Neo-Confucianism: Revival of Confucian thought blending Buddhist and Daoist ideas to reinforce social hierarchy.
How to apply it: Use Neo-Confucianism to explain how Song and later Ming rulers justified state authority and patriarchal order.
Course: AP World History · Unit: The Global Tapestry
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