Look at the above picture. How are these customs similar?
Dec 16, 2015
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