Han Dynasty

It depicts the combination of both the history of China under the Qin Dynasty and modern-day China. Ai Weiwei’s Kui Hua Zi is extremely similar to The Terracotta Warriors as it connects China under Mao’s regime and China after his regime. Kui Hua Zi and The Terracotta Warriors symbolizes the followers of Mao Zedong and Qin…

First, as an introduction into Confucius’ life of cultivation we wish to contrast Confucianism and Daoism. It’s important the reader understands the fundamental facts of these two coexisting ideas/practices, which influenced Asia and to a lesser degree people throughout the world. It was best said by an unknown author: “Daoism and Confucianism are like night and day, two basic philosophies that have ruled over Chinese culture and mindset over thousands of years, giving its adherents, the largest…

different ideas about how society should work, they both played their parts in popularizing Confucianism through teaching and writing. It was not until several centuries after Confucius’ death did the Confucian school of thought become adopted by the Han Dynasty in 206 BCE. The emperor finally realized that the rituals promoted by Confucius could be used as a stabilizing force for society. Song philosopher Zhu Xi compiled the “Four Books,” which he claimed summarized the teachings of…

Chinese history. Dating back more than two millenniums, Confucianism was becoming the most prominent and growing tradition in China until Qin dynasty. (Yao xv “Confucianism in history: chronological table) However, Confucianism regain its position during the Han dynasty as being the state ideology (Yao 5) before losing its ground in late Han and Song dynasty as the popularity of Buddhism and Daoism signifies (Yao 37). Many view Confucianism as one of the most conservative tradition in history…

You use it nearly every day, whether it be to pay for dinner or to write your grocery list on but who invented this? In 105 AD Cai Lun was credited for the invention of paper, an object that would become the foundation in regards to the success of China and nations as a whole. Cai Lun made the biggest impact on society due to making paper convenient, with paper, historical documents could be written, and finally, paper is widely used in today’s society. Cai Lun thought of the idea of inventing…

was during this period that cultural diffusion bloomed in the caravan cities of the mediators and the middlemen. Of course the foundations for the focus on culture were laid during the first stage of the Silk Road trade, but it was not until the Han dynasty and the Roman empire fell that the main emphasis was placed upon the human aspects of trade instead of the economic benefits of commerce. Control over trade became decentralized, with the Kushan and Gupta empires offering the Silk Road the…

Confucianism is based on a previous dynasty known as the Zhou. Founded in China in between 6th-5th B.C.E. Confucianism has 6.4 million followers to this date making it the…

prosperity of the empire. The leader is responsible for making important decisions to benefit the prosperity their empire. Different ruling methods often influence the prosperity of empires in different ways. Under the rule of Qin Shi Huang, Wu of Han, and Genghis Khan, the Chinese empire reached great economic heights. Their ruling methods were all diverse however were effective in establishing economic growth. The Roman rulers Trajan, Antoninus Pius and Augustus also established great…

Confucism developed almost 2,500 years ago as a social and political philosophy with religious overtones. It would come to play a great role in Chinese practice and life. The originator of Confucius, Kong Qiu, believed that heaven and the afterlife were too advanced for humans to understand, and so one should focus on doing the right things during the time on earth (Teiser, The Spirits of Chinese Religion). “Lead them by means of regulations and keep order among them through punishments, and the…

was omnipresent, like Augustus’ portraits. Under totalitarian rule, artists and designers hid truths and promoted ideologies in print. Their techniques were clever and persuasive. The Soviets used art to promote ideas of a new society and a new man. This propaganda was used to win over the intellectuals as well as the average man. Similar to Augustus, Stalin stressed himself as the leader. When Stalin came to power, he sent the region into full communism and demanded more industrialization.…