Song Dynasty

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 Confucius. They became the core texts of Confucian teaching in…

and rice, and domesticated pigs, dogs, goats and perhaps horses. - They lived mostly in river valleys, and villages were often surrounded by walls for protection. • Soon larger political units were created and the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties came to be. - The Traditional chronological dating suggests that one succeeded another. - Capitals were frequently shifted implying that each king wanted to make their mark. - Like many other cities, the Chinese cities were…

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…

largest land empire in history. He united the nomadic tribes of Mongolian plateau and conquered huge parts of Central Asia and China. It involved the defeat of the Jin Dynasty, Western Xia, Dali Kingdom and the Southern Song. By 1279 Mongol leader Kublai Khan, Genghis Khan’s grandson, established Yuan Dynasty and crushed the last Song. This marked all onset of China under the Yuan rule. This was the first time in history that the whole of China had been conquered and ruled by a foreign person. …

brings up the Zhou and Shang dynasties two Chinese that existed between about 1650 B.C until 256 B.C. “About 1650 B.C, a Chinese people called the Shang gained control of a corner of northern China, along the Huang He 60.” The Shang dynasty dominated this region until 1027 B.C. during the Shang period; Chinese civilization first took shape (60).” Therefore, it is safe to say the Shang people set the standard or the expectation from civilizations to come. The Shang dynasty had a total of 30…

When the Han dynasty ceased, China was ushered into a period of unrest. The system of ethics based Confucianism was shown to be flawed. Buddhism was spreading, and it showed similarities with Daoism. So, the Chinese took the best out of the three, and the period of unrest was over. However, in the Song dynasty Confucianism would once again be dominant. The Chinese thrived in the arts and in architecture, with creations like the pagoda. The Chinese also had many technological advances and the…

Summary The empire united the nomadic Mongol and Turkish tribes of historic Mongolia under the leadership of Genghis Khan, who was the ruler of all Mongols in 1206. The empire grew very fast under his rule and then under his descendants. Introduction The Mongol Empire stretched from the Sea of Japan to the Carpathian Mountains at its height, making it the largest contiguous empire in history. The Mongol empire began with the unification of the nomadic tribes of Mongolia by Genghis Khan…

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…

Firstly, Taoism is an ancient Chinese religion which is so old that its true origin cannot be traced through written records. The practices and theory expressed in the religion has been, however, estimated to be over 4000 years old. With Taoism being officially classified as a religion in approximately 250-300 BC. In modern times the religion is ‘A way of life inspired by the course of nature; a natural wisdom and a practice aiming at uniting one with the Great Pervader or the Tao’. The modern…

China influenced and changed the world, and that all had to start somewhere. It began with the people’s ideas and imaginations. Technology was a huge influence towards China during the Tang and Song dynasties. This was after a long period of disunity. Which means that at that time everything was recovering from a weak period in China. There are many technologies that impacted China. The three I chose to write about are canals, silk, and paper money. A canal is a man-made waterway for ships or…