HIST-0040 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Animal Husbandry, Sixteen Prefectures, Tangut People
Document Summary
Zhu xi [1130-1200] - major leader in neo-confucianism. Two books extracted as chapters from the book of rites. The book of songs, the book of documents, the book of rites, the book of changes, the spring. ), the doctrine of the mean ( zhongyong and autumn annals. Synthesized various philosophical ideas of the confucian revival -- the orthodox interpretation of. Textbook used in preparation for civil service examinations. Active in the theory and practice of education. The compiling of a practical manual family ritual. Northern rivals : liao, jin, xi xia, and the mongols. Not militarily dominant -- a multi-state context. Basic social structure == tribal, nomadic, lots of animal husbandry. Especially when dealing with how best to rule over chinese people. Made distinction in rule / jurisdiction over chinese subjects vs. other subjects. Abaoji [872-926] in 907, khaghan ( great khan ) of a khitan confederation.
