Middle Imperial Era China
China and Japan Quiz: Friday, December 6 China, Chapter 12 p Japan, Chapter 13, Chapter 13 hint: P Due: Four pages of notes total Two pages for each Chapter
China: Reunification & Renaissance Recall Political Developments: Sui Dynasty ( )Sui Dynasty ( ) –Reunification Grand Canal –Completion of Grand Canal connecting northern & southern China Tang Dynasty ( )Tang Dynasty ( ) – expansion
China during the Tang & Song Dynasties
Song Dynasty ( ) Confucian Civil Service System Reintroduced during Sui Dynasty; expanded in Tang & Song era, especially Exams based on Confucian classics
Economic Revolution Population doubled during Song era Agricultural prosperity –New variety of rice –New cash crops – e.g. tea, sugar –Dikes, reservoirs, & dams –Water pumps –P. 269
Terraced rice paddies in southern China
Economic Revolution Cont. Commercial growthCommercial growth Manufacturing expands during this period Manufacturing expands during this period paper $ –Internal trade, facilitated by canals & paper $ magnetic compassjunks –Overseas maritime trade facilitated by magnetic compass & junks Growth in industryGrowth in industry –Esp. silk fabric, porcelain & paper –Water powered mills & bellows –Iron & steel
Chinese Junks
Urbanization (growth of cities)Urbanization (growth of cities) –E.g. Kaifeng & Hangzhou (p. 268)
Other Technological Achievements Gunpowder Mechanical clock Moveable type (printing) “Thunderbolt ball”
Social Developments Growth of scholar-eliteGrowth of scholar-elite Declining status of womenDeclining status of women –Increasing legal restrictions –Demand in cities for domestic servants & concubines –Foot binding
Ideal woman’s foot = 3” long!
FOOT BINDING
Lotus Shoes The role of Women further diminishes during and after the Song Dynasty
FOOT BINDING Q & A! When did foot binding begin? –Tang Dynasty ( ) among upper class Why? –It’s beautiful. Right? Another q: Would men find the deformed feet attractive? Was it always the same? –No—It got much more debilitating (and widespread) during the later Qing Dynasty. (When was the Qing Dynasty?) Last one – The ideal foot: approx. 3 inches long!
Cultural Developments Women poets as exception Refined pastimes of the elite Landscape painting
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Vocab words for Chapter 12 and 13. Chapter 12 Terms for China Tang and Song Dynasties ZenJunksNeo ConfuciansScholar Gentry classZhu Xi Empress WuFoot bindingGrand CanalPure land BuddhismSouthern Song Empress WeiWendiSinificationSubprefectureJurchens Chapter 13 terms :Japan, Korean, and Vietnam KamiKoryo dynastyTrung SistersTale of GenjiFujiwara Son of HeavenShintoismSanuraiTaika ReformsBushi DaimyoTaika ReformsSilla