Post-Han Chinese Dynasties

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

2. Chinese DynastiesSuiTangSong

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

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 Xuanzang returning to Chang'an Buddhism in Tang

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 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 11th 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. • examination • exchange • tributary • colonization

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

23. Question • The most dramatic change in the status of Chinese women during the Song dynasty was manifested by • footbinding. • admittance of women into the military. • veiling. • 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 • footbinding. (correct) • admittance of women into the military. • veiling. • 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. • Confucianism • educated women • Buddhism • Islam

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