A golden age is a period in which there are many advancements made in a society. Most societies experienced this in the past‚ while other civilizations are still waiting for their golden age to come. There are also some that have had a golden age already‚ but are greatly advancing once again. China is one of those societies. It is believed that China had a golden age during the Tang Dynasty‚ which happened around 618 and 907 CE. The developments being made in present-day China show that they are
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Ian Cabalo October 2012 Period Two AP World History Unit 2: Chapter 8: The Unification of China In Search of Political and Social Order A. Confucius (551-479 B.C.E.) and His School 1. Confucius a. Educator and political authority b. Sayings were compiled in the Analects by his disciples 2. Confucian Ideas a. Basically honesty and ethical in character b. Thoroughly practical: how to restore political and social
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During the Han dynasty‚ Confucian beliefs were the basis for the Chinese government. Confucius‚ known as China’s first teacher‚ was upset by the violence of his era. At first‚ no one listened to him but as time went on‚ his teaching was recorded and later on‚ his sayings became an important addition to Chinese culture. To restore order‚ he believed the Five Constant Relationships‚ which include husband to wife‚ older sibling to younger sibling‚ ruler to subject‚ older friend to younger friend‚ and
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Confucius Confucius ’ life was of tremendous importance in the forming of Chinese culture. Confucius ’ plan and simple approach to life‚ revealed his deep seeded beliefs that through great human effort one can shape their own future. He had great faith in the ordinary man and believed that they are teachable and perfectible. Confucius believed that ordinary humans could be come awe-inspiring with wisdom and great knowledge. The quest to improve one ’s "self" became deeply rooted in the Confucian
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"The Ideal Child" Many people have often been asked what they thought their ideal mate should be like. The answer to this question for most is the typical "model" prototype. In the research article "Hong Kong Chinese Parents? Perceptions of the Ideal Child"‚ a study was done regarding parents? ideas of what their "ideal" child would be like. This is a very important topic in that "research findings indicate that parent?s attitudes‚ expectations‚ and encouragement influence children?s academic performance
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Shi Huang Ti meant first emperor. In his time of ruling Shi Taung Ti accomplished many things. Things both good and bad. This made him an effective ruler but not necessarily a good one. Effective means to get things done and being successful at accomplishing things. Was he a good ruler‚ that depends on the situation. Shi Huang Ti created legalism which is the believe that humans need to be controlled by a strict set of rules instead of moral laws. One of the things that Shi Huang Ti did was make
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The Han dynasty ruled China from 206 BC to AD 220‚ more than 400 years. The dynasty would provide a model for later Chinese dynasties. In fact‚ the Han dynasty’s influence on Chinese civilization was so great that‚ to this day‚ the main population of China still calls itself the Han people. When Shi Huangdi died in 210 BC‚ the Qin dynasty crumbled in rebellion. Liu Bang‚ a peasant leader‚ founded the Han dynasty‚ one of the greatest dynasties in Chinese history. China’s Han period was a time of
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The Importance of Shadow Play to Chinese Culture And the Development of Film History Being a Chinese student‚ I’m really proud to see one of our culture’s - ‘Shadow Plays’ displayed in the London Film Museum. It makes me think of my childhood memories; my grandmother use to hold my hand and lead me to the park and watch the Shadow Play. I still remember how impressed I was when I watched one for the first time. An old man with a white beard yelled at people to catch their attention‚ and
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There are a dozen Chinese zodiac signs and each of them carries its own specific characteristics. The idea is that each individual is born into a specific sign. Then‚ based on the sign that you’re born into‚ your character will reflect that of others born into that sign. Each individual sign has both good and bad traits that define them‚ just as we humans have both good and bad aspects to us. The zodiac signs are important in Chinese culture‚ as you can clearly see in Amy Tan’s novel ‘The Joy Luck
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Hinduism has a collection of many philosophies from other religions from India‚ Buddhism and Jainism is some of the religions which believe were combined in Hinduism. Hinduism is considering being timeless just because it has some similarities with religions that were already existed‚ so it was not possible to pin point when or who was founder of Hinduism. Hinduism’s teaching are based on the doctrines of samara and Karma‚ this pretty much stands for that one’s actions directly determines their
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