Han Dynasty

Women during the Tokugawa period were expected to be good Confucian wives and were restricted in many aspects of their life. Although multiple expectations were bent in real life situations. In Onna Daigaku, Kaibara Ekiken writes on how a woman should and should not act in public. He also writes several different reasons why a woman should be divorced. This primary source is important in understanding what was expected out of women during this period and helps us apply it to other readings. An

What does it mean to be American? The American identity has always been a complicated discussion. It is by nature identified by diversity. Many think it has to do with the birthplace of the person and others think it has to do with their inheritance. In 2011, Amy Chua published Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother as a memoir. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother presents the evolution of this American woman. The elements of Chuas evolution seemed to involve; native identity; inherited identity; resisted identity

Have you wondered why Islamic art and ancient Chinese art look similar sometimes and look different at other times? The art styles of ancient China and the Islam world have some similarities and some differences. I’ll be going over the similarities first. then the differences of the two styles of art. There are less similarities in these two styles of art, so it’ll be easier to talk about them first. The first thing these two styles have in common are that they both used were funeral buildings. Islam

Classical China and Classical India were truly great civilizations known for their contributions to modern China and India, but ancient China has always been more popular in research than ancient India for some reason, possibly because of it being of the major powers in the world today. According to the author of History, Time, and Knowledge in Ancient India, “The lack of interest in history in ancient India has often been noted and contrasted with the situation in China and the West.” (Perrett 1)

During the Warring States period, the state adopted legalists policies, helping China unify after defeating its rivals for the first time in centuries. The King of Qin then decided the title " King" was not good enough so he started calling himself the " First Emperor ", a title hey coined himself, or invented. His state however did not out last him. Once in charge of all of China, the First Emperor and his Legalist minister Li Si embarked on a sweeping program of centralization that touched

Alexis Bingham Confucianism as an Ethical System Is Confucianism a religion? The answer is not a simple one. It seems almost arrogant for me, a student in the western world, to proclaim an announcement on one of Asia’s largest belief systems. Certainly some of its followers believe it to be a religion. Others may believe it to be an ethical system. From my outside perspective based on what we have learned, I believe Confucius did not intend to create a religion. This does not necessarily preclude

should treat his/her parents and ancestors. These Confucian teachings in this particular excerpt explain why it was deemed a top priority to respect and honor one’s parents and ancestors. Ancestor worship is an ancient cultural tradition practiced in Han China during which a strict caste system was in place. From top to bottom the caste system consisted of: aristocrats and bureaucrats, skilled laborers and farmers, merchants, unskilled workers and servants, and a very small population of slaves. In

Confucianism is a system of philosophical and ethical teachings founded by Confucius. It explores and teaches a sense of doing what is right, serving their superiors diligently and loyally, and to display benevolence towards others. It also practices rituals and teaches morals on how we were created which are aspects that define a belief system to be a religion. Confucianism, in terms of relating to other countries, does not have a strong connection or relevance to the 21st Century Australian society

In examining Confucianism, we find that it is a teaching of philosophy and not of theology, as it does not study a god or nature; rather, Confucianism is considered humanism and is a philosophy that is concerned with human beings (Pecorino, 2001). That said, adherents of Confucianism still revere both gods and nature. Confucianism’s teachings and philosophy influence other major religions through some of its guiding principles, namely those of moral and ethical value (Durham, n.d.). Confucianism

Not much is known about the author of this article, Xu Youwei. Since the author is not very critically acclaimed the information provided about her is limited. Xu Youwei is an associate professor at Hefei College of Education. Although the age of Confucius has passed, his ideas live on through his contributions to Ancient Chinese culture. As discussed in this article, Confucius was engulfed in the field of education. He “was the first most important great educationalist in the history of Chinese