China Key Info
Friday, September 21, 2018
Dynasty Overview:
Qin (chin): first dynasty
that united China
5 Dynasties that lasted
more than 200 years:
• Han
• Tang (Tong)
• Song
• Ming
• Qing
Environment:
Were farmers and
deforestation, drought, and
other natural disasters
happened.
Sometimes were also result
of choices of the
bureaucracy (government)
One explanation for the
collapse of the Han was
natural disasters caused
famines and rebellions by
the peasant class
Innovation/Movement:
Zheng He, voyages went
around the world, peaceful,
and brought China fame. Had
fleet of hundreds of boats and
went on several voyages.
Conflict:
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• Fought within state,
Potential:
Different
interpretations of
human nature gave rise
to different
philosophies about how
to govern, motivate and
education people.
- The Qin used a form of
harsh legalism that
started from the
assumption that people
would generally act
badly and needed strict
but fair punishments to
be controlled.
- The Han use
Confucianism, and
generally believed that
people could be taught
to act morally and that
would promote social
stability.
Confucianism key
concept: 5
relationships, gave
people roles to follow in
relation to others.
Ideally created mutual
respect, but also
created hierarchy in
society.
1. Father/son
2. Ruler/subject
3. Husband/wife
4. Elder bro/younger bro
5. Friend/Friend
Key Idea: later
dynasties used a mix of
legalism and
Confucianism in laws
Interesting
facts:
many dynasties formed Female Empress Wu
after conquering other Zeitan, only one in
groups dynasties
• Fought outside
of state, but
Buddhism and
Daoism were also
also attempted
practiced in China,
to bribe and
people would often
negotiate,
mix beliefs from all 3
Xiongnu
religions
Civil service exams
Power: were high stakes,
much like entrance
• Emperor ruled over
exams in the US or
all
China today
• Ruled through
government
bureaucracy that
people could test into
Key
through civil service
examinations based quotes/Primary
on Confucian texts Source:
about morality and "The vast majority of
relationships boys did not in fact, a
• Mandate of heaven, relatively large
meant that ruler was percentage of boys
blessed by the gods, ended schooling no
but also meant had to later than after the
act morally to first five or six
maintain that years…Only those
mandate. Rulers who from wealthier
made bad decisions, families or showing
or acted immorally
exceptional promise
could be said to have and having wealthy
lost the mandate and sponsors who were
be subject to impressed by their
rebellion and potential could
discontent, continue their studies
sometimes a KEY and compete in the
REASON why examination system."
dynasties would end - Asia for Educators
• Emperor was like Important: Shows
father to all of China. that thought exams
seemed open, were
Expected to act
often based on
following
wealth and class.
Confucianism