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(1.1) put these dynasties in chronologival order; sui, han, song, tang
han, sui, tang, song
(1.1) how did song dyasty use neo confucism to maintain/justify their power?
(1.1) what did the song dynasty changed about confucianism to make neo-confucianism?
things that remained;
- hierachrical society
- filial piety
- civil service exam based bureaucracy
change;
- placed emphasis on moral dev and inner
- incorperated elemnt from tao/buddishm
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(1.1) how did confucicasm impact woman rights in song dynsty
cteated strict roles
women=no rights, education, foot binding
(1.1) how did song dynasty use imperial bueacracy to maintain their rule? describe what an imperial bureacracy is and why it was effective at maintaing their rule.
the imerpial bureacy was basically a system of little working men/officls to make sure citizens were not doing things they weren’t supposed to. they were effective because the men in that system were qualified to do their job. in reality, men of higher social classes mostly took these jobs bc lower class men didnt have time to study AND work. the exams revolved around confucian classics which taught them how to resolve conflicts.
(1.1) what is a bueracracy?
a system where officials carry out emperor orders
(1.1) how did the civil service exam shape officials to do their job properly?
the civil service exam revolved around the ideas of concianism. the philosophy emphsized morality, integrity, and social harmony. this exam didnt nessisarly teach them how to enforce rules and be good at acedemics but shaped how they acted, thought, and governed.
(1.1) what are the 4 noble truths in buddhism?
- life is fuffering
- we suffer bc we crave
- we cease suffering when we cease craving
- eightfold path=helps cease
(1.1) what are the two branches of buddhism?
theravda and mahayana budd.
(1.1) what was the main belief of mahayana bud
reaching nirvana as collective beingse
(1.1) what was the main belief of thervana?
reaching enlightment/nirvana as individuals
(1.1) what is the main dif between mahyana and thervada bud?
reaching nirvana as indivuals/collectivly
(1.1) what led the creation of mayhana and thervada bud?
the interactions that occured when it was spreading to other places
(1.1) what made song chian’s economy so great?
transportation and agrictulral innovations & the commercialization of the economy
- expansion of grand canal (inc communication & trade)
- champa rice
- manufacturers had an exess of goods (porcelin/silk) which meant they could sell those extra goods in markets=$$$
(1.1) what innovations helped song china’s pop. explode?
the agricultural innovation of champa rice. bc it had a large output, it fed lots of ppl
(1.2) what are the 5 pillars of islam
confession, pray, charity, fasting during ramadan, and pilgramage to mecca
(1.2) what does hiduism center its teachings on
brama, cishnu, and shiva who are deities
ppl try to unit with brama by following dharma
(1.2) what did islam center its teachings on
allah and 5 pillars
(1.2) what is the meaning of dar al islam and where does it refer to?
- the house of islam
- it basically is places that revolve their civilization around islam
- however, some focused on judism, chrsitianity, and islam
(1.2) how did religious principles influence societies where they were practiced? (dar-al-islam)
they used the religious principles to shape their society
(1.2) during 1200-1450, what was happening to arab muslim empire such as the abbisid caliphate?
who replaced them?
- they were fragmenting/breaking apart and while trying to expand their empire and bring diverse ppl together, regional empires like the seljuk turks were brought in to “help”. however, they took advantage & attacked them instad. l bozo
- turkic muslims such as the seljuk turks and mongols. keep in mind, seljuk turks only displaced them a little, mongols ko’ed them
(1.2) where was the abbisid caliphate located?
baghdad
(1.2) when the tge turkic muslim empires took over abbasid caliphate, what were some practiced they continued over?
- military was in control of the governemnt
- established sharia law
(1.2) what is sharia law?
it is a code based on the quaran