1. What social structure does Mencius envision for the ideal society? Who should be in charge? Does he favor choosing officials based on ascriptive status (i.e. their aristocratic pedigree) or does he believe in using meritocratic criteria for selecting officials? Is he egalitarian‚ or does he favor maintenance of a social hierarchy? Mencius developed a very early form of what was to be called in modern times the "social contract." Mencius‚ like Confucius‚ believed that rulers were divinely
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they both had two very different militaries. Han and Imperial Rome both exercised political control through similar government structures and social hierarchies. There were many elites who supported Han China’s emperor‚ Wu di and the “mandate of Heaven.” In Han‚ their government hierarchies were based on confusium. The followers of this included many bureaucrats‚ common people‚ and peasants. Imperial rome had a had a very similar way of ranking these people. Rome had a main leader. Emperor
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Similarities and difference between Hinduism and Buddhism. Buddhism believes in the process of reincarnation based on deeds of the present life. Hinduism also believes that everyone is a part of an impersonal world and therefore‚ one’s soul reincarnates into another body of any being‚ based on the deeds of the present life. One has to work for salvation oneself and therefore‚ cannot blame others for the same. The salvation depends on the good deeds of a person. In Hinduism also‚ one attains salvation
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five questions below (do not write out the verse) to support why it is believed. 1. The question of Origin: In the biblical and Christian worldview it asserts that God created the world‚ in the book of Genesis 1 in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth‚ all creation originated from God. In the biblical affirms that man was created out of the image of God‚ thus the origin of man. In the book of Romans 5 the question of where sin originated‚ the biblical worldview articulates that death
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Hong Xiuquan has a series of visions for 40 days and 40 nights in 1837 after failing his Civil Service exam. In these visions‚ he meets someone who calls him son. It is not until 1843 when Hong Xiuquan understands who these figures are after reading a set of books. He realizes that he met God and is called the brother of Jesus. This leads Hong Xiuquan to believe that he is “The Heavenly King” and that his mission is to cleanse China of the Manchus and others who stood in their way in order to
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A. Plan of Investigation How and to what extent did Confucian values make it difficult for China to adapt to the challenge of the west leading up to and after the Opium War (1839-1842)? Between 1839 and 1842‚ China experienced the first of two Opium Wars‚ against Britain. The Opium War‚ which weakened the Qing Dynasty‚ created diplomatic tension‚ opened China up to more foreign influence. The time period examined will mainly be between 1839 and 1842‚ though there will be context from years leading
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works 3. both claimed supernatural sanctions a. deceased Roman emperors as gods (imperial cult) i. persecution of Christians for nonparticipation in cult b. Chinese emperor as Son of Heaven i. rule by Mandate of Heaven ii. dependent on just rule iii. heavy ritual duties to maintain relationship between earth and heaven iv. moral government spelled out by writings of Confucius and his followers The Han Dynasty was heir to the Qin state that had unified China in 221 BCE. The first ruler of the Qin established
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China is a continent in Asia‚ which has 31 states‚ and is approximately 8704km from Brisbane (Distance Calculator‚ 2018). European Imperialism greatly effected traditional Chinese culture. It changed the way Chinese people ruled and lived‚ as well as starting wars and creating divide. China was effected by Europeans through their culture‚ conflicts‚ and rulers. Traditional China had a very unique culture. At the core of its beliefs was Confucianism. The philosopher Confucius (551-479 BCE) came
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The Daoism and the Confucianism in Han Dynasty Yang Yu History 135: Imperial Chinese History Professor: Robert J. Culp Paper I March 4th‚ 2011 The Daoism and the Confucianism in Han Dynasty As the dominant philosophical school for around two thousand years in Chinese imperial history‚ Confucianism is always regarded as the most representative ideology of China‚ associated with numerous books‚ poems‚ artworks and stories that glorify Confucianism’s permeation into every corner of Chinese
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dead were not honored properly their demons would come back and cause mischief; therefore‚ the priests would perform exorcisms and light firecrackers to ward the demons away. The emperors developed the idea of the “Mandate of Heaven” (Fisher‚ 2014‚ p. 201) which simply meant heaven responds to human virtue and that it endows rulers with the authority to rule based on their virtue. Their foundational beliefs are they don’t consider Daoism a religion it’s simply worshiping. It’s a religion of physical
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