HIST 2910 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Qin Dynasty, Sima Qian, Shang Dynasty
20 Apr 2016
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9 main areas equivalent to a european state. Modern china achieved by the shang dynasty. Chinese/north korean mountain range: changbaushan/golmin sanggiyan alin/ondor. Tsagaan aula/paekdusan same mountains called different things by 4 different cultures; the manchus believe they originated from these mountains. Japan: 4 main mountainous islands contemporaries relate japan to the mediterranean. Korea, japan, and china challenges and blessings by geography; creation of natural barriers (i. e. less contact between western and eastern eurasians; sea kept the mongols from conquering japan; sea prevented japan from conquering korea) Language hard to adopt universally in asian countries. Writing each country adopted chinese characters; japanese and chinese diplomats write from across the table to communicate. The characters have cultural significance chinese words have meaning as a pictograph. Western culture has a linear structure of time: Progress moves similarly in the western world the past did not have the same conveniences as we do; time = development.
