Travel Brochure China By Quinn Charles Period 3

Travel Brochure China By: Quinn Charles Period 3 February 7 th qcharles. weebley. com

Chinese Dynasties 589 -618 A. D. Sui 960 -1279 A. D. Song 1368 -1644 A. D. Ming ____________________ 618 -907 A. D. Tang 1260 -1368 A. D. Yuan 1644 -1912 A. D. Manchu

Religion in China In China there were 3 major religions. 1. Buddhism 2. Confucianism 3. Daoism 1. Buddhism follows the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama more commonly known as Buddha. Buddhists believe that life is suffering, and to overcome the suffering in the world you must overcome desire. When a person completes this they are considered enlightened. To achieve this you must care for all living things, and become at peace in your mind. 2. Confucianism follows the teachings of Confucius. Confucianism believes In proper conduct, respect for elders, and education. They believe in the five relationships: Ruler and Subject, Parent and Child, Husband Wife, Sibling and Sibling, Friend and Friend It was believed that to be harmonious in these relationships you would have to show absolute respect and obedience to the one in authority. 3. Daoism follow the teachings of Laozi. In this belief humans should consider themselves a part of nature. They should also live in harmony with the natural world. Nature Doesn’t want money of power, so why should we? Daoism doesn’t believe in a strong government. They think that happiness comes from balancing opposite forces: yin and yang [water and fire, earth and sky, day and night peanut butter and jelly]

Economy In China, they used copper to make what they called “cash”. The cash was hung up on strings, and they would trade goods for cash. Eventually, the cash became too heavy. People made the cash into paper money. Pretty soon people were using paper money to buy things, just like we do today. This is called a money economy.

Political Structures In china, the emperor was in charge. To have a high government position you had to be an aristocrat. Aristocrats were the only ones who could pay the expensive tuition for the training to take the tests, by scholars. The tests were to get you a high government position. Later on, the government positions could be held by people with a lower social class. This was a system based on meritocracy. You can keep your job if you perform well, and you would loose your job if you performed poorly, and it had nothing to do with your social class.

Achievements The Chinese had many lasting achievements, and we still use some of them today. 1. Abacus: The abacus is a counting device, developed during the song dynasty. The abacus was perfected in the 14 th century people still use the abacus today. 2. Paper Money: Paper money was first called “flying money” because it was so light. Coins were too hard to transport so paper money was invented. We all still use paper money today. 3. Porcelain: Porcelain was used/perfected during the Song and Ming dynasties. They figured out how to fire clay so that they could make ceramics. People today use clay and porcelain 4. Inns and Hostels: Inns and Hostels were used for travelers, and even now we still have them. 5. Music: During the Song dynasty music became very important. The most popular instrument was called the quin. It was a board with strings, you would play it on a table. It is very much like a modern day guitar.