China

http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/goldenages/china.cfm

http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/beliefsystems/confucianism.cfm

Write one 8-12 sentence summary that describes Confucianism and the Han Dynasty.

Monday, December 03, 2007 1:36 PM jcolantuono

Comments

Erik.S said:

    The Han Dynasty was one of the most influencial and beneficial to China.With the Han came a time of peace and knowledge.Han scientist made the basics of what we learn today in zoology,chemistry,and botany.Making herbs to relieve pain is one of the inventions made by Han scientist and made medicine from herbs.Han artist are also well known for there skills in carving.During the Han Dynasty was when Confucianism became the official religion in China.Confucianism was created by a man called Kong Fu Zi during the Chou Dynasty around 500 B.C.Seeing his country in such distrees Kong made some of the greatest phiosophys of all time.Kongs philosophys streesed the need of a sense of social order and mutual respect.Known as the Analects are some of Kongs greatest writings such as the Five Relationships.The Five Rlationships are that if everyone new their place in society then society whould prevail.Kong also saw kindness and respect as a great tool in society.Jen,Li,and Filial Piety are also some believes of Confucianism.Kongs teachings are still practiced today traditionally in southeast Asia and is one of the largest belief systems in the world.
December 3, 2007 3:53 PM

P. Krasowski said:

The Han Dynasty lasted from 206 BCE to 220CE. Under emperor Wudi, who was the Chinese emperor at that time, China grew in its government and economy. During this time, the Silk Road opened as a major trade route. Trade between this trade route resulted in many new products for the Chinese. The Chinese during that time wrote books for various topics from zoology to chemistry and also invented many new things such as the fishing reel and the wheelbarrow and also discovered the process of making paper from wood. Han physicians also developed acupuncture which a medical technique that placed needles into the skin to help the flow of energy. Other medical treatments resulted in using plants into herbal remedies. Han architects were also famous at this time for their work with jade, wood, and ivory with the building of other temples.  During the Han Dynasty, Confucianism became the official belief system, or religion of China. The confucian system of government was used in China for about 2000 years.
December 3, 2007 6:10 PM

KCichon said:

During Han Dynasty, there was many cultural and intellectual achievements that came as a result of Wudi's leadership. During Han Dynasty, China has experienced gold age, due to the big achievements in chemistry and sculpture making. Architects were well recognized by their creative work with materials such as jade, ivory, and wood. At that time, China was well known for their skills of making silk. Confucianism became one of the belief systems in China. Rules that people followed can be best described through the Five Relationships so everyone knew their place in society.
December 3, 2007 6:24 PM

AChu said:

During the Han Dynasty, China had many cultural and intellectual achievements due to the strong leadership of Emperor Wudi. China expanded both government wise and economically. The Silk road was a major trade route because it brought China to other civilizations and they got new products such as grapes and cucumbers.
Han scientists wrote textbooks ranging from zoology, botany, and chemistry on paper made from wood pulp. They also created accurate clocks because they were advanced astronomers. The doctors created acupuncture to relieve pain and treat some illnesses.
Confucianism became the main belief system under the Hans. Confucianism was founded by Confucius who lived during the Chou Dynasty. He believed in respect and social order which is now known as a philosophy called Confucianism which is explained in the Five Relations:
"Ruler to ruled, father to son, older brother to younger brother, husband to wife, and friend to friend."
Confucius also believed that if everyone knew their place in society than there would be peace and order. In order to reach an ordered society, you need to practice a few concepts:
"Jen: Human kindness should be shown towards others
Li: Proper etiquette should always be used, and one should always strive to achieve perfect virtue
Filial Piety: One should respect their elders"
December 3, 2007 6:41 PM

L.Aviles said:

The earliest dynasty is said to be the Shang Dynasty. It had a huge impact in the Chinese culture. They invented a system of writing in which included 10,000 types of characters. The founder Kong Fu Zi, lived in China. Once trasnlated in European its Confucius. He believed that the only cure was to stress a sense of social order and mutual respect. Afterwards, this philosophy was then known as Confucianism. This philosophy is still practiced in Southeast Asia. Confucius  teaches that there is social order to society.
December 3, 2007 6:44 PM

K.Macconnoran said:

During 206 B.C. The Han Dynasty ruled China.  This leadedship had the Chinese people happy due to their golden age. A golden age is a time in history where arts is very hih in achievement.  During this golden age the government and economy was getting stronger.  During Han's Dynasty, Confucianism is "the only cure was to stress a sense of social order and mutual respect."  A natural social order could have been best explained by the Five Relationships.  There are, Ruler to ruled, Father to son, Older brother to younger brother, Husband to wife, and Friend to friend. Confucianism  became a belief that was offical in China.  The Hans created a civil service exam, which tested people on Confucianism inorder to be eligiable for a government job.
December 3, 2007 6:53 PM

L.UREÑA said:

               The Han Dynasty and Confucianism are both important to china. The han dynasty led  to many acievements such as cultural achievements. Also, the Han Dynasty made confucianism their official religion. The Han Dynasty made the Civil Service Exam which was required in order to you to work for the government. The Civil Service Exam was based on confucianism. Confucianism is a philosophy that was developed by confucious. Confucianism developed in China at about 500 B.C.E. Confucianism teaches that theres natural social order to society. Finally the teaching of natural social order to society is explained threw the Five Relationships.
December 3, 2007 7:52 PM

CHo said:

The Han Dynasty lasted from 206 BCE - 220 CE. It was considered a Golden Age, which occurs in time of peace. Emporer Wudi was a strong leader that shared many cultural and smart achievments. Because of Wudi, China's government and economy strengthened. For the Hans, Confucianism was the official belief system of China. There was a Confucian system of government used in China. The founder of Confucianism was Kong Fu Zi. Confucianism teaches that there is a social order. This is explained in the Five Relationships, which was: 1. Ruler to ruled. 2. Father to son. 3. Older brother to younger brother. 4. Husband to wife. 5. Friend to friend.
December 3, 2007 7:58 PM

i. Londono said:

Dynastic china involves Shang dynasty. The Shang dynasty believed it was the earliest dynasty in china. Their major contribution was the system of writing. Zhou dynasty defeated the Shang and set their own dynasty. They claimed the Mandate of Heaven.  Han dynasty had many cultural intellectual achievements. Tang dynasty reestablished a united government. Song dynasty was after the tang dynasty and had no strong central government. Ming dynasty restored the Confucian government and customs of china. Confucianism lived in china during the Chou dynasty. Confucianism teaches the five relationships. His teaching were ruler to ruled, father to san, older brother to younger brother, husband to wife, and friend to friend. He meant that the second one was the subordinate of the first.  
December 3, 2007 9:57 PM

D. Fuentes said:

     Confucianism was founded by Kong Fu Zi which translates to confucius. Confucianism was developed in China in about 500 BCE. this religion teaches that there is a natural social order to soceity under control. this best explained by the five relationshipd. The 5 relationships shows that if everyone knows their place then you can achevive an ordered society. they also teach a few cpncepts like Jen, Li, and filial piety.
     The Han Dynasty ruled from 206 BCE- 202 CE. the han dynasty created the glolden age. during th egolden age china strengthened its government, economy, and trade. also, confucianism became the official befief system in china. they made advances in science, medicine and architecture. Also, had several inventions such as the wheelbarrow.
     
December 3, 2007 10:09 PM

X.Esparza said:

China    

    Pictographs (pictures) and Ideographs (drawings) are things used in the system of writing, that the Shang Dynasty developed, between 1650-1027 BCE . The Shang Dynasty is known to be one of the oldest dynasties in China. Dynasty is a succession of rulers from the same family. The Zhou Dynasty removed the Shang from power by force in 1027-256BCE. To justify their rule, they used the Mandate of heaven. The mandate of heaven; the mandate of heaven is a belief that the ruler is sent by the gods. The Zhou Dynasty claimed that while they were ruling the government had been very good, and there were no floods, this showed that the gods were happy with the rule. While the Zhou Dynasty was at rule they traded, silk a new and later successful invention. They also developed a book, which included poems describing the life of Chinese back then. Between 206BCE - 220 CE when Han Dynasty was at rule china went through a Golden Age ( time when lots of art, literature, and science is gained. Also when there is a lot of peace). Confucianism was an official  belief system in China. Acupuncture was developed by Han Physicians. During 618-907 the Tan Dynasty ruled. They developed a law code, and renewed the canal system. Song Dynasty ruled from 960-1279, they reunited China after a period of chaos. They were also known for rice cultivation, fine porcelain, calligraphy, and landscape paintings. The Ming Dynasty is known for the famous “blue and white porcelain bases”. Zhen He was an explorer that establish different trade routes but after his death, Ming Emperor closed these trades to prevent the influence of other countries in China. But this made China more likely to be invaded by Europeans later on.
      The founder of Confucianism was Confusions, it developed in China approximately in 500 BCE.. Confusions believed that respect was the only cure to stress.
There were five relationships; Ruler to Ruler, Father to Son, Older Brother to Younger Brother, Husband to Wife, and Friend to Friend. It was believed that by people knowing were their place was, a peace could be maintained.      
 
December 3, 2007 10:20 PM

M. Chemas said:

In China there was a way of how the land was ruled. It was in time periods called Dynasties. The third one called the Han dynasty was said to be the golden age. It took place from 206 B.C - 220 C.E. The ruler during this time was Emperor Wudi. During this time the "silk road" was made opening an easier way to trade. During this time Confucianism was the official belief system of China. This is a belief that is pretty much about respect. It started in China around 500 B.C. Its rules are the Five relationships which explain how the order is. If everyone knows their place then order will exist.
December 3, 2007 11:23 PM

A.Marchena said:

Confucianism is a way of philosophy which a man named Confucius he believed that the only cure was to stress a sense of social order and mutual respect. Confucianism teaches that there is a natural social order to society which can best be explained through the Five Relationships.Ruler to ruled, Father to son,Older brother to younger brother,Husband to wife,  and Friend to friend. It was taught that if everyone knew their place in society, then order would prevail. The Analects was a significant writing for Confucianism. The Han Dynasty was Chinas golden age which who's ruler was Emperor Wudi. Under his commands china increased their government and economic statues by. opening of the   Silk Road as a major trade route.  Trade along the Silk Road brought China in contact with other  civilizations, and introduced new products such as cucumbers and grapes. They also setup a   Civil Service Exam based on Confucianism. Han scientists wrote textbooks on subjects ranging from   zoology to   botany and    chemistry. Han physicians developed   acupuncture to alleviate pain and to treat various illnesses. Han artists and  architects are noted for their detailed carvings in jade, wood, or ivory, and the building of elaborate temples.
December 4, 2007 12:19 AM

T.R said:

The Han Dynasty is known to be the earliest dynasty in china. During the Han Dynasty, under the ruleing of empepror Wudi the people had a "Golden Age". China had gotten strogner in not only there goverment but there econmy too. They were able to see the opening of the Slick Road which became a major trade route for them. There we also sciencetist who made text books and Han physicians and artist also made things in there fields of study. Some of the greatest minds come from China such as Confucius whos real name was Kong Fu Zi. He came up with the phiosophy named Confucianism. This was the offical belief system of China, under the Han Dynasty. This system was used for 2000 years. This had to deal with the Five Relationship.
December 4, 2007 6:47 PM

L. Cielo said:

Confucianism developed in China around 500 BCE. The founder of Confucianism was Kong Fu Zi. His teachings were later changed and spread by Mencius. Significant writing in the Confucianism religion is The Analects. Confucianism teaches that there is a natural social order to society which can best be explained through the Five Relationships which are:
1. Ruler to ruled
2. Father to son
3. Older brother to younger brother
4. Husband to wife
5. Friend to friend
There were also other rules in the Confucianism like the filial piety which states that a son must always respect his father.

The Han Dynasty lasted from 206BCE to 220CE. This time period is also known as the Golden Age. During this time period China grew in both in its government and economy. The Silk road started during this time which was a major trade route. With the Silk road new products were brought into China such as cucumbers and grapes.  It was under Hans’ rule that Confucianism became the main religion of China. In science many advancements also occurred scientist invented the process to make paper from wood pulp. They also created other useful devices such as the fishing reel and the wheel barrow.  Doctors also developed a way to treat many illnesses this method was called  acupuncture . This is the Chinese method of treating disorders by inserting needles into the skin. This is to help with the flow of energy that is thought to be blocked.


December 4, 2007 6:57 PM

MGrajek said:

confucianism is supposedly the natural social order.it taught the five relationships. the relationships are Ruler to ruled, Father to son, Older brother to younger brother, Husband to wife, Friend to friend. the han dynesty was the golden age of china. during that time the major trade route silk road opened up.during the golden age Confucianism became the official belief system of China.they created the fishing real and the weel barrel.they also developed acupuncture.
December 4, 2007 8:12 PM

M.Diaz said:

Confucianism believed that the only cure was to stress a sense of social order and mutual respect. He lived in China during the Chou Dynasty. The Shang dynasty is considered to be the earliest dynasty in China.The system of writing are pictographs.The Chinese system of writing has tens of thousands of characters.Its very difficult to learn.You can find the writing on oracle bones.Oracle bones are pieces of bone of turtle shell used by Shang priests to tell the future.
December 4, 2007 8:20 PM

R.Ballie <3 said:

The Han dynasty existed from206 BCE – 220 CE .It was said to be the true golden age of China.Under the rule of Emperor Wudi,they had alot of cultural and intellectual acheivments like having scientist write books on zoology,botany and chemistry along with that they had astronomers who created more accurate clocks,physicians created accupuncture&& architects who built elborate temple and many other things.
In the Hans Dynasty Confucianism became the OFFICIAL belief system of China.They created a test based on Confucianism,you had to take this test in order to enter the service in the government.

      Confucianism was founded by Kong Fu Zi in China around 500B.C.During the Chou Dynasty, there was lots of disorder and degrading moral standards.When Confucius realized that this lifestyle was destroying the chinese society,he started to stress a sense of social order and mutual respect.Confucius  then started teaching about the Five Relationships,which explained the natural social order to society .The Five Relationships are as follows:
[.1.]Ruler to ruled.
[.2.]Father to son.
[.3.]Older brother to younger brother.
[.4.]Husband to wife.
[.5.]Friend to friend.
Basically the first person is superior to the second,and the first person deserves more respect.Confucius believed that certain things needed to be practiced in order to acheive natural order.These beliefs were Jen which says that human kindness should be shown towards one another,The other was Li which i think means people shoUld always act respectable &&
Filial Piety which says that people should respect their elders.
P.S-kOng Fu Zi was translated by Europeans into Confucius



December 4, 2007 8:47 PM

crisostomo k. said:

   Confucious is the founder of Confucianism. Confucious didnt approve of  what appeared to be the fracturing of chinese society. He also bealieved that the only way to fix this was to stress a sence of social order and mutual respect.Confucianism developed in China around 500 BCE.It is still practiced in south East Asia. They consider the shan dynasty to be the first dynasty in china.  Confucianism became the official belief system of China under the hans.They also setup a Civil Service Exam. This exam was based on Confucianism. It needed to be passed in order to enter service in the government.
December 4, 2007 8:59 PM

D.Schnidman said:


      Confucius lived in china during the chou dynasty.
      there was disorder and confusion.Confucianism
      teaches about social order to spociety by five rules.
     1)ruler to ruled
     2)father to son
     3)older brother to younger brother
     4)husband to wife
     5)friend to friend
     China enjoyed a true golden age under the hans.
     Confucianism became the official belief system of
     china.China strengthened both its goverment and
     economy.
   
December 4, 2007 9:15 PM

S.Singh said:

Confucianism was founded was Kung Fu Zi also known as Confucius. This religion developed in China in around 500 BCE. Confucianism teaches the Five Relationships. The Five Relations is the natural social order to the society. Confucianism also teaches the filial piety which is the teachings that one should respect their elders.
During the Han Dynasty China experienced a golden age. They were under the leadership of Emperor Wudi during this time period. This time period also included the Silk Road. The Silk Road was the trade route from China to the Middle East. It was called the Silk Road because silk was China was important import.

December 4, 2007 10:37 PM

MStojanovic said:

The Han Dynasty was really good for China because it  made many achievments. Emperor Wudi helped China grow in government and economy. The Silk Road was created at this time period. The Silk Road helped China get in contact with other civilizations. During this time scientists invented a way to make paper, and rudder. They became experts in Zoology,Botany, and Chemistry. Confucianism was invented during the the Chou Dynasty. The founder wqs Kong Fu Zi. A major teaching is the 5 relationships. The 5 relationships are
1. ruler to ruled
2. Father to son
3. Older brother to younger brother
4. Husband to wife
5. Friend to friend
There are 3 things people practice
1. Jen which is human kindness
2. Li which is etiquette
3. Filial Piety which means you have to respect your elders.
December 5, 2007 12:09 PM

JGarbacz said:

     The founder of Confuctianism is Kong Fu Zi. Later, it was translated as Confucius by the Europeans. It was developed in China around 500 BC. Confucianism teaches that there is a natural social order to society. This can be explained through the Five Relationships.Ruler to ruled. Father to son, Older brother to younger brother,  Husband to wife, and Friend to friend.

The Han Dynasty was from 206 BC to 220 C. China strengthened both it's government and economy. The Silk Road was a major trade route. Trading that was along the Silk Road brought China in contact with other civilizations and cultures.  Confucianism became the official belief system of China at the time of Han Dynasty.
December 5, 2007 5:00 PM

ALisiecki >< XD said:

Confucius lived in China during the Chou Dynasty. During the Chou Dynasty, there was confusion and disorder. KOng Fu Zi was the founder of Counfucius. It developed in China near 500 BCE. the beliefs of Confuciusism is Ruler to ruled. Father to son, Older brother to younger brother, Husband to wife, Friend to friend. If everyone knew their place in society, order wooould come. There were also other rules to be followed. The names of the rules were Jen, Li, Filial Piety.
Jen meant  that human kindness should be shown towards one another. Li meant that proper etiquette should always be used, and one should strive to achieve perfect virtue. The last one filial piety; meant that one should respect their elders.
December 11, 2007 7:21 PM

ALisiecki said:

I forgot about the other summary, this is about the Han dynasty.

Many cultural and intellectual things came as a result of the strong leader ship of Emporer Wudi. Wudi increased the government and economy under China. He saw the opening of the silk road. This road brought trade with other civilizations and they were able to get different things. Han scientists write books  from zoology to botany and chemistry. They developed acupuncture
to treat illnesses and pains.
December 11, 2007 7:28 PM

What do you think?

(required) 
(required) 
Enter the code you see below

 Return to 31 Butterflies Home