1. Post-Han Chinese Dynasties Unit Two: 600-1450

2. Chinese Dynasties Sui Tang Song

3. Post-Han China  Period of the Six Dynasties (220-589CE)  Bureaucracy collapsed  Buddhism gained strength, replacing Confucianism  Non-Chinese nomads rule much Chinese territory

4. Sui Dynasty (589-618CE)  Established by Wendi  Followed by Yangdi

5. Tang Dynasty (618-907CE)  Li Yuan  Tang armies extend to Afghanistan, parts of Tibet, Red River Valley in present-day Vietnam, and Manchuria dominating nomads on borders

7. Xuanzang returning to Chang'an Buddhism in Tang Xuanzang returning to Chang'an

8. Chang’an

9. Tang Dynasty (618-907CE)  Rebuilt Bureaucracy  Confucian  Political authority shared  Examination System—Ministry of Rites  Training  Some commoners  Granted them special social status

10. Exam Cells

11. Tang Dynasty (618-907CE)— Decline

12. Tang Dynasty Gossip…  Empress Wu  Empress Wei  Females in general

13. East Asia in 1000

14. Industrial Revolution

15. Cities during the Song

16. Song Dynasty (969-1279CE)  Decline  Nomads on the borders  Neo-Confucianism weakens the military  Poor leadership—Wang Anshi’s reforms of the 11 th Century  Mongols – eventually invade Song China

17. Legacies – Tang and Song  Grand Canal  Commercial Expansion  Agricultural Production  Family  Technology  Art  Bureaucracy was re-established

18. Flaming Arrows

19. Women vs. Men: Confucianism and Neo-Confucianism  Roles of women and men (Neo-Confucians)  Advocated confining women  Men—permitted far more sexual freedom  Laws  Education

20. Foot-binding  Counterpart to veiling in Islam?  Small feet preferred  At the age of 5-6, a girl’s toes were turned under and bound with silk. It was wound more tightly as she grew. Greatly impaired a woman’s ability to walk. Easier to confine.

21. Question  As part of the Tang ___________ system, participating countries sent embassies to the Tang capital to acknowledge the Chinese emperor’s supremacy. A.examination B.exchange C.tributary D.colonization

22. Answer  As part of the Tang ___________ system, participating countries sent embassies to the Tang capital to acknowledge the Chinese emperor’s supremacy. A.examination B.exchange C.tributary (correct) D.colonization Hint: See page 314.

23. Question  The most dramatic change in the status of Chinese women during the Song dynasty was manifested by A.footbinding. B.admittance of women into the military. C.veiling. D.the introduction of education for women.

24. Answer The most dramatic change in the status of Chinese women during the Song dynasty was manifested by A.footbinding. (correct) B.admittance of women into the military. C.veiling. D.the introduction of education for women. Hint: See page 327.

25. Question  The hostility of Tang elites to ___________ resulted in an incalculable cultural loss to China. A.Confucianism B.educated women C.Buddhism D.Islam

26. Answer  The hostility of Tang elites to ___________ resulted in an incalculable cultural loss to China. A.Confucianism B.educated women C.Buddhism (correct) D.Islam Hint: See page 319.