Main events, facts and facts on the topic “India. China” in the tables
The states of China in the Middle Ages | |
Sui Dynasty | Construction of the Grand Canal; An attempt to unite China. |
Tang Dynasty | Administrative reform; Insurrection of the peasants. |
The Age of “Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms” | |
Song Dynasty | Unification of China; 1234 – the conquest of China by the Mongols |
Yuan Dynasty | Accession of Tibet; Expedition Marco Polo; 1368 – uprising against Mongol rule |
Ming Dynasty | Conquesting campaigns |
Administrative system of China
Culture of India and China in the Middle Ages
Branch of culture | India | China |
Education, science, inventions | Schools for boys and girls in monasteries; Home schooling; Mathematics, chemistry, astronomy, history | Printing; Libraries; Newspaper “Stolichny Vestnik”; Mathematics, astronomy, geography, history; The invention of the compass and gunpowder; Porcelain; Higher schools for officials; General Academy of Sciences; Academy of Arts |
Literature | Sanskrit; Kalidasa, “Shakuntala” | Poets Lee Bo, Du Fu; Historical novels “Three Reigns”, “River Creek”; Chronicle |
Architecture | Palaces; Mausoleums; Temples: Adjita, the minaret of Qutb-Minar; Architectural complex in Elura | Cave monasteries; Buddha statues, multilevel |
Art | Reliefs, sculptures, murals; Music, dancing; Theater of two types: the court for the nobility and the people’s theater of masks and dolls | Painting on paper, silk, wood, stone; Landscape – “mountains and waters”; Calligraphy is an art of beautiful writing; High level of development of crafts – ceramics, carving on wood, stone, ivory, making of figurines, vases, plates, jewelry |
Features of religion and philosophy of India and China in the Middle Ages
A country | Religion | Basic concepts |
India | Brahmanism | Division of society into four varnas – brahmanas, ksatriyas, vaisyas, sudras; Castes – higher and lower |
Hinduism | The triad of the main gods is the “Trimurti” Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva; The doctrine of samsara – the cycle of life and the transmigration of the soul to other bodies; The doctrine of dharma; worship of holy places | |
Buddhism | He did not recognize the division of society into castes and varnas; Observing the teachings of the Buddha is the way to overcome earthly suffering | |
China | Buddhism | In the VI. becomes the state religion |
Taoism | Distributed among the common people; Since VII century. a Taoist church organization is being created | |
Confucianism | The basis is a sense of humanity and duty XI-XII century. – the expansion of Confucianism elements of Buddhism and Taoism XIV century. – the emergence of “new Confucianism” |