Transcript World History

Bellwork
• During Egypt, you were tasked with
researching a particular invention and
writing about it. What was the invention
you researched and how did it affect the
modern world?
World History
Unit 3, Lesson 4
Impact of China
Objectives
• Discuss several of the later Dynasties
following the Late Han Dynasty.
• Analyze the impact of the Great Inventions
of China.
• Create a poster supporting an invention,
give an overview of it’s creation, and explain
how it changed the world.
Time period
• This lesson is set in China following the
700s AD.
• Just to put it into perspective, we still have
to talk about Greece, Rome, and various
other cultures that have existed.
• Questions?
New Dynasties
• Following the Han Dynasty, various other
dynasties appeared in China.
• In this lesson, we are going to briefly
discuss some of these dynasties and the
impact they had on the world.
Tang Dynasty
• In 589, Sui Wendi took control of a
weakened and disconnected China and
declared himself Emperor of the Sui
Dynasty.
• The dynasty was short-lived and
immediately followed by the Tang Dynasty,
created by emperor Tang Taizong.
Tang Dynasty
• The Tang reestablished the strong civil
servant system in China and become
powerful.
• However, by the mid-700s, the dynasty
began to collapse under harsh taxation and
peasant rebellions.
• These peasants ended up murdering the
last Tang emperor.
Song Dynasty
• Following the dynastic
cycle, general Song
Taizu took control of
China and proclaimed
himself emperor.
• He expanded China to
new levels and China
entered a period of
growth and prosperity.
Song Dynasty
• By the Song era, China
had at least ten cities
with a population of 1
million each. China
was the most populous
country in the world.
• It was also the most
advanced.
Song Dynasty
• During the Song era, the Four Great
Inventions of China were either improved or
created:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Printing
Gunpowder
Paper making
Magnetic Compass
Printing
• While block printing existed prior to the
Song era, movable type was created in 1040.
• Those wooden (or metal) blocks were
created with individual Chinese characters
on them, dipped into ink, and used on
paper.
• This technology would eventually reach
Europeans and allowed for the spread of
information on an unprecedented scale.
Gunpowder
• In the 800s, the
Chinese invented
gunpowder. It was first
used as fireworks, but
then later became
used was weapons.
• Within 300 years of its
creations, it spread
west.
Paper
• While the Egyptians
created papyrus scrolls,
the Chinese were the first
to create modern paper.
• They used the methods to
make paper to make
money, which contributed
to the large scale
commercial economy of
China.
– Essentially, it was easier to
carry paper money than
bags of coins.
Magnetic Compass
• By the 11o0s, the Chinese
had developed the
magnetic compass.
• The device had existed
in China for centuries
before it was adapted for
use at sea by sailors.
• This device allowed for
China to become a sea
power and the
technology– like their
others- spread west.
Four Great Inventions
• Near the end of this lesson, we will talk
more about the four great inventions of
China.
• So far, any questions?
Where to now in China?
• To sum, following the Song era, China was
later conquered by the Mongols (the Yuan
Dynasty) and then later was reestablished
under the Ming Dynasty.
• We will talk about the Yuan Dynasty and
the Mongols in a future lesson.
Review Objectives
• Discuss several of the later Dynasties
following the Late Han Dynasty.
• Analyze the impact of the Great Inventions
of China.
• Create a poster supporting an invention,
give an overview of it’s creation, and explain
how it changed the world.
Next Lesson
• In the next lesson, we are going to discuss
Ancient Greece.
Activity
• Create your own group (we need four).
• Each group is going to be given one of the
Four Great Chinese Inventions, research the
impact of that invention, and present their
findings.
• Please follow the instructions given to you.
http://ncta.osu.edu/lessons/china/general/Chinese%20Inventions%20Harris.pdf
Closure Questions
The closure is the final reflection written in
the project instructions.