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Jan. 26th, Finals in Periods 1, 3, 5
HISTORY STUDY GUIDE DUE
Jan. 27th, Finals in Periods 2, 4, 6
HISTORY STUDY GUIDE DUE
Jan. 28th, 12:16 Day (End of Semester)
Jan. 29th, Non-Student Day (No school for you!)
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• Feb. 8th, No School (Lincoln’s Day)
• Feb. 12th History Research Paper due
• Feb. 15th, no school (President’s Day)
Jan. 21st China Test (ch. 7)
• Turn in the following assignments
1.
2.
3.
4.
Period of Disunion
3 Chinese Philosophers
Chinese Inventions
STORYBOARD, CH. 7
Daoism
Confucianism
Buddhism
China Reunifies
I. After the fall of the Han Dynasty,
rival kingdoms fought for power
A. this is known as the “period of
disunion” (220-589)
1. many other groups invaded/settled all
over China
a. cultural blend occured
b. new culture spread throughout Chin
II. Sui Dynasty (589-618)
1. reunifies/ restores order
a. begins building the
Grand Canal linking
northern and southern China
III. Tang Dynasty (618- 907)
A. expanded the empire into east and
central Asia
B. The “golden age”
1. Culture, military reform, law
2. Capital: Chang’an (Xi’an)
a. largest city in the world
3. Taizong-greatest rulers
C. Empress Wu (625-705)
1. her sons were
not worthy to rule
2. brought stability
while ruling with
an “iron fist”
D. After the Tang:
China divided again
1. 907- 960:
Five Dynasties &
Ten Kingdoms
IV. Song Dynasty (960-1279)
A.Great advances in farming methods
1. produced more wheat
2. A faster ripening rice was discovered;
produced 2 to 3 times more rice
a. population increased
V. The Age of Buddhism (400-845)
A. began in India in 500bc
B. many began practicing during the
Period of Disunion after the fall of the Han
*these were times of trouble
*people took comfort in Buddhist
teachings and felt they can escape
and achieve a state of peace.
1. “suffering can end through cycle
of rebirth”
C. influenced art, literature, architecture
D. blended with Confucianism & Daoism
Buddhism
D. Buddhist teachings
1. a religion- based on teachings of
Siddhartha Gautama, aka Buddha
2. Buddha means “enlightened one”
3. He lived in India 563-483 BC
4. he brought the religion to China in 200 AD
by Buddhist monks who traveled
along the Silk Road
Buddhism came to an end
• The Tang emperor launched a campainge
against the religion
• He burned many Buddhist texts, temples
and schools
Daoism
A. Laozi- the first Daoist philosopher, 606530 BC
B. Teachings1. the goal in life was to achieve oneness
with the Dao, a universal force
connected to nature that cannot be
defined, only experienced and felt
Daoism
2. humans should see themselves as part of
nature and should understand change as part of
everything
3. the best way for humans to find peace is by
living simply, in harmony with nature
4. observe how nature acts- sit by a river, feel a
breeze, observe a cloud drifting, etc
Daoism
5. they don’t believe in strong government,
they believe happiness and pace can be
achieved by thinking about nature and leading a
balanced life in tune with nature; not laws or
rules
6. harmony comes from balancing the opposite
forces of nature called yin and yang
Daoism
7. yin’s attributes = female, earth, dark,
cold
8. yang’s attributes = male, sky, light,
heat
VI. Achievements of the Tang & Song
1. irrigation: the dragon backbone pump
enabled them to pump water out of ditches
2. city life: busy trading centers
A. Persians, Arabs, Koreans, & Europeans
3. trade grew along with cities
A. exported: tea, rice, spices, jade
B. Silk & porcelain
1. kept technology about how to make it
a secret to control trade
4. Other inventions:
Magnetic compass- this instrument uses the
Earth’s magnetic field
to show direction; helped
travels and navigators of
ships to figure out
the direction they are going.
Woodblock printing
Gunpowder
1. Fireworks- gun powder was invented
during the Tang and Song dynasty. It was
used to make fireworks
2. Warfare- gun powder was also used to
make explosive devices: flares, fireworks,
bombs, grenades, land mines; guns, etc.
*GUN POWDER CHANGED THE WAYS
WARS WERE FOUGHT
Paper and
Paper Money
Invented during the Han dynasty
around 105, paper was one of the
greatest of all Chinese inventions.
It gave the Chinese a cheap and
easy way to keep records and
made printing possible.
Paper money
Jan. 21st China Test (ch. 7)
• Turn in the following assignments
1.
2.
3.
4.
Period of Disunion
3 Chinese Philosophers
Chinese Inventions
STORYBOARD, CH. 7
Printing Limited the use of Printing
Paper money, see pg. 175
1. Too much printing of paper money made
the value of the money go down, so
money lost its value and making it
worthless
VII. Confucianism and Government
1. Confucius’ ideas influenced the
Song Dynasty
A. focused on two principles of ethics
1. ren: concern for others
2. li: proper behavior
Confucianism
B. Belief System- Kong Fuzi = Confucious
1. lived in China 551-479 BC
2. developed the philosophy of life and
for government
3. focused on proper conduct, respect for
elders, education, and government
service
4. he felt this would create a peaceful,
stable society
Confucianism
5. He based his ideas on ancient Chinese
traditions of respect and hard work
Confucianism
B. The Code of Behavior = 5 relationships
1. ruler and subject
2. parent and child
3. husband and wife
4. sibling and sibling
5. friend and friend
2. Neo- Confucianism
A. Buddhist, Daoist, Confucius’ ideas
blended together
1. emphasized spiritual matters
a. why do good people do
bad things?
3. Scholar officials
A. educated government officials
1.created a stable, efficient government
VIII. Yuan Dynasty
(1279-1368)
1. Mongol Empire
A. Genghis Khan
1. invaded from
north
2. bloody attacks
wiped out
many towns
& cities
Genghis Khan
3. He was called the “Universal Ruler”
a. he organized the Mongol army who
brutally attacked and terrorized the
people throughout Asia and
Eastern Europe killing
men, women and
children.
Genghis Kahn
• A powerful leader by the name of Genghis
Khan was able to unite the Mongols who
lived in northern China.
B. Kublai Khan 1215-1294
1. largest empire in world
historyhe unified all of China
2. he was Genghis Khan’s
grandson
3. He extended the Grand Canal
(shipping food, etc)
4. He linked China to India and
Persia with better roads
Kublai Kahn
•
Kublai Khan became the ruler of the
Mongol Empire and completed the
conquest of China.
Marco Polo
2. Marco Polo of Italy (great explorer)
A. visits Kublai, tells
Europeans of a highly civilized in
China (1271-1295)
IX. The Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
A. Mongols defeated
B. Forbidden City is built
C. China’s fame expands overseas
Ming Dynasty
• The Ming dynasty was the prosperous and
powerful dynasty that rose after the
defeat of the Mongols
D. Great Wall rebuilt
1. to protect the country and
keep the northern tribes out
The wall appears as a thin orange band
Great Wall facts:
•Built in the 15th century
during the Ming Dynasty
•16 to 26 feet high
(area shown here)
•entire wall is about
1,864 miles long
1.The voyages of Zheng He proved how
powerful and famous China had become
2. He made several impressive voyages in
history around Asia, pg. 184
• 1. Zheng He (Huh) was considered one of
the greatest sailors as he led seven grand
voyages throughout the Indian Ocean and
went as far west as the Persian Gulf and
the eastern coast of Africa with the huge
fleets that he owned.
Isolationism
•
In the early 1400s, China entered a
period of isolationism, a policy of
removing a country from contact with
other countries.
• As a result, China’s technology was old
and out-dated and so they fell behind
other countries
Instructions:
create a timeline using
the dates from your notes
400
Han
Dynasty
220
“period of
disunion”
5 Dynasties
&
10 kingdoms
907
960
1279
Song
Dynasty
589
Age of Buddhism
618
Sui
Dynasty
907
Tang
Dynasty
1368
Yuan
Dynasty
845
1644
Ming Dynasty
Ancient Chinese Beliefs Video