1. 7-1 Reunifying China
Essential question: Examine how Confucianism influenced the Chinese Society and Government

2. Fall of the han dynasty Founded in 206 B.C.
Period of progress and prosperity for China
Political and social struggles and widening gap between rich and poor
Han Dynasty falls in A.D. 220
Chaos and disorder kingdoms fighting among themselves
Floods droughts, food shortages across the land
Nomad invasions
Major changes in belief systems
Chinese culture survives

3. Belief systems Confucianism: based on the ideas of Confucius
Used for comfort and guidance
Taught moral virtues and ethics, right from wrong
Emphasized
Relationships to produce social order
Respect for family and older generations
Educated individuals and society
Act in a morally correct way

4. Confucianism influences Chinese
Taught to advance you must be educated
Educated society = educated government officials
Society should be organized around 5 basic relationships
Ruler to subject
Children should respect elders
Code of conduct governed the relationshipsn
200 A.D Han Dynasty and Confucianism lose power

6. Belief systems
Buddhism: based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha : the Enlightened One)
Teaches:
Suffering is a part of life
People suffer because they are attached to material things and selfish ideas
Can escape suffering by living a wise moral and thoughtful life

8. Buddhism influences the Chinese
Missionaries and traders brought Buddhism to China from India
Eventually spread to Japan and Korea
Buddhism helped people to get through the hard times

9. Belief systems Daoism: seeks harmony with nature and inner feelings
600’s Confucianism has a rebirth
Buddhism and Daoism cause some changes to Confucianism
Daoism: seeks harmony with nature and inner feelings
Daoism began in 500s B.C.
In Song Dynasty Confucian thinkers blend Daoism and Buddhism into Confucianism

11. New Confucianism
Greatly concerned with human behavior and a persons relationship with universe
Emphasized
Morality is the highest goal a person can reach
Morality can be achieved through education
Education can occur through books, observation, or interaction with other wise people

12. Sui dynasty Named himself the first emperor of the Sui Dynasty
after the fall of the Han Dynasty china spent more then 350 years in chaos and conflict
reunified China
Founded by Yang Jian general of the Zhou army ruler of northern China
581 took the throne by killing the heir to the throne then massacred 59 royal princes in line for the throne
589 conquered South China
Named himself the first emperor of the Sui Dynasty
Renamed himself Wendi

13. Sui dynasty Wendi Reunified China Restored old political traditions
Allowed people to follow their own belief systems
Brought back the civil service exam based on Confucious
Public works: rebuilt portions of the Great Wall, built the Grand Canal
Raised taxes to pay for public works
People revolted against the high taxes
Dynasty fell after 37 years

17. Tang dynasty Expanded China’s borders on all side
Sui Dynasty set the foundation for the Tang
Tang Dynasty began in 618 last 300 years
Expanded China’s borders on all side
Expanded network of canals and roads
Adopted Confucius ideas on how to run the government
Tang government became one of the most advanced and complex in the world at the time

18. Tang emperors Taizong and his father Gaozu founded the Tang Dynasty
Taizong seized the thrown after killing his 2 brothers and all 10 of his nephews
Taizong was considered a fair and just leader
Helped the peasants
Lowered taxes
Took land from the rich and gave it to the poor

20. Tang emperors Zuanzong Wu Zhao Came to power in 690
Only empress of China
Greatest achievement was the reconquest of Korea
Zuanzong
712 came to power
Literature and art
Poetry
sculptures