Due to the blizzard and to keep you from getting bored at home, I posted the next set of textbook questions for you. Questions 1-7 will be due on Friday 1/30.
Post-Classical
China
The
Early Tang Empire
Using pages 268-278 in your
textbook, answer the following questions.
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO TAKE CORNELL NOTES!
- What dynasty reunified
- How did the Tang avoid “over
centralization?”
- What evidence can we see that
the Tang dynasty was interested in building up the strength of their
military?
- Support the reasoning of many
historians when they characterize the Tang Empire as “cosmopolitan.”
- What was the capital of the
Tang Empire?
- Define tributary system. Explain it in your own words.
- How did the
Rivals
for Power in Inner Asia
- What three groups of people
were fighting for power in
- Using at least THREE examples
from the text support the following statement:
“The
Tang elites came to see Buddhism as undermining the Confucian idea of the
family as the model fro the state.” (use pages 276-277 to find your
answers)
10. Explain THREE reasons for the fall of the
Tang Empire.
Post-Classical
China
The
Song Empire
Using pages 278-282, answer the
following questions on a SEPARATE sheet of paper. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO TAKE CORNELL NOTES!
- After the fall of the Tang,
what three states emerged and fought for power?
- Explain 3 advancements of the
Song.
- Why did the Song have to
fight their northern rivals?
- Define and explain
neo-Confucianism.
- How did the Song’s attitude
differ from the Tang’s attitude when dealing with Buddhism?
- Moveable type allowed for
cheaper printing pf books. Explain
3 ways this would impact Chinese society.
- What was the capital city of
the Song? What was this city like?
