SammyJo World History Blog

China and the World -Together Again: The Reemergence of a Unified China This was known as the "golden age" of Chinese achievement. Many cities were formed and many people started moving to the cities. This brought new opportunities and jobs to the cities of China. Supplying the nation with food was brought able to be by the water ways. Gunpowder was a huge innovation in China that brought them a lot of money. On the other hand, China also invented feet binding which led to the "domestication" of women. They were meant to keep women in the house. The smaller the feet, the more beautiful the woman.

Chapter 10. The Worlds of Christendom -Christian Contraction in Asia and Africa Christianity became very abundant in European faith by the 1500's. Asian Christianity was spread by the Arabian people through the mosque. A small Nestorian church imitated by a Persian monk had taken root in China and spread the message of buddhism and daoist concepts. After the mongol attach on China, there was a period where christianity saw an opportunity to spread and took it. -Byzantine Christendom: Building on a Roman Past Christianity and christian societies left Europe and Antolia. The spread of Islam became popular.

Chapter 9: The worlds of islam- afro eurasian connections -The Birth of a New Religion *Confucionism and Daoism from China *Hinduism and Buddhism from India *Greek philosophy from the Mediterranean world *Zoroastrianism from Persia *Chistianity and Islam from the Middle East -The making of an Arab Empire Once Muhammad died in 632 Arab armies started to gain more power by taking more land. By 644, the Sassanid Empire had been defeated by Arab forces and was part of their territories. The people that were part of the Sassanid Empire converted to Islam which posed a lit of spiritual strength.

Chapter 7: Commerce and Culture Trade dimished the economic self-sufficiency of local societies. -Silk Roads: Exchange across Russia China, Egypt, and Europe. Traded luxury goods, silk, paper, textiles, ginger, gunpowder, dyes, spices, oil and jewelry.  It was not only one road but a network of them. Some places traded a lot more than others. Canals, donkeys, make the journey with the people. Most of the goods traded on the silk road were intended for the rich/ elite people. The overall impact was to provide afro-eurasia with culture. -Sand Roads: Africa, Mediterranean sea, and red sea. It was very dangerous to travel this route with valuable goods because there were nomads that would rob them. Figurative roads. No set road but needed to use the stars at direction. Would have to be on a good terms with the nomads. Camels helped because they could carry a lot and did not need as much water. Traded was gold, camels, spices, clothing, jewelry, salt, ivory, glass, and sl...

Chapter 5: Society and Inequality in Eurasia/ North Africa Society and the state of in China- Chinese political powers and officials had a lot of say in how the state was shaped, including the laws, what they believed in and how they acted. Philosophers such as Confucius soon made their way in as well. People liked to listen to these philosophers because they had high morals. An Elite of Officials-In 124 B.C.E, Emperor Wu Di established an academy where potential officials were trained in history, literature, art, math and philosophy. By the end of the Han dynasty, the academy had near 30,000 students enrolled. The landlord Class- Most officials came from wealthy families. In china, wealth meant the amount of land someone owned. Large landowning families remained the central feature of Chinese society. These families were among the wealthier in China. Peasants- The vast majority of China's population consisted of peasants. Some owned enough land to support their family and sell...

Serving is different than helping and fixing. Helping is based on inequality or debt. You are helping someone less privileged than you. Once you help someone, they are indebted to you. Instead of feeling satisfied, you feel gratitude. It is less about you and more about the person you are serving. Also, fixing is different than serving. If you are fixing someone, it makes it seem like you see them as broken and you have to fix them. Serving is doing it out of the kindness of your heart and not expecting something in return. " We serve life not because it is broken but because it is holy."