HIS284H5 Lecture Notes - Shang Dynasty, Oracle Bone, Xun Kuang
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Persians named china after the dynasty chin. Tian xia (closest to heaven; all under heaven) a literal, political and metaphysical representation. Closest to heaven is the home of the tian zi. Mandate of heaven (tian ming) power to rulebut a good ruler. When kingdom is in tatters they don"t have the mandate. A monarchy but only if son is worthy. Inside this relationships they are power structured, your personal interest is only secondary. Limitations: points out a specific timetoo power concentratedcrucial points missedmisses gender, ethnicitymakes it seem too simple. Yin shu (archeological dig)-oracle bones first identified (turtle bones) dried turtle bones to predict future. Hectic times (lots of wars ect) no prosperity ect. One trying to conquer the other, not really a political problem Eventually 7 became strongest (qin, zhao, yan, wei, han, chu and qi) Lived in the spring and autumn period but influence was greatest during warring states.
