Religion in China

During the Han Dynasty of China, the Silk Road was an established system of multiple routes, well-known for connecting the regions of the ancient world in trade. Despite the name, the Silk Road was not one singular route – in fact, it linked China, Japan, Persia, India, Arabia and Europe. During the Han Dynasty, emperor Wu sent one of his men to seek the help of neighboring nomadic tribes in attempt to band together to fend off the Xiongnu. It was on this journey that the emissary came across…

two people come from opposite ends of the world, they can be extremely different. For this ecological system interview, I realized that I have lived a very different life from Yue, a student I interview from Southeast China. Yue is from a very large metropolitan area in Southeast China with nearly eight million people. I on the other hand, come from a very small rural community in Northeast Iowa with a population of only 4,000 people. The ocean is very close to where Yue lives, therefore her…

conditions and limited privileges for women and led to the changes that took place in the Tang Dynasty from 618-907 C.E. These changes are what allowed the women in Tang China to be considered some of luckiest women based on open-minded and liberal ideals that changed the norm for the women of the Tang. Northern influences and religion seemed to be the leading factors to this change in ideal because of…

Haniwa Figure (300-710 CE), a warrior figure made of clay. They clay is use for the respect of nature materials. Buddhist art of Chinese and Korea arrived to Japan. No a surprise to find Buddha figure in japan. Japan also had many scroll painting like China. Their painting were closely related to nature. Japanese wrote with a brush and their familiarity with brush techniques has made them particularly sensitive to the values and aesthetics of painting. Korean transmitted…

suggest. The Silk road was an ancient network of trade routes that spanned from China to the Mediterranean and also branched off into different regions of Eurasia. All of the trading done through this system played a tremendous role in developing cities…

(Jenkins, 2012) (Mark, 2014). This expansion of intercontinental trade and travel brought about by The Silk Road significantly impacted Asian societies. The adoption of Buddhism in China and economic growth of towns along the route exemplify such change. The Silk Road was responsible for the emergence of Buddhism in China with travelling monks stopping to preach to Chinese provinces along the route. Such towns also experienced economic growth as a result of the increased income incurred by trade…

different types of religions and faiths are practiced today. In China, there are several religions or philosophies practiced today, but thousands of years ago there were only a handful that made importance. The different religions practiced then and now are Christianity and Islam to Daoism and Legalism. Today much of China’s influence is through Buddhism, but centuries ago Confucianism and Legalism occupied the main focus of the country. Of the three intellectual schools in ancient China,…

1. In what sense are the two notions of Yin and Yang fundamental to the understanding of Chinese religions? According to Mark Cartwright, the Yin and Yan are fundamental to the understanding of Chinese religions because it explains the Chinese principle that all things exist as inseparable and contradictory opposites, for example, day and night, male and female or hot and cold. The two opposites attract and complement each other and, as their symbol illustrates, each side has at its core an…

and intellectual centers were at that time before 1500, the world revolved around China and the Indian Ocean. In which, China and India were the most productive corner of the world. China and India were the world’s retail store. If you needed a product you would go to these areas. Trade was first established during the First Axial Age (450 BC.-150 AD.) were the chief trading arteries leading to and out of India and China, foremost of which was the Silk Route(s) extending from Korea to Rome.…

The Egyptian and Chinese Civilizations The Egyptian and Chinese civilizations were two of the most memorable civilizations in world history. Both of them were able to contribute various accomplishments that created remarkable effects on the current modern civilization. Although the Egyptian and Chinese civilizations were established independently from one another, these civilizations had a lot of similarities in the way that their respective rulers managed their territory as well as the way…