AP World History 8/5/2012 Question: Analyze the responses to the spread of Buddhism in China. Buddhism was started in India in the 16th century B.C.E.‚ eventually came to China in the first century C.E.‚ and people gradually began to convert to it. Many people in China at that time felt differently about the new religion. Some felt that Buddhism was good for their society‚ and they encouraged the practice of it. Others felt that it was negative thing‚ and that it should be stopped.
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The Spread of Buddhism in China DBQ - 11/18/13 Adam Almassri Buddhism started in India around the 16th century B.C.E.‚ and after a while diffused to China in the first century of C.E.. People slowly converted to it. Many chinese people felt differently about the new religion‚ and others felt it was better than the one existing‚ and better for China as a whole. They then began to encourage conversion of religions. Then there were those guys. They didn’t like Buddhism‚ they thought it was bad
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Han Dynasty and The Western Roman Empire are two of the greatest empires that have ever lived but that all comes to an end when disasters start occurring left and right. However‚ the methods of achieving greatness varied immensely their actions had helped them in the long run but soon failed miserably. Both empires had problems with social in takes. The Han Dynasty had problems with taxations‚ peasants grew angry over the raise of taxes and revolved against china so they used the military to stop
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example‚ the concept of spreading Buddhism from its origin‚ India‚ had developed both criticism and support. The spread of Buddhism happened quite quickly in China and the Chinese responded in one of two ways. They were either interested in Buddhism because of its teachings or they thought it was a barbaric thing. To analyze the overall feelings in China‚ we must understand and explain why many people were attracted to Buddhism(group 1)‚ and we must understand why some people despised the spread of Buddhism(group
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Han China and Imperial Rome’s methods of political control vary religiously through the influences of their religions on the people and government‚ as well as through leadership styles; however‚ they are analogous regarding territorial expansion through reliance on the military. Han China and Imperial Rome’s method of political control differs religiously. While Han China’s political method is centered around Confucianism during the beginning of the dynasty‚ and after steps of political change
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Compare and Contrast Essay: Imperial Rome and Han China Imperial Rome and Han China had many differences involving religion‚ technology‚ and women in society‚ but the similarities in these three subjects outnumber the amount of differences. Women in Rome and China had many of the same responsibilities. Technology in China was more advanced‚ but Rome was on top of advancing the field of architecture. Religion allowed these two empires to be alike but also different over the course of their reign
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Han China and the Roman Empire Comparison Essay Whereas Han China (202 BCE- 220 CE) and the Roman Empire (~800BCE- 476 CE) were thousands of miles away from each other‚ they had many similarities and differences. Some of the similarities include peasant rebellions‚ while the differences are such as woman’s rights and their views on manual labor. Peasant rebellions were very important to the societies of Rome and China. The dynasty of Han China itself was formed by a peasant rebellion lead
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Kayla Nevadomski AP World History Mrs. Selens 10/4/14 Han China and the Roman Empire The largest empires’ the world had yet to seen‚ Han China and Imperial Rome succeeded in centralizing control to a greater degree than other empires; their impact on the lands and people due to trade was dominating‚ and their belief systems dictated their way of life. Strong belief systems’ led Han China and the Roman Empire to maintain a resilient bureaucracy as well as strict views for women roles and standards
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DBQ Essay (Part A 2004) When one studies history‚ they will realize and understand that every large movement or spread of controversial ideas will generate a huge variety of responses from people; both supporters and non supporters. With a glance at the information provided in the documents‚ it is evident that the spread of Buddhism from India to China was not an exception and had its own set of responses. Many Chinese scholars desired to extinguish this new spread of ideas and annihilate all
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Han China and Imperial Rome were amazing empires in their own way. Both of these civilizations had ways of maintaining the political control over their people. Han China and Imperial Rome’s method in political control has many differences and similarities‚ but I believe there are more similarities than differences. Han China’s political control was large. This empire developed a political philosophy called legalism. Legalism advocated clear rules and harsh punishments as means of enforcing
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