 1100s came Neo-Confucianism‚ innovated by
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HUM 1710 11 April 11 2013 Unit Two Paper Taoism Taoism grew out of various religious and philosophical traditions in ancient China‚ including shamanism and nature religion. Zhang Daoling became the first Celestial Master and founder of the first organized Taoist school of thought. This tradition continues to the present day‚ with the current Celestial Master living in Taiwan. Early religious Taoism was rooted in the ideas of the Taoist thinkers‚ which were added local religious rituals and beliefs
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Chinese Civilization It was known to be the oldest civilization‚ which formed dynasties all through. This irreplaceable nation had the most important source‚ silk‚ that we still use in everyday life. One of the smartest‚ and detailed regions‚ known of today. To modern day period‚ one of Americas biggest commerce‚ and trade countries of all tools. Though devastated through the industrial revolution‚ a period of time between the 18th and 19th century. Which made changes in their old way of
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Marcus Aurelius 46. Constantine 47. Diocletian 48. Aryans 49. Dasas 50. Chandragupta Maurya 51. Ashoka 52. Chandra Gupta RELIGIONS/BELIEF SYSTEMS TO KNOW: 53. Confucianism 54. Daoism 55. Animism 56. Buddhism 57. Christianity 58. Hinduism 59. Judaism PERIODS‚ AGES‚ ERAS TO KNOW: 60. Mesolithic era 61. Neolithic era 62. Paleolithic era 63. Bronze Age 64. Iron Age WARS AND CONFLICTS TO KNOW (WHO
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Influences of Eastern Religions In My Life The two readings that have impacted‚ influenced‚ and challenged my view of religion are the Bhagavad Gita (BG) and the basic writings of Zhuangzi. I have chosen these readings because of their influence and insight they have unveiled to me in my present station of life. In particularly‚ from the Bhagavad Gita‚ Krishna’s teaching in chapter 2 “The Path of Reality‚” and from Zhuangzi; his perspectives from his writings in section 3 “The Secret of Caring
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factors affected Lao Tzu’s and Niccolò Machiavelli’s views on how an ideal leader ought to govern a country. These views‚ expressed in their texts‚ reflected on how these writers perceived the fellow men. Lao Tzu is a Chinese philosopher and founder of Daoism. He is the author of a philosophical document called “Tao-te Ching”. Niccoló Machiavelli‚ is a 15th century aristocrat and a writer‚ mostly famous for his political treatise‚ “The Prince”. This essay will attempt to analyze both authors’ views on
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Chinese culture 1. Chinese Tea Culture China is the homeland of tea. It is believed that China has tea-shrubs as early as five to six thousand years ago‚ and human cultivation of teaplants dates back two thousand years. Tea from China‚ along with her silk and porcelain‚ began to be known the world over more than a thousand years ago and has since always been an important Chinese export. At present more than forty countries in the world grow tea with Asian countries producing 90% of the world’s
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came from northern China b) Extended territory to Yangtze River (Middle Kingdom) c) Alliance/ feudal system (standard in agricultural kingdoms) Mandate of Heaven Bureaucracies in some complex kingdoms d) Beginnings of Confucianism and Daoism Philosophy lessened political confusion e) Creation of Mandarin Chinese- language unity Trade of luxury items f) Classes 1) Landowning aristocracy and educated bureaucrats 2) Laboring masses‚ peasantry‚ urban artisans 3) Mean
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The Sui Dynasty was founded by Yang Chien (Emperor Wendi Ti) and his son Emperor Yangdi. Among Wendi’s first acts were the full restoration of rights to Buddhists and the rehabilitation of there clergy. Emperor Wendi also ended the suppression of Daoism. Their capital was at Luoyang. He reunified Southern and Northern China and began the construction of the Grand Canal. The Grand Canal was extended north from Hangzhou‚ across the Yangzi to Yangzhou and then northwest to the region of Luoyang. The
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Distant regions of the world were at first isolated. However‚ these once distant regions slowly became interconnected through a number of factors‚ such as trade‚ urbanization‚ and technology. During the medieval period that spanned roughly from the fifth to the fifteenth century‚ Middle China and the Islamic Caliphate were two renowned civilizations. Middle China was located in eastern Asia and the Islamic Caliphate was located in the Middle East‚ so these civilizations were geographically far. However
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