Ancient China lasted so long from their Geography, Religion, and Achievement. China’s geography has helped the civilization last over 4,000 years because it made good trade routes, allowed them to get good resources to get significant money. Religion has helped China’s civilization because it created and push out treads they do today. Achievements helped the Chinese civilization last over 4,000 years because it helps their economy and made it easier to protect from invaders and some of the inventions that are still used today. Ancient China lasted so long from their Geography, Religion, and Achievement
China’s geography has helped the civilization last over 4,000 years because it made good trade routes, allowed them to get good resources to get significant money. The map shows ancient China’s geography is made up of the “Yellow and East China seas, the Gobi desert, the great wall, silk route, Taklamakan desert, Himalayas mountains and a couple river.” This helped China because things like the silk route connected China to many countries including today Germany and the great wall was protection and they were also used to help spy in and outside of the kingdom. China’s geography has helped the civilization last over 4,000 years because it made good trade routes.
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The Chinese believed in many gods. This means they were Polytheism. The three religions that the Ancient Chinese followed were Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism. Taoism believes that they shouldn’t sacrificial animal so they stopped doing that. Religion has helped China’s civilization because it created and push out treads they do
To begin with, understanding what was happening in China that caused these changes is key. One thing that changed was the opinions of the educated on cultural festivals. These festivals were to "exorcise evil and bring good fortune" (SMCD 112). But in later years, these festivals began to attract thousands of people and participation
As in terms of economics, China grew prosperous through trade, military expansion, invention of tools and other means of convenience and through the market economy. From the Han Dynasty China began to build again. The Sui Dynasty constructed the Grand Canal. The Grand Canal was an artificial canal that extended 1,240 miles. It enabled merchants and farmers to travel by water, selling an abundance of rice and other crops. This canal was extremely expensive but throughout the years paid itself off by providing travel routes north and south of China. The Sui Dynasty also built palaces, granarie...
The Buddhist brought with them the concept of multiple gods and Buddha’s “spiritual state to provide the power for humans to make the transition into death and the afterlife successfully” (Corduan, 2012, p.410). Confucianism brought the obedience of the child to the parent into Chinese mainstream life, plus the “social stratification and codes governing dress, actions and communication” (Corduan, 2012, p.409). Taoism introduced the balance of forces in harmony in spirits in the form of yin and yang, thus creating that balance of nature and humans (Corduan, 2012). Christianity influenced Chinese life both socially and economically by introducing the concepts of “love for one’s neighbor, self-discipline, and trust” (Lu, 2014, p.2) as both essential and beneficial (Lu, 2014). All of these together with the traditional Chinese religion, give the Chinese culture it’s popular religion
Regarding religion, Chinese culture saw the emergence of Confucianism and Buddhism as the major influence. Confucianism stressed filial piety which meant respecting elders and superiors, ruling righteously, and obeying commands and orders. Confucianism was introduced by the Chinese thinker Confucius. Buddhism was brought to China, but originated in India and was founded by Siddhartha Gautama. Followers of Buddhism worshipped Buddh...
China’s government was ruled by an emperor (king). The king had to do a very good job, and his people would have to like his work and effort, if not, they overthrew him and someone else came to rule. The mandate of heaven, or approval by the gods, was very important. For example, if the crops were good, and everything was moving along fine, it meant that the gods liked you. But if the...
In many countries, religion is very important, so important that some cultures use it in every aspect of their lives. China, like some other countries, is a multi-religious country.... ... middle of paper ... ...
China is one of the word’s four ancient civilizations. “China has more than 5000 years of ancient Chinese history” (http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/culture/china-history.htm). This includes all the Great dynasties, including three important ones. The Zhou dynasty, Ming dynasty, and the Manchu Qing dynasty. The Zhou dynasty is important because it helps us explain the Chinese concepts of the dynastic cycle of the mandate of heaven, and because of this it helps us explain the fall of the brilliant Ming dynasty to the Manchu Qing. These three dynasties are important to our history because of this.
China’s geography both isolated and helped its people. The Yangtze and Huang He Rivers, called the “Great Sorrow” because of flooding, provided fertile soil and clean water. Himalayan Mountains along China’s southern border protected China from many invasions, as they were hard to climb. Two other natural barriers are the Gobi and Taklamakan Desert, which are both boiling hot with very little water. China has many significant aspects, including its geography, Great Wall, Silk Road, art and math advancements, and the Tang Dynasty.
With more than 5000 years of history, China is one of the world's four ancient civilizations. Its architecture is a form of tangible cultural heritage. It gives each particular place its recognizable features and is the storehouse of human experience. Simultaneously, Chinese architecture is tightly associated with its culture.
What are the 3 main religions of China? The 3 main religions are Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism. Buddhism shows you how to end suffering. Confucianism is mainly about being respectful. Daoism is about how people should observe nature to know how to behave. Overall, these are the 3 main religions of China.
The important thing about China is that it went through five major dynasties, the Sui Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty, the Song Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty. It is true that
Arguably some of China’s most important Geographic sights were the two rivers the Yellow river in the north and the Yangtze river in the south. The Yellow River, mostly referred to as “the cradle of Chinese civilization” or “the Huang He River” stretches 3,395 miles long making this river the sixth longest river in the world. The Yangzte River, just South of the Yellow river stretches an impressive 3,988 miles making it the third longest river in the world. Just like the Yellow River the Yangtze River Flows in the same direction [west to east] and played an important part in the rise of ancient China. Many farmers who lived by the river took advantage of the rainy weather and warm climate by using it to grow rice. Later on this land became
After the beginnings of agricultural booms across the world, civilizations led to empires. China was and still is one of the largest nations in the world, with a large population and industrial trade. During the legacy of the past dynasties, the provinces of China were all in position to take totalitarian power over one another. In my opinion, the most impressive feats accomplished by the Chinese were the Great Wall, Grand Canal, and naval fleet, all of which showcased early China’s attempts for a role in global dominance.
They have huge mountain ranges, cutting them off from Europe - the greatest powers at the time - and this separation from the rest of the world led them to believe they were superior than everyone else. They cut themselves off completely until European powers challenged them, won, and set up the open door policy. This created spheres of influence in china for several different countries. China at this point was very behind in modernization because they had isolated themselves
In chapter four pages 113-114, I will talk about the Shang religion which the Chinese believed during the ancient times and it had influence other religion believe in the future. During the ancient times, Chinese believed in offering and sacrificing during the Shang dynasty era. The Chinese believed if they offer meats, grains and wine to the gods and their ancestors, they will protect them from natural phenomena such as droughts, floods and provide them with a lot of harvests.The religion during the Shang dynasty did the ceremony, which is offering vegetables and fruits to the gods and ancestors. Emily Mark (2016) stated that “The Mandate of Heaven was the belief that Shanti ordained a certain emperor or dynasty to rule and allowed them to rule as long as they pleased him. When the rulers were no longer taking care of the people responsible, they were said to have lost the Mandate of Heaven and were replaced by another” (para. 5). Later on, the Chinese adopted Buddhism from India, Confucianism, and Daoism which they developed. The Chinese had a different form of interpreting the teaching of Buddhism. Emily Mark (2016) stated that “The gods, spirits, and ancestors could affect crops, the weather, childbirth, the king's health, warfare, and so on. The people worshiped personifications of nature” (para. 2). Without these religions from ancient times, the Chinese would not be able to create other religion. Therefore, the ancient times had a lot of influence in