Post-Han Chinese Dynasties Unit Two:

Chinese Dynasties Sui Tang Song

Post-Han China  Period of the Six Dynasties ( CE)  Bureaucracy collapsed  Buddhism gained strength, replacing Confucianism  Non-Chinese nomads rule much Chinese territory

Sui Dynasty ( CE)  Established by Wendi  Followed by Yangdi

Tang Dynasty ( CE)  Li Yuan  Tang armies extend to Afghanistan, parts of Tibet, Red River Valley in present-day Vietnam, and Manchuria dominating nomads on borders

Xuanzang returning to Chang'an Buddhism in Tang Xuanzang returning to Chang'an

Chang’an

Tang Dynasty ( CE)  Rebuilt Bureaucracy  Confucian  Political authority shared  Examination System—Ministry of Rites  Training  Some commoners  Granted them special social status

Exam Cells

Tang Dynasty ( CE)— Decline

Tang Dynasty Gossip…  Empress Wu  Empress Wei  Females in general

East Asia in 1000

Industrial Revolution

Cities during the Song

Song Dynasty ( CE)  Decline  Nomads on the borders  Neo-Confucianism weakens the military  Poor leadership—Wang Anshi’s reforms of the 11 th Century  Mongols – eventually invade Song China

Legacies – Tang and Song  Grand Canal  Commercial Expansion  Agricultural Production  Family  Technology  Art  Bureaucracy was re-established

Flaming Arrows

Women vs. Men: Confucianism and Neo-Confucianism  Roles of women and men (Neo-Confucians)  Advocated confining women  Men—permitted far more sexual freedom  Laws  Education

Foot-binding  Counterpart to veiling in Islam?  Small feet preferred  At the age of 5-6, a girl’s toes were turned under and bound with silk. It was wound more tightly as she grew. Greatly impaired a woman’s ability to walk. Easier to confine.

Question  As part of the Tang ___________ system, participating countries sent embassies to the Tang capital to acknowledge the Chinese emperor’s supremacy. A.examination B.exchange C.tributary D.colonization

Answer  As part of the Tang ___________ system, participating countries sent embassies to the Tang capital to acknowledge the Chinese emperor’s supremacy. A.examination B.exchange C.tributary (correct) D.colonization Hint: See page 314.

Question  The most dramatic change in the status of Chinese women during the Song dynasty was manifested by A.footbinding. B.admittance of women into the military. C.veiling. D.the introduction of education for women.

Answer The most dramatic change in the status of Chinese women during the Song dynasty was manifested by A.footbinding. (correct) B.admittance of women into the military. C.veiling. D.the introduction of education for women. Hint: See page 327.

Question  The hostility of Tang elites to ___________ resulted in an incalculable cultural loss to China. A.Confucianism B.educated women C.Buddhism D.Islam

Answer  The hostility of Tang elites to ___________ resulted in an incalculable cultural loss to China. A.Confucianism B.educated women C.Buddhism (correct) D.Islam Hint: See page 319.