Transcript Ch. 12: The Civilizations of East Asia

Ch. 12: The Civilizations of East Asia
Bell-ringer #2: Use the following T-chart and
write at least 5 characteristics of city life and
country life that are different.
Country
City
The Tang Dynasty
Collapse of the Han in 220
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Social and political unrest
Waves of invasions
Reunited under the Sui
Dynasty
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Built the Grand Canal
United North and South
China
The Tang Dynasty
Rise of the Tang Dynasty
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618-907 C.E.
China becomes the most
powerful and wealthy
country in the world
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Literature flourished
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Li Bo
Du Fu
People came to China from
all over the world
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Read poem on 268
Tang Dynasty
Buddhism reached it peak
under Empress Wu
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Wealthy monasteries
worried government
officials
Seized lands and money
Later rulers brought back
Confucianism
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Especially its stress on
ethics
Why?
Sung Dynasty
Weak rulers led to the
decline of the Tang
Zhao Kuangyin
established the Sung
Dynasty in 960 C.E.
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Murdered the Tang emperor
Constantly threatened by
Mongol invasion
Paid huge amounts of silver
to avoid war
How would this affect
society?
Sung Dynasty
Despite its economic
difficulties trade and the
arts flourished
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Porcelain was a major
export
Inventions:
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Gun powder
Moving type
Read about peasant and
city life on p. 270
Mongols
Ghengis Khan creates a
massive empire by 1294
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Movie
Japan
Geography
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Very mountainous
Hardworking farmers grew
massive amounts of food
Earthquakes, tidal waves,
and typhoons often strike
the island
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Typhoon  Divine wind