Themes In History (Development & Interaction of Cultures)

In Ap Wold we have covered the development and interaction of cultures. We have done this in many ways. One example of this was when we studdied the spread of Buddhism into China and the not very accepting people of India. Though the Chinese already had a religion some were open to change and accepted the new religion. It was an idea that was developed not in China but the chinese people accepted it. The technology that was being used in Shang China was more advanced than the technology of the surrounding countries. With this advance in technology the Shang had the upper hand over the other people in the region. This would cause them to yeild to the Shang. This impacted the conqued, and even not conquered people to fear and respect Shang China. Just with this advance in technology the Shang would change the surrounding countryside from a group of barbarian people to a well developed civ. With this new spread of China thier inflences of art and architecture.