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What was the primary element that Zhu Xi added to the Confucian tradition in China? |
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Themes from the Orthodox Church |
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What characterized Chinese art during the T’ang and Sung dynasties? |
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- sculptures
- religious themes
- native pottery
- poetry (young gentlemen)
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What characterized Chinese science during this period? |
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- governmental maps
- plants and mineral
- chemistry
- forensic science
- precise and practicle
- p.232
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Characterize the position of women, especially in prosperous urban areas, during the T’and dynasty. |
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Deteriated due to - rising prosperity
- men having multiple wives
- foot-binding practiced
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Characterize the position of women, especially in prosperous urban areas, during the Sung dynasty. |
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Increased - gained education
- did business
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How did the introduction of Chinese culture into Japan effect the position of women? |
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Confuscianism - confined women to household
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What elements in Chinese culture had influences on Japanese culture? |
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copied: - bureaucracy
- calendar
- Buddhism
- Confuscism
- women
- p.241
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What was the preferred form of literary expression in post-Classical China? |
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What was the preferred form of literary expression in Japan? |
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What was Japanese feudalism like? |
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What group served as an influential class (aristocrats) in Chinese civilization? |
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What was the T'ang dynasty's attitude towards Buddhism? Why? |
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What was the only other foreign influence in China besides Western influences in the 19th century? |
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In what areas of culture did Chinese civilization excel during the spread of east Asian civilization? |
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