HIST 131 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Four Noble Truths, Pyromancy, Xia Dynasty
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What did mr. wade and mr. giles accomplish: explain the significance for pinyin of 1958 and 1982, china"s first dynasty was the xia dynasty. List the next two dynasties: a. google and explain chinese oracle bones, the mandate of heaven, describe chinese chariots. What made them obsolete: tell the beacon story, a. What are the three central principles of confucian thought: what are the five relationships, contrast the views of mencius and the legalists, a. List the four noble truths: what are the components of the eightfold path, a. B. google and find one chinese invention attributed to the han era: a. world for. Mr. wade and mr. giles created the system of transcription in the english-speaking most of the 20th century, used in standard reference books and in english language books published before 1979. It was published by the chinese government in 1958 and revised several times.
