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Bellringer February 8, 2012

February 8, 2012

Chapter 12, Section 2: Chinese Society

Today, we will be learning about Chinese society.

Objectives

A Growing Economy Aftermath of Han

collapse – *cities damages, farms burned, artisans made fewer goods, farmers grew less, merchants had less to trade

*Tang brought peace by giving land to farmers

A Growing Economy *Irrigation was

improved

Developed new kinds of rice*Grew well in poor

soil*Produced more per

acre*Grew faster*Resistant to disease

A Growing Economy *Tea – became a

popular drink*Roadways and

Waterways built*Travel easier in and

out of China*Trade increased

with AsiaSilk road under

China’s control

A Growing Economy Porcelain

*Made from fine clay.

*Baked at high temps.

New Technology Coal

*Large popn = high need for wood

Wood b/c scarce

*Coal used to heat things = coal-mining industry

Steel*Made: armor, swords,

helmets, stoves, and farm tools

New Technology Printing Press

B/4 printing press, copy by hand

*Diamond Sutra first book in China

*Used blocks of wood to put characters of an entire page

*Used over and over*Pi Sheng invented

movable type, clay.

New Technology Architecture

Indian Buddhists temples influenced design of Chinese pagoda

Featured roofs at each floor curving upwards at the corners

Inventions China b/c world leader

in new technology*Gunpowder used in

firearms & fireworks

New Technology Inventions

• Major Tang technical advance

• *Magnetic Compass: uses Earth’s magnetic field to show direction

• *Revolutionized sea travel, contributed to world exploration

Art and Literature Tang and Song

dynasties periods of great cultural achievement. Art and literature flourished, and many inventions and advances occurred in science and technology.

Art and Literature Literature and Art

• *Tang period produced some of China’s greatest poets

• *Li Bo: “Still Nights Thoughts”

• *Duo Fu: “Spring Landscape”

• Poems of Confucian ideals, joys of life

Art and Literature Painting• Reached new heights

• Wu Daozi, murals celebrating Buddhism, nature

• Landscapes of great beauty

• Some used only black ink

Art and Literature Painting

Landscapes

*Portray the “idea” of mountains, lakes, and other features.

*Empty spaces = people cannot know the whole truth about something.

Art and Literature Painting

*People = tiny figures, which means they are in but not controlling nature.

*Painters wrote poetry on their works using a brush & ink to write characters called calligraphy

Art and Literature Artisans

• Exquisite objects made from clay

• Tang: pottery figurines, often to go in tombs

• *Song: excelled at making porcelain

• *Admired, sought after worldwide. Reached Europe in 1700s.

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