Asia
c. 1200-1450
Kinkakuji Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan
Contents
Asia, c. 1200-1450:
Objectives
- Explain how systems of belief and their practices affected society in the period from c. 1200 to c. 1450.
- Explain the systems of government employed by Chinese dynasties and how they developed over time.
- Explain the effects of Chinese cultural traditions on East Asia over time.
- Explain the effects of innovation on the Chinese economy over time.
- Explain how the various belief systems and practices of South and Southeast Asia affected society over time.
- Explain how and why various states of South and Southeast Asia developed and maintained power over time.
- Explain the causes and effects of the rise of Islamic states over time.
- Explain the effects of intellectual innovation in Dar al-Islam.
- Explain the process of state building and decline in Eurasia over time.
- Explain how the expansion of empires influenced trade and communication over time.
- Explain the significance of the Mongol Empire in larger patterns of continuity and change.
Religious Traditions
Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, and Shinto, and their core beliefs and practices, continued to shape societies in South and East Asia.
Hinduism
Spread of Hindu cultural influence
Hinduism in the world today
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Buddhism
Spread of Buddhism
The Tibetan Buddhist bhavachakra, representing saṃsāra, helps ordinary people understand Buddhist teachings.
Buddhism in the world today
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Confucianism
Scene from the Song Dynasty Illustrations of the Classic of Filial Piety (detail), depicting a son kneeling before his parents
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Daoism
Shinto
Amaterasu, one of the central kami in the Shinto faith
Article: Core stories of Shinto
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torii gate at the Itsukushima Shine
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Asian Religious Traditions (comprehensive)Asian Religious Traditions (abridged)
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East Asia
Kangxi Emperor aboard a Chinese junk
European illustration of the Porcelain Tower
The 1,104 mile long Beijing–Hangzhou Grand Canal, the world's oldest and longest artificial river, links northern and southern China.
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A size comparison of China and the lower 48 states of the United States
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East Asian Civilizations (comprehensive)East Asian Civilizations (abridged)
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South and Southeast Asia
stable for Vijayanagara war elephants
Angkor Wat, 12th century Hindu (later Buddhist) temple, Cambodia
Borobudur on the island of Java in Indonesia is the world's largest Buddhist temple. It was constructed during the 9th-century.
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State formation and development demonstrated continuity, innovation, and diversity, including the new Hindu and Buddhist states that emerged in South and Southeast Asia.
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Article: Angkor Wat
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Article: The Lost City of Cambodia
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Article: Borobudur
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Oceania
Australasia comprises Australia, New Zealand, and some neighboring islands.
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area of Polynesian colonization between 700-1200 CE
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ruins of Nan Madol on Pohnpei Island
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Civilizations of SE Asia & Oceania (comprehensive)Civilizations of SE Asia & Oceania (abridged)
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Dar al-Islam
Islam in the world today
In this time-elapsed photo, Muslims circle the Ka’aba in Mecca during hajj, the pilgrimage to Islam's holy city.
Sufi mystic dervishes dancing
Article: Arab Conquests and Sasanian Iran
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Dar al-Islam (comprehensive)Dar al-Islam (abridged)
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Mongol Empire
Mongol soldiers, in Jami al-tawarikh by Rashid-al-Din Hamadani, 1305-1306
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Article: Mongol Fashion Statement
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Mongol Empire (comprehensive)Mongol Empire (abridged)
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