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World History Homework Three- Model (view source)
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:[[Sun Tzu]] was a [[military]] strategist who lived during the [[Warring States]] period of China and wrote the famous Art of War. Having not read this, I cannot choose a “favorite” insight, but I like this one: “Therefore one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the most skillful. Seizing the enemy without fighting is the most skillful.” This quotation demonstrates how logic, strategy, and ingenuity are more useful and honorable than brute force alone. (Addison)
:[[Sun Tzu]] was a [[military]] strategist who lived during the [[Warring States]] period of China and wrote the famous Art of War. Having not read this, I cannot choose a “favorite” insight, but I like this one: “Therefore one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the most skillful. Seizing the enemy without fighting is the most skillful.” This quotation demonstrates how logic, strategy, and ingenuity are more useful and honorable than brute force alone. (Addison)
:“Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look upon them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death.” ... “Opportunities multiply as they are seized.” .... (Michelle)
6. Take your pick, classical India or China, and list in chronological order the major empires along with their time periods.
6. Take your pick, classical India or China, and list in chronological order the major empires along with their time periods.
H2. Some question whether Confucianism is really a religion. What is your view?
H2. Some question whether Confucianism is really a religion. What is your view?
:That depends on how you define religion. Dictionary.com defines religion as:
::1. A set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
::2. A specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons or sects: the Christian religion; the Buddhist religion. ...
::If this is how you would define religion (and it seems to be a fairly reasonable definition) then I would say no, Confucianism is not a religion. It does not recognize a Creator. ... (Michelle)
H3. How do you think the major belief systems of today, as ranked in the lecture, will rank in 100 years?
H3. How do you think the major belief systems of today, as ranked in the lecture, will rank in 100 years?