James O.
12/10/2014 03:19:38
So this chapter is emphasizing back and forth interaction and resulting change between China and its close/distant neighbors?
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James O.
12/10/2014 03:20:41
SORRY. Chapters don't emphasize *Strayer emphasizes*
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Bingham
12/10/2014 03:31:03
Yes, I think that is accurate, and a good way to study and organize your notes.
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Savanna
12/10/2014 04:40:23
Okay so here's my stab @ margin question 1 (sorry it's a little messy.....)
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James O.
12/10/2014 04:53:09
Sounds great to me! Thank you for tackling this one!
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Bingham
12/10/2014 05:15:04
Good analysis Savanna. Now see if you can group this data into categories/units of analysis.
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Bingham
12/10/2014 05:21:18
My own prompt got me thinking, maybe you guys could look. In this period, China's economy (especially by the Song) really became commercialized, looking very much like a capitalist system. People worked for wages, often in the form of currency, there were loans and letters of credit, entrepreneurship was tolerated, if not encouraged, by the government.
James O.
12/10/2014 04:50:40
What exactly does strayer mean in MQ 3 when he asks "What assumptions underlay the tribute system?"
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Bingham
12/10/2014 05:13:47
"Assumptions" as in underlying ideas, motives, perceived needs; like that.
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Bingham
12/10/2014 09:20:11
"he let out a long sigh of despair" *sigh
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Isabella Jarosz
12/10/2014 10:15:10
While answering MQ2 (In what ways did women's lives change during the Tang and Song dynasties?), it became clear to me that this question is both a change-over-time and a (slight) comparison. As shown by evidence, Tang China, while still slightly oppressive, was not as restricting as the Song China. Song China also offered new opportunities to women, as well as being restricting.
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Bingham
12/10/2014 13:18:37
Great thinking Isabella!
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Isabella Jarosz
12/10/2014 10:35:03
Here’s my stab at MQ3: “How did the Chinese and their nomadic neighbors to the north view each other?”. I organized it in a T-chart labeled “Nomadic view of China/dependence on China” and “Chinese view of nomads/dependence on nomads”. Some of this is very opinion-based, so you may not agree with the placement of some of the information. If so, feel free to comment.
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Isabella Jarosz
12/10/2014 10:35:43
Clarification: the information is not opinion-based, the placement is.
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Adele Carlson
12/10/2014 10:48:55
This is really helpful. Thanks! I would also add under the Chinese view of nomads that while they did need the nomads, they also saw the nomads as a military threat.
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Bingham
12/10/2014 13:23:07
This is great. My copy, the red book, has this in place of that margin question; slightly different.
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Hank Bond
14/10/2014 14:07:57
When you say that Chinese culture had only a modest impact on Northern nomads that makes me worried I misunderstood. The way I understood it is that Strayer says that the back and forth interaction between China and nomads impacted each greatly in that the trade of horses and furs to China from the steppes and fine goods from China to the steppes brought the nations closer. Not always in a good way of course because their constant invasions of each others land also impact each side greatly. Ultimately these interactions meant each people were heavily influenced, sometimes integrated into the others societies.
Bridget Fenner
16/10/2014 16:56:41
(Directed at Hank) Sorry this is so late, but Bingham is referencing on page 251 when strayer says, "Chinese culture had only a modest impact on the nomadic people of the northern steppes." It's located right next to MQ#6; just think big picture in relation to MQ#3
Allie
12/10/2014 10:58:11
On page 256 in the yellow book, under the section "Japan & China", Strayer writes "When wise men are entrusted with office, the sound of praise arises.... they will surely be managed." Is this a quote form the Seventeen Article Constitution? If not what is this from?
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Adele Carlson
12/10/2014 11:07:35
**^ It is
Allie Elkhadem
12/10/2014 12:12:29
Thank you!
Allie
12/10/2014 12:04:21
Here is my answer to MQ # 10- What facilitated the rooting of Buddhism within China?
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Kimani
12/10/2014 12:22:21
looks pretty solid, allie!! but, correct me if im wrong, i think that "sui emperor wendi constructed monastaries at the base of the 5 chinese sacred mountains and that further identified buddhism with chinese traditional culture" should also be in there
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Allie
12/10/2014 12:23:50
I missed that! Thanks Kimani, that should definitely be in there
Kimani
12/10/2014 12:24:45
no prob, bob!
Allie
12/10/2014 12:25:43
Here is my answer to MQ # 11: What were the major sources of opposition to Buddhism within China?
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Kimani
12/10/2014 12:47:04
ok, i dont mean to keep revising your answers like some kind of weird editor, but i think you should add a few points to your answer. Again, correct me if you find any faults.
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Bingham
12/10/2014 13:26:27
Don't apologize. There really is such a thing as constructive criticism, and it does not imply personal insult. Critique is essential to learning! And your comments are both appropriate and accurate.
Allie
12/10/2014 12:45:30
Here's the other link because the first one wasn't working:
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Bingham
12/10/2014 13:29:04
Awesome again! Yay mind maps! Keep doing this Allie, I promise it will pay off.
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Bingham
12/10/2014 13:33:04
One last post before I drift away....
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Augi
12/10/2014 14:01:48
When Strayer is talking about China's influence on Japan he talks about serfdom. I know that it's a history jargon word, but I never fully understood it. Could someone explain it to me?
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Allie
12/10/2014 14:13:26
So a serf is a person who works a person's land. The serf is required to do this labor and work the owner's property. The serf is included in the property (when the land is sold from one owner to another the serf continues working on the property). Serfs are very similar to slaves, but the major difference I saw was that slaves were property of a person and serfs were more tied to one distinct piece of land.
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Allie
12/10/2014 15:07:03
Here's my answer to BP #2: Based on this chapter, how would you respond to the idea that China was a self-contained or isolated civilization?
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Augi
13/10/2014 13:47:03
Lookin' good Allie here's some things I would add:
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cristina
14/10/2014 13:54:42
just in case anyone wants to argue the other side of the question (ie that china WAS self-contained), you could use the theory of the tribute system as evidence. an underlying belief of the system was that china was a self sufficient empire.
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Allie
12/10/2014 15:39:46
Here's another one of my answers.
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Bethany
13/10/2014 14:31:50
My attempt at :MQ9- In what ways did China participate in the world of Eurasian commerce and exchange, and with what outcomes?
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Bethany
14/10/2014 15:01:37
Was the tribute system around during the Han dynasty?
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Bingham
14/10/2014 23:37:10
Nope
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Bethany
15/10/2014 13:02:19
Could someone please post their response to MQ7? I want to make sure I didn't overlook anything.
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Savanna
15/10/2014 15:22:15
MQ 7:
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Bethany
15/10/2014 15:45:58
Aghhh I'm sorry, I was looking at the wrong question. I meant MQ6- the one about the different ways Korea, Japan, and Vietnam were influenced by China and how they responded. Sorry :(
Bethany
15/10/2014 15:46:43
But awesome answer to MQ7!
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Bingham
15/10/2014 23:57:34
This one? In what different ways did Korea, Vietnam, and Japan experience and respond to Chinese influence?
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Bingham
16/10/2014 00:08:37
Oh wait. Also, in attempting this copying the Chinese stae model, Japan voluntarily embraced, among other things, a Chinese-style emperor, Buddhism, Confucianism, Chinese court and governmental structures, and the Chinese calendar. But because the adoptions were voluntary, the Japanese could be selective. By the tenth century, Japan’s tribute missions to China stopped. In the long run, Japanese political, religious, literary, and artistic cultures evolved in distinctive ways despite much borrowing from China. Leave a Reply. |
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