HST 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Kangxi Emperor, Pope Pius Xii, Pope Clement Xi
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Asian dynasties, global trade and culture: ming and qing china expansion and isolation, 1644, beijing fell to a rebel army. Ming army appealed to manchus for help. Tributary system: thailand, korea, burma, vietnam, nepal. No large-scale commercial venture or large shipyards without approval. Specific roles within the family and in society: hierarchy of age, gender, generation. Filial piety: respect for one"s parents, elders, and ancestors. Emperor: son of heaven with the mandate of heaven, not an absolute power, mediator heaven earth (cosmic order, agrarian seasons, forbidden city. Highly literate bureaucrats: civil service examinations, special schools, confucian classics, calligraphy, essay compositions, social and financial rewards, perpetuation of confucian values. Matteo ricci, sj (1552-1610: target: chinese scholar-officials, translated confucian classics into latin. European science: math, cartography, astronomy, dalai lama"s visit, 1652 (sunspots; venus) How to interpret ancestral worship: acts of respect and filial piety (jesuits, acts of worship (missionaries) 1715, pope clement xi condemned chinese rites.
