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Ch. 12: The Civilizations of East Asia

Ch. 12: The Civilizations of East Asia. Bell-ringer #2: Use the following T-chart and write at least 5 characteristics of city life and country life that are different. Country City. The Tang Dynasty. Collapse of the Han in 220 Social and political unrest Waves of invasions

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Ch. 12: The Civilizations of East Asia

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  1. Ch. 12: The Civilizations of East Asia • Bell-ringer #2: Use the following T-chart and write at least 5 characteristics of city life and country life that are different. Country City

  2. The Tang Dynasty • Collapse of the Han in 220 • Social and political unrest • Waves of invasions • Reunited under the Sui Dynasty • Built the Grand Canal • United North and South China

  3. The Tang Dynasty • Rise of the Tang Dynasty • 618-907 C.E. • China becomes the most powerful and wealthy country in the world • Literature flourished • Li Bo • Du Fu • People came to China from all over the world • Read poem on 268

  4. Tang Dynasty • Buddhism reached it peak under Empress Wu • Wealthy monasteries worried government officials • Seized lands and money • Later rulers brought back Confucianism • Especially its stress on ethics • Why?

  5. Sung Dynasty • Weak rulers led to the decline of the Tang • Zhao Kuangyin established the Sung Dynasty in 960 C.E. • Murdered the Tang emperor • Constantly threatened by Mongol invasion • Paid huge amounts of silver to avoid war • How would this affect society?

  6. Sung Dynasty • Despite its economic difficulties trade and the arts flourished • Porcelain was a major export • Inventions: • Gun powder • Moving type • Read about peasant and city life on p. 270

  7. Mongols • Ghengis Khan creates a massive empire by 1294 • Movie

  8. Japan • Geography • Very mountainous • Hardworking farmers grew massive amounts of food • Earthquakes, tidal waves, and typhoons often strike the island • Typhoon  Divine wind

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