1. China

2. Do you remember…
Chinese Dynasties???

3. The Dynastic Cycle

4. Review

5. Review

6. Review

7. What is the first Chinese Dynasty?
Between what two dynasties does China face a period of disorder- with no government. (Medieval Europe?)
Which dynasty is credited with inventing silk?
Which dynasty is credited with expanding the Silk Road trade route?
Which dynasty reinstates Confucianism as the official policy?
A strict social structure is adopted under which dynasty?
Which dynasty grabbed the mandate of heaven from the Yuan Mongols?
Which dynasty was the first to claim the divine right of Mandate of Heaven?
Which dynasty closed it’s doors to European influence?
In which dynasty does the Ancient Chinese writing system develop?
11. Which dynasty is considered a Golden Age and creates the “Grand Canal?”
12. Which dynasty creates the civil service exam that models Confucian ideals?

8. TIE Breakers
-In which dynasty is Legalism made the official philosophy?
-Put in order the 8 dynasties you learn about this year

9. The Han Dynasty
Had a Golden Age
Collapsed in 280

10. Disorder for 400 years

11. Tang Dynasty Conquers Vietnam, Korea and Tibet
Makes them tributary states – acknowledge Chinese rule and pay tribute

12. Tang Dynasty Land Reform Broke up large agricultural holdings
More peasants to tax
More government control over the wealthy

13. Tang Dynasty Built the Grand Canal
Linked the Huang He and Yangzi Rivers

14. Song Dynasty Had a Golden Age New irrigation systems
New trade routes created
Print paper money

15. Chinese Society

16. Gentry Wealthy landowning class They had the money to pay for a tutor
Want to pass the civil service exam

17. Peasants
Majority of Chinese
Could take the Civil Service Exam

18. Merchants Lowest social class Want sons to take the civil service test
Make their money from the labor of others
Want sons to take the civil service test
They can afford tutors

19. Women Had dowry – payment to the groom or groom’s family
Became part of their husbands family

20. Foot binding Very painful Was considered a form of beauty/nobility
Peasants didn’t foot bind their daughters
They needed their labor

21. Arts & Literature

22. Landscape Painting
Capture the essence of nature

23. Architecture
pagoda

24. Art
porcelain

25. Literature
poetry