HIST 2710 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Dong Zhongshu, Qin Dynasty, Sui Dynasty
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The cosmopolitan sui and tand dynasties (581-960) [textbook: chapters 4-5] [note: * = most important for the next exam] Facts do not speak for themselves in history; each time a dynasty begins, they will produce an official history, then the next dynasty would produce a new official history of the previous dynasty. They emphasized why the old dynasty became corrupt in order to justify the new dynasty"s legitimacy to rule. History there becomes politics as facts do not stand alone (they have to be interpreted) The meaning of history changes over time. History is not simply the accumulation of facts. *difference between the qin and the han dynasty: Was in support of confucianism for state ideology because of. How can you unite the empire if there are too many different types of ideologies? . The han emperor expanded the chinese empire into vietnam: Everyone who is not chinese is a barbarian.
