1. Emergence of East Asia -Song-
960 to 1200

2. Fall of the Tang 3 Dynasties Emerge:
Liao: related to the Mongols of the North
Tanggut: Tibetans of the East
Song: central China (Confucian)
JIN

3. Liao vs. Jin
Song pay the Liao Empire tributes annually in the form of taxes and silk
Animosity causes the Song to join forces with the Jin against the Liao Empire
Jin Empire turns on the Song
Song civilians move South paying annual tributes to Jin ( )

4. Song Industry
Song come closer to Industrialization than any other pre-modern state
Advances in technology, medicine, astronomy, and mathematics
Fractions, gunpowder, iron and steel

5. New Ways of Thinking
Neo-Confucianism: Re-focus on the individual and their part in society
Zen Buddhism: strict focus on meditation, usually only practiced by the elite classes

6. Changes to Society
Population increase due to innovations in agriculture
Movable type: increases the output of written work increasing literacy
New developments in trade and credit
Economic growth and various jobs change social structure

7. Class System and Women Land is no longer the source of wealth
Re-focus on Confucianism subordinates women
Could not own property, could not remarry, and little if any education
Footbinding: practice of breaking women’s feet to keep them confined to the home

10. Comparison Chart
Create a chart that compares the treatment of women in various regions of the world
Work in pairs to complete the chart…
Include information from the following areas:
Egypt (early) -Americas (Olmec/Chavin)
Arabia -Roman Empire
China (Song) -Byzantine Empire (late)

11. Song Arabia Egypt Americas Rome Chapter 10 8 1-2 2 5
Byzantine-9
Role in Society
-Treatment
Role in Government
Divorce
Marriage rights
Inheritance
Little known about social structure
Classes separated by elite vs. working class
No evidence of women in government -