15-65438+Differences between China and the West in the 6th century? (Politics, Economy and Culture)

China's highly centralized unified dynasty; The kingship in western Europe began to expand, gradually overwhelming religious forces and developing towards a unified nation-state.

2. Cultural differences:

China In the Ming Dynasty, the imperial examination only allowed propositions from the Four Books and Five Classics, only allowed explanations from Confucian classics, and no personal opinions were allowed. The answer is limited to eight-part essay, which seriously binds people's thoughts; The Renaissance took place in Western Europe. Renaissance advocated humanism, emphasized the role of human beings, encouraged their creativity, opposed religious theology and attached importance to scientific experiments.

3. Economic differences:

A major feature of China's feudal economy was self-sufficiency, which rarely required commodity exchange and foreign trade exchange, resulting in a certain degree of isolation. Although capitalism has sprouted, it has developed slowly.

Western capitalism has developed rapidly, represented by Britain, the Netherlands and other countries. Because capitalism requires a high commodity economy, western countries attach importance to foreign trade.

Extended data:

/kloc-the reason why China lags behind the west after the 0/5th century;

1. Productivity level: China is a natural and stable small-scale peasant economy, which is dominant and self-sufficient, and implements a closed-door policy and a sea ban, which hinders the development of capitalism. 、

2. Political system; The feudal monarchy reached a higher peak, strictly controlling local power, strengthening the rule of the central government, implementing the policy of emphasizing agriculture and restraining commerce, and restraining the development of commerce based on agriculture, thus hindering the development of capitalism.

3. ideology and culture; In order to strengthen people's control, stereotyped writing is used to suppress people's thoughts, which is not conducive to the development of science and technology culture. Traditional Confucianism, such as Zhu Cheng's Neo-Confucianism, is used to dominate people's spiritual world, advocating the preservation of natural laws and eliminating people's desires, resulting in people's ignorance.