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identify
indicate or provide information about a specified topic, w/o a description, elaboration, or explanation
identify (in other words)
state a name, place, example or way
describe
provide the relevant characteristics of a specified topic.
describe (in other words)
paint a picture using words
what is confucianism?
confucianism is the system of ethids and education that was taught by confucius students, stressing love for humanity, ancestor worship, and harmony in thought and conduct.
what is the chronology of the chinese dynasties
han -> sui -> tang -> song
what do internal and external factors do to a state???
a variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline
how did the song dynasty of china maintain and justify their rule
they utilized traditional methods of confusianism and imperial bureaucracy in order to maintain and justify their rule
governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures. governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.
how is this displayed specifically for china?
in china, the system of using examinations for recruiting officials began under the Han Dynasty. Candidates faced fierce competition in a series of exams dealing with primarily confucian texts on the local, regional and state levels
on the civil service exam, candidates are tested on their confucian knowledge. what levels are they being tested on?
local, regional, and state levels
which dynasty did the civil service exam start?
importance of chronology! it started in the han, and continued through the song.
who founded confucianism? where was the location of origin? date?
confucius, 6th century B.C.E., china
what were the key ideas of confucianism?
social harmony through moral example; secular outlook, importance of education, family as model of the state
who founded daoism? where was the location of origin? date?
laozi, 6th-3rd centuries B.C.E., china
what were the key ideas of daoism?
withdrawl from the world into contemplation of nature; simple living, end of striving
who founded buddhism? where was the location of origin? date?
siddhartha gautama, 6th century B.C.E., india
what were the key ideas of buddhism?
suffering caused by desire/attatchment; end of suffering through modest and moral living and meditation practice.
when does buddhism become a chinese tradition?
1200’s
ideas beliefs and religions
interactions of societies have political, social and cultural implications
how can this specifically be applied to china?
influence of confucianism, daoism and buddhism in east asia
cultural developments beyond east asia
cultural traditions continued to shape societies and have influence on neighboring regions
ex. hinduism, judaism, christianity, islam
who does the producing in societies?
free peasants and artisanal labor
who does the exchanging in societies
merchants
who does the consuming in societies
individuals and or groups
economy
wealth and resources of a country or region, esp in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services
agriculture
the science/occupation of cultivating land and rearing crops and livestock.
envoy
someone who is on a special assignment from an emperor or king
song dynasty replaced tang in 960, what is a comparison?
the song dynasty ruled a smaller region than the tang dynasty, but reign was prosperous and under them the arts flourished.
define imperial
relating to an empire; royal, monarchal
bureaucracy
a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives
meritocracy
officials obtained their positions by demonstrating their merit on their exams
civil service exams
an exam young men took to obtain a job in the bureaucracy
champa rice
a fast-ripening and drought resistant strain of rice
what did champa rice do?
helped china
