THE GUNPOWDER EMPIRES
The era between 1450 and 1750 saw the appearance of several land-based empires who built their power on the use of gunpowder: the Ottomans and the Safavids in Southwest Asia , the Mughals in India , the Ming and Qing in China , and the new Russian Empire.
The focus is on the God having the right to exclusive worship by the people, to the exclusion of any other gods or representations of other gods. They actually focus on obedience to God.
Answer and Explanation:
During the 10th and 11th centuries, China, influenced by neo-confusion, valued women for their purity, beauty, delicacy, femininity and submissiveness. One feature had the ability to promote all of these elements to a woman. This feature was known as lotus feet, which is characterized by very small feet that were formed through a very painful and dangerous process.
Women, especially those from wealthy families, needed to be seen with value by society. This was because it was necessary for them to be able to make good marriages, to promote good relationships between families. This appreciation of women was only possible if they fit the standards of society around beauty and behavior. These standards were achieved with lotus feet.
This mandatory marriage meant that the girls had no choice but to be subjected to the painful process of tying their feet.
The three major schools of thought emerged from the Warring states period were-
1. Legalism- It was associated with Han Feizi. This thought spelled out and strictly enforced rules or laws through a system of rewards and punishments.
2- Confucianism- It was associated with Confucius. This was different from Legalism. It was not about the laws and punishments, but the moral example of superiors so as to restore social harmony after the Zhou and Qin dynasties.
3- Daoism- It was associated with Laozi. Daoists urged withdrawal into the world of nature and encouraged behavior that was spontaneous, individualistic, and natural.
