280030331 | zhou dynasty | feudal overthrown to make way for the Qin dynasty | 0 | |
280030332 | qin dynasty | united China Shi Huangdhi was the ruler built the great wall and terra cotta army fierce ruler developed a legalist system burned books to discourage learning | 1 | |
280030333 | han dynasty | lead to Confucianism developed the exam system used a bureaucracy lead to a period of disorder | 2 | |
280030334 | tang/song dynasties | after period of disorder continued in confucianism continued with exams built a grand canal, now the yellow river | 3 | |
280030335 | ming dynasty | created beautiful pottery exploration gave way to isolation suspicion of the outside world | 4 | |
280030336 | how dynasties are relevant to China today | legalism continues today still use bureaucratic/exam systems dependant on the yellow river still create beautiful pottery super power ai wei wei | 5 | |
280030337 | japanese feudalism | had samurai as warriors lasted longer than the knights began to use a primitive form of gun bushido code light weight armor | 6 | |
280030338 | european feudalism | had knights as warriors had a chivalrous code used arrows and the long bow heavy suits of armor | 7 | |
280030339 | japanese/european similarities in feudalism | hereditary based on land land determined wealth and rank both used horses and swords to fight both had honor codes declined due to technology | 8 | |
280030340 | Sunni | believed any good muslim could lead 10% of Iran is Sunni 30% of Iraq is Sunni | 9 | |
280030341 | Shiite | believed a blood relative must lead party of Ali Ali was the grandson of Muhammed Ali was killed at the Battle of Karbala, Karbala is a city in modern day Iraq 90% of Iran is Shiite 60% of Iran is Shiite | 10 | |
280030342 | Sunni/Shiite impact on the world | WARS. riots related to religion all the time Sunnis and Shiites kill each other on a regular basis | 11 | |
280030343 | height of the muslim culture | after the mongols invaded in 1258 astronomy, sciences, literature, medicine open to jews& christians/tolerated excessive spending & corruption, pleasure palaces, drugs, buildings | 12 | |
280030344 | fall then rise of muslim culture | too much corruption returned to religious fundamentalism preferred religion over secularism tolerated secularism to further knowledge lack of tolerance, rivalry, and ignorance | 13 |
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