Name Instructor’s Name Course Date Confucian values routinely informed the actions and worldviews of everyone in Han China, from the highest official to the lowliest peasant. True or false? Introduction According to Murray (23), the Confucian ideology clearly illustrates that nurturing the basic instinct to live by submitting to those in power is the best applicable method of blocking the ability to question the credibility of whatever has been commanded by those in power. However, this is only possible the routine of continuously submitting to the powerful does not lead to unendurable suffering. The ideology concentrated on making subjects to be compliant to the order of authority that was before them.
Confucianism is highly advocated in China. In stead of saying Confucianism is a religion, I think Confucianism is concepts of state of moral idea. It provided spiritual and intellectual knowledge to the Chinese. It taught us to be self-ruled and to be virtuous person. The Chinese believed it is a virtue to follow Confucianism.
Keila Mosquea 3/3/15 AP World History Prep DBQ period 4 The Han and Roman attitudes towards technology were both praised greatly among themselves, but Han China valued technology more so than the Romans due to Han China’s constant concern about the empire while the Romans were indifferent. Han China’s attitudes toward technology displayed self-praise, which is reasonable due to the fact that the empire invented essential items like paper and acupuncture. Han China also felt that their technology should help the common people, as discussed in the letter a government official wrote about flood prevention, how people should “establish water conservation offices in each district” (Doc 1) to prevent the disaster. This displays a general concern for the people and/or property to aid the empire using technology. This concern is also expressed in the source written by Huan Guan, a government official where he tells about problems in society from lack of technology, such as iron plows.
Mao Zedong leadership and military strategies helped him become the leader of Red China. With the events affecting the beginning and results of the war, China became a world power from the 1950s and until this day it still is. Mao Zedong is praised throughout China and seen as an idol figure in Chinese history. His guerilla warfare is still study by many military geniuses around the world. The communist started out slow in the civil war but grew as the war went
Ancient China’s Philosophies In China there were three major philosophies, which were Legalism, Daoism, and Confucianism. All of them played an important role in China. One major philosophy that came out of China was Confucianism. Confucians strongly believed in Duty, humanity, and the Filial Piety. Duty is a work ethic, it meant that you had to work hard to fulfill the duties and the affairs of society will prosper as a whole.
What did Ying Zheng’s defeat of the six regional kingdoms achieve? 1) Ended the power of other 6 kingdoms 2) Unification 7 kingdoms started centralized imperial system lasted 2000 years 5. When he became Emperor, what administrative changes did he make? 1) Standardized system of writing (Chinese character) 2) One system of weights and measures (currency) 3) The great wall China. Joined some walls.
Most individuals follow the traditional definition of patriotism, which honors the love for one’s country or homeland. With this definition in mind, it is fair to say that if a man is willing to fight for his country, he is patriotic; if a woman recites the Pledge of Allegiance every day, she is patriotic; if a family has a flag outside of their home, then they are patriotic. But according to Wright, this isn’t patriotism. This form of patriotism excludes every other race while putting oneself in preference. She believes that we are the world and we must honor every single person, whether he or she be Chinese or Malaysian or even American.
Within five centuries of the opening of the Silk Road to Central Asia, Buddhism had become so prevalent in China that some scholars estimate as many as 90% of her population to have been converted to Buddhism. By the Northern Wei dynasty (386-535) this religious philosophy had so penetrated the ruling elite as to inspire massive public works programs at some of the world's finest cave complexes atMogao, Yungang and Longmen. And in 629, early in the Tang dynasty (618-907), concerns for textual authenticity inspired China's most famous pilgrimage. The monk Xuanzang departed from Chang'an (modern day Xi'an) on a sixteen year journey to northern India in search of original Sanskrit texts. When he returned with over 600 such texts, the Wild Goose Pagoda was constructed in Chang'an (modern day Xi'an) as a library for these
The Gulf of Tonkin is an area of water that was shared peacefully between Vietnam and China for centuries. Within the past 75 years though, many economic, political and legal issues have surfaced causing many issues between the two lands. Problems have been about areas such as: fishing grounds, control of oil, gas, and many other major natural resources, and the boundary of the gulf itself. During Kennedy's presidency from 1962, he sent over 16,000 military advisors to Vietnam to train South Vietnamese army’s how to defend themselves. When Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, his successor Lyndon Johnson became the new president.
Analyze the cultural and political changes and continuities in CHINESE civilization during the last centuries of the classical era (100 CE - 600 CE) I. Political Changes and Continuities (100 CE - 600 CE) Changes • Decline of the Han rule; this Dynasty had started around 206 BC to 220 CE (Their rule was known for its civil service examination that lasted for days, the invention of paper, calendars, the compass.) • After the fall of the Han Dynasty, it marked the beginning of the Three Kingdoms Period (220 CE - 265 CE); China became disunified for the next four hundred years and kingdoms took over the rule of different regions. • Split in rule and development of North and South China after the fall of Han; in the North,