600-1450 Remember each box needs two separate examples. Continuity (Something that has stayed the same from the beginning of the period to the end) Change (Something that has changed from the beginning of the period until the end) East Asia 1. Buddhism which found its way to China through the Silk Road becomes a highly influential religion among the people and among the emperors from the Sui, Tang, Song, and even the Mongol Yuan dynasties.
Han and Yuan Dynasty: how it changed the religion The Han and Yuan dynasties were very different. The role of the chinese religion affected these dynasties in many ways. The Yuan dynasty was the biggest empire in China. This empire included Monglos. Monglos empire believed in making a dynasty.
The three aspects that were most molded in these centuries were religion, technology and, in turn, society. Religion in China was constantly changing and blending during the Sui, Tang, and Song dynasty. Buddhist influence and Confucian knowledge made up the government's ideologies during the Sui/Tang Era, later Daoist and Confucian rivals rethought Buddhist philosophy and allowed for the rebirth of old traditions with modern aspects and innovation. Technology during these eras were constantly in motion the Tang dynasty mostly left ideas that the Song dynasty perfected over time.
The Yuan dynasty also known as the Mongol dynasty, was considered a brief irrelevance in China’s long history. There are many arguments to say that the Yuan dynasty did in fact make its mark on China’s history. Whereas others argue that the Yuan dynasty was in fact, a irrelevance in China’s history that does not need to be as noted as other dynasties of greater importance. The Yuan dynasty came to pass after the Song dynasty was destroyed by the Mongols river battles and sieges against them. This was only the start of the Mongols reign and need of power.
The Qin Dynasty reigned over a small period but made great/bad changes to Ancient China. The first emperor of the Qin Dynasty was Qin Shi Huang, a legalist. The Qin Dynasty was full of legalist changes. Qin Dynasty was changed by Qin Shi Huang by introducing legalism, making laws, and standardizing money for Ancient China. The Qin Dynasty was full of legalist change.
Throughout China’s long history, there have been eleven imperial dynasties that all affected China and the rest of the world in some way. However, one dynasty in particular had the most impact on both China and the world as a whole: the Song Dynasty. Part of China’s Golden Age, the Song Dynasty lasted nearly 320 years from 960-1279. The Song Dynasty helped unify China as it brought together the small states that came from the collapse of the preceding Tang Dynasty. During the Song Dynasty, China saw great technological advancement that also benefitted the entire world.
There are many different things about the Han and Yuan Dynasties. The Han Dynasty was from 206 BCE to 220 AD, and the Yuan Dynasty was from 1271-1369 AD. In the Han Dynasty, the main religion was Taoism, but Confucianism also played a very important role. In the Yuan dynasty, or Mongol Dynasty, they combined the Mongol religion of Buddhism, and the Chinese-based religion of Taoism.
The Qing had Hung Taiji and Li Zicheng who were key instruments in taking over the Ming dynasty and Beijing. Both dynasties had eventful paths to power, many achievements while in power, and a particular decline in power. The empire that came first was the Ming dynasty. This group reigned for about 300 years and was in power from 1368-1644.
THe most successful dynasty is the yuan because they had many accomplishments and wealth. Because the Mongols took over they made their own rules in order to structure the class system. The Four Class system Separated people based by race into four classes in each class they got different treatment in political, legal and military training and rules. But, unfortunately The Mongols were racist to the Chinese because they put them at the bottom of the four-class system. But however the Mongols did feed everyone, they did not leave anyone starving, even though the Chinese were on the bottom everyone was taken care of.
The Han Dynasty was known for their span over four centuries, their inventions, history, and as the Golden Age. The Han Dynasty is said to be the Golden Age because they were considered to be the ones that had the most scientific improvements and brought back learning to China. They were also considered to be the establishers of most of the Chinese culture today, that some people even created a word denoting someone that is ethnically Chinese as “Han.” The Han Dynasty had a substantial importance to how the Chinese culture is shaped today by both positive and negative improvements during 206 BCE-220CE. First of all, we need to learn a little about the Han Dynasty and how they came to be.
A centralized government dominated china during this era with very strong dynasties. Each dynasty ruled with a different approach however. Some were more brutal and others seemed mote fair. Government laws varied with each dynasty.
There where many factors that led China to political unification in contrast to India. One factor is, dynasties such as the Zhou Dynasty who kept the same political system as its predecessors, where India had changed many things and continued to change political and social systems. India was very fragmented in political unification because, India was and still is a land of diversity. Ancient India was also not as organized as Ancient China in ruling. When the Zhou kingdom had started to end and break apart into many powerful states a “relativity young state of Qin located in the original homeland of the Zhou, emerged as a key player in conflicts”(p.
The Yuan dynasty was a vast portion of the extensive Mongol empire, mostly residing in China. It was created by Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan. It lasted from 1271 AD to 1368 AD. The Mongol empire became the Yuan Dynasty. The territory stretched across all of modern day China.
China was said to live through many fascinating dynasties, but the Tang dynasty was said to be the greatest of Chinese history. The Tang dynasty was an age of historical achievements and innovations, a golden era. The Tang ruled over China through 618 to 907 AD. Two of the main religions during this dynasty were Daoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism. The Tang Dynasty flowed with prosperity and new ideas.
The Hsia Dynasty considered the first dynasty in China. However this dynasty is legendary because there is little archeological evidence to support existence. It is dated from 2205 BCE to 1760 BCE. According to the legend Yu was the wise king who invented a way to control flooding of the Huang He River so that people could live there. Since there is very little evidence to support the story, the second dynasty, called the Shang Dynasty, is the first one recorded
