I would consider the Middle Ages a fairly dark time in the history of the world‚ most evidently in the case of Europe. There were however differences across civilizations over the world including China. Many have called the era during the Tang and Song dynasties a golden age‚ one of prosperity and innovation. While life in Europe was often very glum‚ especially for serfs‚ Chinese inhabitants were fairly well off by all indications. The emergence of Buddhism and the continuance of many Confusionist
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May 4‚ 2012 COMPARE AND CONTRAST MONGOLS AND BYZANTINE EMPIRE The Mongols and Byzantium were similar and different in terms of state forms (both had provinces or khanates‚ but only Byzantium had a theocracy)‚ cultural exchange (trade flourished in both countries‚ but the ways in which cultural diffusion occurred differed)‚ and the effect each empire had on neighboring countries after they declined (they both heavily impacted the surrounding countries but how they declined differed)‚ and
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Question: Why was Catholicism so successful in spreading to the Americas and Philippines but not China or Japan? Context: Catholicism was one of the well-known and worldwide religion by 1750 that was spread among a wide range of places particularly Mesoamerica and Philippines. Yet‚ it was not effectively spread in China and Japan. Some of the problem about Christian history is that Chinese society of other different religions in China usually tried to remove everything that is related to Christianity
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CCOT 2012 Changes and continuities from the classical to the post-classical cover a wide range of political‚ cultural‚ religious and economic shifts as populations grew and societies became more complex. The classical empires of Rome‚ Han China‚ Gupta India and Archaemenid Persia fell due to external and internal forces and were replaced by the larger empires of the post classical Byzantine; Tsui‚ Tang and Song in China and the Caliphates in Persia. Only India did not return to an over
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Ancient China By: Matthew Howard‚ Nicolas McWatters and Michael Murphy * Neolithic Era: Neolithic cultures began developing in the North of China around 700 BCE. * The Jiahu civilization appeared‚ a people who were very dependent on intensive farming of things like rice and foxtail millet. * Cliff carvings have been found in China‚ showing an apparent fascination with gods‚ astrology‚ and their surroundings. * In 5500-4900 a civilization emerged which was very advanced‚ completed
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system during the 4th and 3rd centuries BCE. The publication of the Tao Te Ching and other works provided a focus for Taoist thinking. Taoism became a semi-official Chinese religion during the Tang dynasty and continued during the Song dynasty. As Confucianism gained popularity‚ Taoism gradually fell and changed from an official religion to a popular religious tradition. After the communist takeover of China‚ Taoism was banned and its followers re-educated‚ with the result that the number of practicing
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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
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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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What are the qualities that an ideal person should cultivate‚ possess‚ and practice according to Confucius? 1. Introduction In this paper‚ I will discuss what qualities should be cultivated‚ possessed‚ and practiced for an ideal person according to Confucius. Although Confucius regards humanness‚ wisdom‚ and courage as the basic threefold towards being a junzi (superior man/ideal person‚ 君子)‚ there has been an ongoing disagreement among scholars regarding the qualities that are needed to become
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The definition of a Golden Age is a time of economic‚ political‚ technological‚ and social improvement and advance at a great level. The Tang and Song Dynasties are very important to the history of Chinese civilization. The Tang Era is the most well-known dynasty in Chinese history‚ mainly because the empire was the largest‚ richest and most sophisticated state in the world at the time. The Song Era had far-reaching impacts economically‚ culturally‚ and socially. During the Song Era‚ there was major
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