JCS History 7.3 China in the Middle Ages, part 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Confucianism | the system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples, stressing love for humanity, ancestor worship, reverence for parents, and harmony in thought and conduct. |
| Buddhism | a religion, originated in India by Buddha (Gautama) and later spreading to China, Burma, Japan, Tibet, and parts of southeast Asia, holding that life is full of suffering caused by desire and that the way to end this suffering is through enlightenment that enables one to halt the endless sequence of births and deaths to which one is otherwise subject. |
| Daosim | philosophical system developed by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events [syn: Taoism] |
| Han Dynasty | mperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization: Great Wall of China built |
| Sui Dynasty | The Sui Dynasty lasted from 580-618 A Despite having a short lifetime, the Sui Dynasty accomplished many things. The Grand Canal was extended north from Hangzhou across the Yangzi to Yangzhou and then northwest to the region of Louyang. The internal administration also improved during this time, |
| Tang Dynasty | the imperial dynasty of China from 618 to 907: height of Chinese culture; developed printing, mass education. better agricultural methods, gunpowder and currency |
| Ming Dynasty | the imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644: began to expand Western trade |
| Qing Dynasty | the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu: began to isolate themselves from Western culture |
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