RG ST 3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Xia Dynasty, Yu The Great, First Dynasty Of Egypt
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Intro to chinese religion - confucianism and its antecedents. Roots of chinese religion go back far before time of confucius, laozi, etc. China is one of the oldest continuous civilizations in the world. Confucius, laozi, et al. did not start totally new traditions. They reshaped and revitalized what had already been present in china for a long time. Archeological finds near beijing show evidence of human culture from about. During this period, humans used fire, tools, hunted game, and had social structures. Evidence of agriculture, pottery, stone blade tools, domestic animals from. Legendary sages in 3rd millennium bce = 5 emperors, 3 sovereigns. Rulers of this time but no archeological evidence for their existence. Credited with inventing writing, music, medicine, silk, weapons, etc. The sage/enlightened kinds who exemplify the highest qualities of the tradition. Emperor yu and xia dynasty (c. 2205 - 1555 bce) Emperor yu credited with establishing 1st dynasty - xia dynasty (c. 2200 - 1600.
