1. Journal Entry
Explain the relationship between serfs and lords of the manor.

2. QUIZ NEXT CLASS!

3. How did Chinese society develop between the Han and Song dynasties?
Golden Ages of China
How did Chinese society develop between the Han and Song dynasties?

4. Han China Classical empire – Serves as a foundation for China.
Based on Confucian teachings
Traded with Rome along the Silk Road

5. The Tang Dynasty
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Unified China under Imperial Rule
Created tributary states in Korea, Vietnam, and Tibet.
Paid to keep their independence
Allowed for the spread of Buddhism into China (via the Silk Road)

6. The Tang Dynasty
Government officials had to pass the civil service exam based on Confucian teachings
Land reform – broke up large landholdings and redistributed it to the peasants
Built a Grand Canal to link the North and South

7. The Song Dynasty (960-1279) The Song period was a golden age.
Increased agriculture = population increase
Porcelain traded as far away as East Africa
Issued paper money – first time in history of the world

8. The Decline of the Song Militarily weak
Forced to pay tribute to nomadic groups
Eventually conquered by Mongols

9. Chinese Society GENTRY
Most scholar-officials were gentry, from the wealthy landowning class.
PEASANTS
Most Chinese people, worked the land.
MERCHANTS
Lower class than peasants because their riches came from the labor of others.

10. Status of Women Empress Wu Zhao – China’s only female emperor
Seen as an usurper, or someone who illegally takes over.
Footbinding
Young girls feet were tied to keep them from growing – symbol of beauty
Nobles only, peasants needed feet to work
Dowry – money given to a husband by the parents of the wife
Poor families might even sell daughters
(DSAL’s favorite lesson)

12. Technology Advancements
Gunpowder – eventually changed the nature of warfare
Block Printing – helped diffuse knowledge throughout China

13. Essential Questions
How did Chinese society develop between the Han and Song dynasties?

14. Review Question
The wealthy landholding class in China was called…

15. Review Question
Who was China’s only female emperor?

16. Review Question
These states remained independent but had to recognize Chinese supremacy and sent regular tribute.

17. Review Question
The Tang Dynasty pushed a new policy of land reform in which lands was redistributed into the hands of the ….

18. Review Question
This practice exemplifies the status of women during the Song dynasty in China.