China’s First Empires and the Rise of Buddhism
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Learn about the Qin and Han dynasties, and the rise of Buddhism, and ideas of self-realization that influenced the medieval period.
Introduction
Learn about the Qin and Han dynasties, and the rise of Buddhism, and ideas of self-realization that influenced the medieval period.
About this course
This course, the second in a collection on Chinese history and culture, addresses how the Qin dynasty conquered China and established a new system of government and how the Han dynasty built a stable, centralized empire that lasted for hundreds of years. We cover the early history of Buddhism in China and how the rising feudal aristocracy responded to the loss of empire by looking inward.
In this period, the Qin forged a new, unified empire, discovered new ways of mobilizing the population, and introduced the imperial ideology of Cosmic Resonance?. However, this early dynasty was short-lived and soon gave way to the Han. Though the Han struggled with many tensions centralism vs. regionalism, feudalism vs. bureaucracy it lasted much longer than the Qin and established a stable relationship between Chinese society and the state.
Later, aristocratic culture and concerns around self-actualization became important in Chinese culture. Buddhism was also established in this period, and learners will discover how that religion spread throughout the country.
Join us to learn about China’s first unified empires and how the relationship to the self-evolved with the spread of aristocratic culture and Buddhism.
What you will learn from this course on the rise of Buddhism in China?
- How the first centralized bureaucratic empire was created.
- How the foreign religion of Buddhism gained prominence.
- The dynamics of political systems and changing state-society relations.
- How religion functions as a historical phenomenon.
- To develop your own approaches to history and gain a critical appreciation of China’s many resources.
- How to express ideas clearly and confidently.
Syllabus
1. Welcome to ChinaX (Part 2)!
2. Meet ChinaX
3. Section 7: Forging a Unified Empire: Qin
4. Section 7: Digest
5. Section 8: Making Empire Last: Western Han
6. Section 8: Digest
7. Section 9: State and Society in Western and Eastern Han
8. Section 9: Digest
9. Section 10: Self-Realization in the Medieval World
10. Section 10: Digest
11. Section 11: Buddhism
12. Section 11: Digest
13. Course Notes
14. Final Assessment
15. Part 2: Conclusion
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Introduction
Learn about the Qin and Han dynasties, and the rise of Buddhism, and ideas of self-realization that influenced the medieval period.
About this course
This course, the second in a collection on Chinese history and culture, addresses how the Qin dynasty conquered China and established a new system of government and how the Han dynasty built a stable, centralized empire that lasted for hundreds of years. We cover the early history of Buddhism in China and how the rising feudal aristocracy responded to the loss of empire by looking inward.
In this period, the Qin forged a new, unified empire, discovered new ways of mobilizing the population, and introduced the imperial ideology of Cosmic Resonance?. However, this early dynasty was short-lived and soon gave way to the Han. Though the Han struggled with many tensions centralism vs. regionalism, feudalism vs. bureaucracy it lasted much longer than the Qin and established a stable relationship between Chinese society and the state.
Later, aristocratic culture and concerns around self-actualization became important in Chinese culture. Buddhism was also established in this period, and learners will discover how that religion spread throughout the country.
Join us to learn about China’s first unified empires and how the relationship to the self-evolved with the spread of aristocratic culture and Buddhism.
What you will learn from this course on the rise of Buddhism in China?
- How the first centralized bureaucratic empire was created.
- How the foreign religion of Buddhism gained prominence.
- The dynamics of political systems and changing state-society relations.
- How religion functions as a historical phenomenon.
- To develop your own approaches to history and gain a critical appreciation of China’s many resources.
- How to express ideas clearly and confidently.
Syllabus
1. Welcome to ChinaX (Part 2)!
2. Meet ChinaX
3. Section 7: Forging a Unified Empire: Qin
4. Section 7: Digest
5. Section 8: Making Empire Last: Western Han
6. Section 8: Digest
7. Section 9: State and Society in Western and Eastern Han
8. Section 9: Digest
9. Section 10: Self-Realization in the Medieval World
10. Section 10: Digest
11. Section 11: Buddhism
12. Section 11: Digest
13. Course Notes
14. Final Assessment
15. Part 2: Conclusion
Note: Your review matters
If you have already done this course, kindly drop your review in our reviews section. It would help others to get useful information and better insight into the course offered.
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Specification:
- EDX
- Harvard University
- Online Course
- Self-paced
- Beginner
- 3+ Months
- Free Course (Affordable Certificate)
- English
- Chinese history Culture History Religion
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