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Ch. 12/1 Notes “China Reunites”
Terms
Warlords
Who
When
Where
Military leaders
who run a
government.
220 to
520
AD
China
With no centralized
government, the warlords
fought each other and
allowed nomads to conquer
parts of northern China.
They broke away
from China and
built their own
separate
civilization.
400’s
AD
Korean
Peninsula
Their rebellion against
Chinese rule distracted the
attention of the Chinese
government and drained
money away from urgent
domestic issues.
He won many
battles and
reunited China.
He tried to
expand China’s
borders and took
on many
building projects.
581
AD
China
600’s
AD
China
He founded the Sui Dynasty
and restored a stable central
government.
He rebuilt the Great Wall
and constructed the Grand
Canal by forcing farmers to
do the labor and over taxing
the people. As a result, the
farmers rebelled and the
army took control and killed
Yangdi.
Grand Canal
A trade route
between northern
and southern
China.
600’s
AD
China
This link between the
Yangtze and Yellow Rivers
helped to unite China’s
economy.
Tang
Dynasty
Their rulers
made reforms to
strengthen
China’s
government.
618 to
907
AD
China
Under the Tang, China
regained much of its power
in Asia and expanded the
areas under its control.
Their control of the Silk
Road strengthened China’s
economy.
Korea
Wendi
Yangdi
Chinese
general and
emperor.
Son of Wendi
and 2nd Sui
Emperor.
What
Why is it important?
Taizong
The most
powerful
Tang
Emperor
He restored the
civil service
exam system and
gave land to
farmers.
600’s
AD
China
His reforms meant
government officials were
once again hired on how
well they did on exams
rather than family
connections. His land
reforms brought order to the
countryside.
Empress Wu
Tang
Empress
She was the only
woman in
Chinese history
to rule China on
her own.
Late
600’s
AD
China
She added more officials to
the government and
strengthened China’s
military forces.
They drove the
Turk army out of
Central Asia.
700’s
AD
Central
Asia
A time of
prosperity and
cultural
achievement in
China.
960 to
1279
AD
China
Buddhism
During times of
great suffering,
Buddhism taught
that people could
escape from
suffering.
150’s
AD to
800’s
AD
China
Monasteries
Religious
communities for
Monks and Nuns
to live in and
worship.
600’s
and
700’s
AD
China
NeoConfucianism
It was created to
reduce
Buddhism’s
popularity during
the Song
Dynasty.
800’s
to
1,300’s
AD
China
Civil Service
Exams
A merit system
used to
determine
entrance into the
bureaucracy.
900’s
AD to
1,300’s
AD
China
Turks
Song Dynasty
The Turks took control of
the Silk Road which
damaged China’s economy
and weakened the Tang
Dynasty.
Because they did not have
enough soldiers, Tibet
broke away and nomads
took over much of northern
China. For safety, they
moved the capital south to
Hangzhou.
Early Tang rulers weren’t
Buddhist but they allowed it
and supported the building
of Buddhist temples. By
the 800’s, Tang officials
feared Buddhism’s growing
power so they destroyed its
monasteries and temples.
Buddhism never fully
recovered in China.
Buddhist monasteries ran
schools and provided
medical care. Many
thought it was wrong that
they accepted donations and
did not allow monks and
nuns to marry. They were
seen as a threat to Chinese
traditions.
It taught that life in this
world was just as important
as the afterlife. It became a
religion that taught
Confucius’s teachings to
find peace of mind and
harmony with nature.
The exam tested knowledge
of Confucianism and the
education required to pass
was very expensive. It
created a wealthy class of
scholar-officials.