Transcript Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism

CHINA DYNASTIES
Events Outside of China at the Same Time
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Dynasty
Egypt
Neolithic, Shang
Assyria
Zhou
Greece
Qin
Roman Empire
Han
Dark Ages
Three Kingdoms ,Jin, Sui
Charlemagne
Tang, Five Dynasties
Feudalism
Song, Yuan
Renaissance
Ming
Industrial Revolution
Qing
Qin Dynasty 221-207bc
• First dynasty to rule/create
“China”
• First Emperor of China-Shi
Huangdi
• United China together
• Strong central government
• Start of bureaucracy
• Military expansion
• Starts the construction of the
Great Wall
Qin Inventions?
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Legalism
Standardized writing and language
Standardized money
Standardized system of
measurement
Irrigation projects
Building of the Great Wall
Terra cotta army
Expanded Network of Roads and
Canals
Multiplication Table
Han Dynasty
206 b.c.e -220 c.e.
• Confucian style government
• Rise of Scholar Class
• Introduce Civil Service
Examination
• Invent paper and porcelain
End of the Han Dynasty
• Patronage caused people to
make bad decisions.
• The taxes were extremely high
and the farmers revolted.
• The Han Dynasty lost the
Mandate of Heaven and was
torn apart.
Han Inventions?
• Silk Road
• Papermaking
• Iron technology (cast iron)
plowshares;Moldboard plow (kuan)
• Glazed pottery
• Wheelbarrow
• Seismograph (Chang Heng)
• Compass
• Ship's rudder
• Stirrups
• Drawloom weaving
• Embroidery for decorating garments
• Hot Air Balloon
• Chinese Examination System
3 kingdoms
• Complete chaos….
• Lots of death and destruction…
Confucianism
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Respect for elders
Good conduct
Completing duties to the family
Attaining virtue by studying the
classics (scholarship)
• or serving the government
(public service)
Daoism
• Based on the teachings of Laozi
(a Chinese Philosopher)
• Emphasized living in harmony
with nature
• Being content with life
Tang Dynasty
• Period of peace and stability
• Expansion of Silk Road to
increase trade
• Buddhism
• Many new inventions
Tang Inventions
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Tea
Block Printing
Scroll painting
Three Doctrines (Buddhism,
Confucianism, Taoism)
Gunpowder
Porcelain
Brandy and whiskey
Flame-thrower
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• Matches, Odometer, Umbrella,
Paddle Wheel Ship
5 Dynasties
• Death and Chaos….
Song Dynasty
• Period of peace and stability
• Buddhism + Confucianism =
Neo-Confucianism
• Tons of new inventions
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Magnetic compass
Rocket and multi-stage rockets
Printing (movable type)
Guns and Cannons
Winemaking
Chain Drive Mechanism
Mechanical Clock
Yuan Dynasty
• China falls to the
Mongolians/Khans
• Genghis Khan
• Government was extremely
cruel to the Chinese
• Lots of trade with foreigners
and the West
• Marco Polo – 1st European account
of China
Yuan Inventions
• Decimal Numbers
• Chairs
Ming Dynasty
• Expansionist and Isolationist
• Fear of foreign influence