This read on China actually really interested me. This was like a golden age of Chinese achievement. They developed a vast canal system that linked northern and southern china. We also see the creating of the examination system, and with that with we see the process of electing officials based on merit and not bas on privilege. With the emergence of cities we also saw specialized markets, performers, restaurants, and inns. There was also a lot of technological advancement like printing, gun powder, and shipping technologies. They also had books on topics like agricultural, mathematics, and medical topics. For women in the Song dynasty it was a weird time with the rebirth of confucius ideas they were back to the way of thinking that women were less than men and that basically their only job was to stay home and tend to the needs of the household. Women were seen as a distraction and were not allowed in the work place. There was also things like foot binding that was cruel. But they also were given some rights like being able to own land and inherit land from family. Another thing that was really interesting is the tribute system and how that was a way they kindle resolved conflict with neighboring people. Talking of neighboring people they all kindle built off of Chinese ideas because they saw how great it was going for them, things like language, government, and their exam system.
The beginning of this chapter was really interesting because learning about Hassan and how he was Christian and Muslim that was very interesting to me, I had no idea you could do that. One of the most interesting things about his chapter was how the religion was started. It not only was the religion it was an empire at the same time. Unlike other religions they had the man power to go to war with other regions. They grew simultaneously as a religion and as an empire. It was the largest and most influential third wave civilization. Islamic civilization challenged and provoked Christendom, transformed by African cultures, and took root in India, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia. The spread continued to the modern era by 2013 1.6 billion people followed it which was 23% of the population. Now if that doesn't tell you something I do not know what will.. Another thing that was intriguing was how it changed how the people lived. they went rom being nomadic Arabs (Bedouins) to a settle
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