Debate Challenge. Open to anyone!

Here’s the statement: “The first half of the 2ndmillennium AD marked a period of rebirth in China that was just as significant as the Renaissance in Europe.” You may argue FOR or AGAINST. (For this debate, assume the first half of the 2ndmillennium AD refers to approximately 1000-1500 AD.)

My point: I would argue FOR this point. My most important fact to back this up in support of the statement, is China's innovation. The Silk Road's changed the worlds economy forever. The different resources among the different climates and regions of the Silk Road created the need for humanity to rely on each other. This goes such a long way in the history of humanity, I would indeed argue, this time period in China was as significant as the Renaissance in Europe.

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  1. KdubhistoryblogJune 12, 2020 at 11:52 AM

    Hi Tony! I am arguing against your statement!

    Within Europe, there were indeed many (national/regional) renaissances, not just one. Chinese intellectuals evidently felt compelled to transplant European ideas and periodization schemes into Chinese contexts for their own reasons. They adopted a specific moment from Europe’s past, the Renaissance, to interpret their own history, to present their special predicament, their distinctive future perspectives as well as their particular perceptions and characteristic attitudes towards historical time. China was attempting to mimic Europe's rebirth, even though their's was a certainly not as a long a period of time as Europe's. It seemed as if China went through a small period of time going through their own "rebirth," and even though Europe's was a longer, more drastic period of time, they decided to try to mirror the two.

    "That maybe the very "Chinese Renaissance" that you are looking for, but its range and importance was not as dramatic as the so called Renaissance, because it occurred just several decades after the collapse of Chinese empire, not a millennium."

    https://trafo.hypotheses.org/17946

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    1. Tony OropezaJune 12, 2020 at 1:46 PM

      Hey there. Good points!

      My next topic to counter would be China's creation of gunpowder. I will first start by saying I do NOT believe in violence, but I do believe nations need a strong military in tact in case the military is needed for an emergency. That being said the creation of gun powder, in my opinion, changed military affairs forever. This creation was huge for military during the time it was created and the advancement of firearms has continued since. When I look back at the long lasting impact of gunpowder, I tend to think this was very significant due to the impact it has had throughout its history since being created. Again I am not for violence or even firearms, but for the sake of this debate I am using the gunpowder example. Thanks!

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