1. Feudal China and Japan

2. Tang Dynasty-China

3. Think about the following and answer in a paragraph form:
Why were the Chinese dynasties so unstable?
How were they able to dominate the Silk Road?

4. Tang Dynasty-China Capital of Chang’an
One of the largest cities in the world
High point in Chinese civilization
Entire empire- 80 million people!
Continued Han Dynasty policy of Civil Service exams
Taxes - were equal for everyone
Trade became more important
Silk Road
Dominated lucrative route
Enormous army was able to match northern nomadic
tribes (Mongols)

5. Tang Dynasty-China Established protectorate system
Protection for subdued areas if they acknowledged Chinese power
Culturally influenced
Japan, Korea, Vietnam
Greatest Age for Chinese poetry
Developed printing press
Christianity spread to China; Buddhists, Christians, and Jews became persecuted

6. Song Dynasty-China

7. Song Dynasty-China Very technologically advanced first paper money
odometer-(measures miles)
first use of gunpowder
Land mine, grenade, cannon
developed forensic science with autopsies
Differential gear
Applies equal amount of torque to wheels
first permanent Chinese navy
Hydraulics- (using liquids to move objects)

8. Song Dynasty-China Neo-Confucianism
Reinvigorated Confucianism with Buddhist ideals
Mongols led by Genghis Khan took over Northern China
gunpowder repelled further advances south
Civil Service Exams
Became more prominent
Shift from aristocracy to bureaucratic elite

9. Song Dynasty-China Grand Canal Allowed faster transport of trade
Iron trade boomed

10. Asuka Period- Japan Introducution of Buddhism
Spread by aristocracy
Empress Suiko gained the throne when emperor was assassinated
Developed 17 article constitution
Based on Confucianism
Set the virtues and morals expected from government officials and the emperor’s subjects

11. Nara Period - Japan Government completely overhauled
Economic and politics were defined legally
Land surveyed and registered
Taxes were collected more efficiently
Land allotments-spread land to all rural farmers
about one acre
Designed around absolute monarch
Built new roads, government buildings, temples, irrigation systems, etc.

12. Nara Period Chronicles written to explain the beginnings of Japan
Chronicles of Japan and the Record of Ancient Matters
Japanese Mythology
Problems between royalty
and Buddhist monk
- Forced to move capital
to Kyoto

13. Heian Period - Japan High point in art and literature
Fujiwara clan strongly influence the emperor of Japan
Minamoto clan was sent to destroy the influence of the Fujiwara
Yoritomo, first Shogun of Japan

14. Heian Period Genpei War Buddhism splits in Japan
Turning point in Japanese history
Minamoto, Fujiwara, Tachibana, Taira clans
Shoguns lead samurais for first time
Buddhism splits in Japan
Strict monks vs. practical beliefs

15. Feudal Japan Emperor was weakened from Genpei War
Remained on throne, but only for ceremonial functions
Aristocracy or clans take over Japan
Shoguns = generals
Lasts until 1868

16. Mongol Invasions Two Mongol invasions to the islands of Japan
Superior naval and weapon technology
Twice a famous typhoon called kamikaze devastated both naval invasions, thus saving Japan