Ch. 7.1-7.3: China EQ: Describe Medieval China - including details about their religion, government, and achievements.

Q1: Fall of Han Dynasty After fall of Han Dynasty people turned to Buddhism – felt it taught them how to escape suffering Many old traditions restored by people in China after fall in effort to help reunify country

Q2: Religious Changes Confucianism was popular philosophy As people converted to religion of Buddhism it began to influence Confucian thought Confucianism now stressed: Morality is highest goal person can reach Morality can be achieved through education Education can occur through books, observation, or interaction

Q3: The Tang Dynasty Eventually Tang Dynasty begins, taking control of China Tang helped to build unity by building roads and canals helping communication and trade Created bureaucracy government system to help manage huge empire

Q4: Civil Service Exam Started offering Civil Service Exam to work in government Influence of Confucianism can be seen as state examination tested on several Confucian principles Song help citizens from all classes pass test more easily by changing Civil Service Exam to include more practical subjects During Mongol rule exams ended, and Confucian values were no longer used to obtain government positions

Q5: Advances and Achievements Helped to popularize tea, used it as trade good Invented magnetic compass which helped make sea voyages safer, changing global exploration forever Figured out how to make paper in large quantities and invented wood-block printing which increased literacy since amount of books and printed material increased Invented gun powder, used for fireworks, and eventually used in weapons, changing forever how wars were fought

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