Mr. Millhouse WHAP Hebron H.S. CHINA DURING THE POST-CLASSICAL ERA
How did Chinese politics continue the previous political structure? What changed? Why did it change? Why was China one of the wealthiest regions in the world during the post-classical era? How did Chinese technology change the world? FOCUS QUESTIONS
REVIEW: WHAT FACTORS CONTRIBUTED TO THE COLLAPSE OF THE HAN DYNASTY?
LEGACY OF ERA OF DIVISION
SUI DYNASTY ( C.E.)
TANG DYNASTY ( C.E.)
Rose from concubine to empress Only female empress in Chinese history Other women will rule but not as empress Supported Buddhism Financed the building of temples and monasteries EMPRESS WU ( )
REVIVAL OF THE SILK ROADS
SONG DYNASTY ( C.E.) Zhu Xi, Neo-Confucian philosopher
EXPANDING MARITIME TRADE
CHAMPA RICE
SONG POPULATION GROWTH
SONG PRE-INDUSTRIAL ERA
SONG IRON SMELTING
CHINESE BLAST FURNACE
Moveable Type Printing Press Paper Money (Flying Money) Translucent Porcelain Gunpowder Junks TANG-SONG ACCOMPLISHMENTS
CHINESE FOOT BINDING
WARNING: THE FOLLOWING PICTURES OF FOOT BINDING ARE DISTURBING
FOOT BINDING
YUAN DYNASTY (MONGOL INTERLUDE)
MING DYNASTY ( C.E.) The Hongwu Emperor
THE FORBIDDEN CITY
MING ECONOMY New American crops expanded agriculture Sweet potato, maize, peanuts Led to rapid population growth Went from 100 million in 1500 to 225 million by 1750 Population growth aided manufacturing by keeping wages low Limited need for labor saving devices Launched expeditions into the Indian Ocean Zheng He voyages Limited trade with Europeans to Macao & Canton “the Silver Sink” This will be a major part of the next unit!
ADMIRAL ZHENG HE
MING ACCOMPLISHMENTS