Chinese proverbs • o Literally: A drop of water shall be returned with a burst of spring. o Meaning: Even if it was just a little help from others‚ you should return the favor with all you can when others are in need. • ， o Literally: If one person is not hungry‚ the whole family is not hungry. o Meaning: Families will make sacrifices for individual members of the family. o Common Misunderstanding: If one person in the family is happy‚ the whole family is happy. • ‚ o Literally:
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REL/133 NOTES CHAPTER 1 agnosticism: “Not know” (Greek); a position asserting that the existence of God cannot be proven. animism: From the Latin anima‚ meaning “spirit‚” “soul‚” “life force”; a worldview common among oral religions (religions with no written scriptures) that sees all elements of nature as being filled with spirit or spirits. atheism: “Not God” (Greek); a position asserting that there is no God or gods. deconstruction: A technique‚ pioneered by Jacques Derrida
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A Sketch of the Mandarin Language: Morphology and Syntax Introduction China has always been a land of many languages and dialects. The Mandarin language‚ however‚ emerged as the language of the ruling class during the latter part of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)‚ and is now the most widely-spoken language in the world. In the 200 census‚ China had a population of 840 million people‚ and 70% of that population spoke mandarin as their mother tongue. The Mandarin language is part of the Sino-Tibetan
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beyond filial piety‚ or reverence and respect for one’s ancestors. Confucians seek to cultivate virtues within themselves. The way they go about doing such is by seeking to achieve ren (humanity). They strive to be a superior man and ren is the only way in which they can achieve this. Ren is made up of xiao (filial piety)‚ li (respect)‚ zhong (loyalty)‚ zhi (wisdom)‚ and xin faithfulness). Confucianists have‚ at times‚ attacked Taoism because they feel it lacks the necessities for social order.
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Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua‚ NY * 551 – 479 B.C.E. * Born in the feudal state of Liu. * Became a teacher and editor of books. Li --> Rite‚ rules‚ ritual decorum (Binding force of an enduring stable society) Ren --> humaneness‚ benevolence‚ humanity Shu --> Reciprocity‚ empathy Do not do unto others what you would not want others to do unto you. Yi --> Righteousness 1. Ruler Subject 2. Father Son 3. Husband Wife 4. Older Brother Younger Brother 5. Older Friend Younger
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concepts on the exam that are not covered on this sheet. Han Dynasty (206BCE-220BCE) * Western Han 206 BCE - 9 CE * –Wang Mang Inter-Regum 9-23 CE * ‘Xin Dynasty’ * Eastern Han CE 25 - 220 * “Three Kingdoms” 1. Shu (221-263) 2. Wu (222-280) 3. Wei (220-265) Revolt Against Qin * 208 BCE: Chen She * –Conscripts into Rebels * Anti-Qin Confederation * –Xiang Yu * General of Chu *
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the male character is 生旦sheng dan . The sheng is usually the male lead. Depending on the age‚ personality and physical appearance of the individual character in a particular play‚ the sheng may be classed as an 老生older man (lao sheng)‚ 小生young man (xiao sheng)‚ or武生 warrior (wu sheng). * Lao
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Different societies held widely varying beliefs and values‚ but their cultural and religious traditions offered guidance on moral‚ religious‚ political‚ and social issues. Jainism and Manichaeism involved becoming spiritually in tune with one-self and nature while Confucianism involved preparing individuals for an idealistic future in government. Persia and India shared similar beliefs when it came to sacrifices and values with ancient Aryans. Philosophical and religious beliefs were similar in that
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Edited and compiled the Zhou classics for his disciples to study Key Confucian values Ren--a sense of humanity‚ kindness‚ benevolence Li--a sense of propriety‚ courtesy‚ respect‚ deference to elders Xiao--filial piety‚ familial obligation Cultivate personal morality and junzi for bringing order to China Mencius (372-289 B.C.E.)‚ spokesman for the Confucian school Believed in the goodness of human nature (ren) Advocated government by benevolence and humanity Xunzi (298-238 B.C.E.) had a less
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