look at the above picture. how are these customs similar?
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Look at the above picture. How are these customs similar?
China in the Middle Ages
Sui Dynasty 500s – 600s
Grand CanalWorld’s oldest & longest 1,114 mi.
http://www.tour-beijing.com/hangzhou_attractions/grand_canal.php
http://www.chinatour2u.com/images/Grand%20Canal1.jpg
Tang Dynasty 600s – 900sGolden AgeZen Buddhism – meditation
ConfucianismRice & tea
Sung Dynasty (900s – 1200s)
Wealthy classFoot binding – women of the house didn’t have to work – sign of wealth
http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/wakingdream/interim-2007/1180454640/tpod.html
http://blog.asiahotels.com/strange-cultural-habits-in-china/footbinding/
http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/01257/foot.html
Mongols Mounted warriors – cavalry Genghis Khan “Universal Ruler”
Conquered Beijing Grandson Kublai Khan
Conquered the rest of China Grandson Batu
Invaded Russia & Europe Golden Horde
Marco Polo
Merchant & explorer@ 17 left Venice for ChinaTraveled around China for 17 yrs.
Japan
Japan
Archipelago – island chain
Kamikaze “Divine Wind” – typhoon that stopped Mongol invasion
http://hhh.gavilan.edu/mturetzky/Pols3/Lecture6TheJapanesePoliticalSystem.htm
Shinto
Only found in Japan“Way of the kami” – nature
spiritsNo scripture or doctrinePrayers & rituals to please
“kami”Existed alongside Zen
Buddhism
Torii – Shinto shrine
http://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotos-g298561-d306478-Granvia_Hiroshima_Hotel-Hiroshima_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Chugoku.html
Japan’s Feudal System
EmperorShogun – general controlled
military, $, & lawsDaimyo – local lordsSamurai – warriors hired by
lords for protectionPeasants
Bushido
Code of the samurai “way of the warrior”
Bravery, loyalty, honorSeppuku or “hara-kiri”–
ceremonial suicide to avoid dishonor
http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00716/thesamurai.html