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Warm-up Questions 3/10/20
Refer to the biography of Empress Wu on page 446 of
your textbook to answer the following questions:
Looking at China's history, what characteristic of
Empress Wu do you believe kept China from entering
another period of civil war? What choice did Empress
Wu make that played the greatest roll in China's
stability during her rule?
Homework
Tuesday – Read chapter 14, section 2;
Answer Reading Check" questions. Due
tomorrow.
Medieval China
Dynasties after Disunion
Chapter 14, Section 1
Tuesday: March 10, 2020
Today’s Learning Targets
I can use academic vocabulary of this region and time
appropriately.
I can locate key geographical features of this region on a map.
I can explain why more people than ever were influenced and
became Chinese.
I can describe how Buddhism influenced many aspects of
Chinese culture.
I can describe the influence of Confucianism on China.
Warm-up Questions
Looking at China’s history:
What characteristic of Empress Wu do you believe kept China from entering another period of civil war?
She ruled with an iron fist.
What choice did Empress Wu make that played the greatest roll in China’s stability during her rule?
She chose advisors based on ability not rank.
Key Terms Review
The time following the collapse of the Han Dynasty.
Period of Disunion
A human made waterway connecting northern and southern China.
Grand Canal
Key Terms Review
The time following the collapse of the Han Dynasty.
Period of Disunion
A human made waterway connecting northern and southern China.
Grand Canal
Reading Check Questions
How did Chinese culture change during the Period of Disunion? New types of art, music, food, and clothing styles developed as
a result of the mixing of cultures.
When was China reunified? When was China not unified? 589 by Sui dynasty; not 907-960 during Five Dynasties and
Ten Kingdoms.
Reading Check Questions
Why did Buddhism spread more easily during the Period of Disunion? People took comfort in the Buddhist teaching that people can
escape suffering and achieve a state of peace.
Dynasties Timeline
Read pages 445 – 447. Create a vertical timeline in your notebook under today’s heading.
Include dates, important people, events.
The Sui, Tang, and Song
___ ended the Period of Disunion in ___ and established the ___ dynasty (589 to 618)
Yang Jian / 589 / Sui
What did the Sui leaders have built?
The Grand Canal
The Sui, Tang, and Song
The ___ replaced the Sui and lasted ___ years. The ___ ___ was the golden age of Chinese civilization.
Tang / 300 / Tang dynasty
___ ___ was the only woman to rule China.
Empress Wu
The Sui, Tang, and Song
When the Tang dynasty fell, disorder lasted for 53 years. What was this called?
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
The Sui, Tang, and Song
The ___ was also a period of great accomplishments and lasted 300 years until A.D. 1279. When did it start?
Song
1279 – 300 = A.D. 979
The Age of Buddhism
Why did people turn to Buddhism during the Period of Disunion?
It offered them an escape from suffering and achieving a state of peace.
Buddhism flourished until a ___ emperor tried to eliminate it.
Tang
Map Items
1. Korea
2. China
3. Japan
4. Yellow Sea
5. East China Sea
6. Sea of Japan
7. Pacific Ocean
Korea
Pacific
OceanEast
China Sea
Yellow
Sea
Sea of Japan
Japan
China
Today’s Learning Targets
I can use academic vocabulary of this region and time
appropriately.
I can locate key geographical features of this region on a map.
I can explain why more people than ever were influenced and
became Chinese.
I can describe how Buddhism influenced many aspects of
Chinese culture.
I can describe the influence of Confucianism on China.