Daily Opener 11/13wk What is a teaching of Confucianism? 2. What is a teaching of Buddhism?

Advances under the Tang and Song Ch 7.2 page 223

scholar-official an educated person with a government position an educated person with a government position

porcelain a hard white ceramic material, often called china a hard white ceramic material, often called china

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Advances under the Tang and Song Ch 7.2 page 223

Civil Service Exam

Scholar-Official Four different levels Each level was harder than the one before it Tests took all day to finish Tested knowledge of Confucianism, poetry, government, and Chinese history Although thousands took the test each year only about men passed them

Terrace Farming

Landscape Portrait

Wood-Block Printing

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Sui Dynasty How did this dynasty rise to power? General Yang Jian conquered several areas and unified China for the first time in 400 years Yang Jian made himself emperor and founded Sui Dynasty Yang Jian changed his name to Wen Di

How did this Dynasty govern China? Wen Di and Yang Di were harsh rulers forced peasants to work in army and build public works projects

What belief systems did this dynasty encourage? Discourage? Wen Di was Buddhist encouraged Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism

How did this dynasty affect daily life in China? Grand Canal promoted trade rebuilding of the Great Wall provided security

List two ways this dynasty helped unite China? public work projects Grand Canal, Great Wall extended military control

Tang Dynasty

How did this dynasty rise to power? Taizong helped his father to found the Tang Dynasty by rebelling against the Sui Taizong helped his father to found the Tang Dynasty by rebelling against the Sui

Tang Dynasty How did this dynasty govern China? Wu Zhao (only female ruler) helped to enlarge the empire Wu Zhao (only female ruler) helped to enlarge the empire

Empress Wu Zhao

Tang Dynasty How did this dynasty govern China? Wu Zhao (only female ruler) helped to enlarge the empire Wu Zhao (only female ruler) helped to enlarge the empire bureaucracy bureaucracy government made up of departments each with its own area government made up of departments each with its own area scholar-officials used Confucian ideas to help them serve the government scholar-officials used Confucian ideas to help them serve the government

Tang Dynasty What belief systems did this dynasty encourage? Discourage? At first Confucianism, Buddhism and Daoism were encouraged At first Confucianism, Buddhism and Daoism were encouraged Later Buddhism was discouraged Later Buddhism was discouraged Emperor Wu Zong ordered the destruction of 4,600 Buddhist monasteries Emperor Wu Zong ordered the destruction of 4,600 Buddhist monasteries

At first…

then… destruction of Buddhist temples

Tang Dynasty How did this dynasty affect daily life in China? scholar class became new ruling elite scholar class became new ruling elite land reform gave some peasants a chance to gain wealth land reform gave some peasants a chance to gain wealth golden age for poetry and art golden age for poetry and art

Tang Dynasty List two ways this dynasty helped unite China. emperors directly controlled army emperors directly controlled army agricultural reforms benefited both the government and commoners agricultural reforms benefited both the government and commoners