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Imperial China

Imperial China. Instructions : Look at the images on the following slides, write down some thoughts for each, & think-pair-share before we discuss as a class. Example below :. 200 B.C.E. Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE). 0 C.E. Roman Empire Starts (27 BCE). Han Dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE).

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Imperial China

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  1. Imperial China

  2. Instructions: Look at the images on the following slides, write down some thoughts for each, & think-pair-share before we discuss as a class. Example below:

  3. 200 B.C.E. Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE) 0 C.E. Roman Empire Starts (27 BCE) Han Dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE) 200 C.E. 400 C.E. Warring States (220-581 CE) Fall of Rome (476 CE) 600 C.E. Beginning of Islam (610 CE) 800 C.E. Tang Dynasty (581-907 CE) This will be our area of focus for this unit. 1000 C.E. 1200 C.E. Song Dynasty (907-1279 CE) 1400 C.E. Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368 CE) Fall of Byzantine Empire (1453) 1600 C.E. Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 CE) Columbus sails to New World (1492)

  4. Dynasty • Definition: A line of family members that rule over a country • Political System of China • *******China was divided for long periods of its history, with different regions being ruled by different groups. At times like these, there was not any single dynasty ruling a unified China.*******

  5. Sui Dynasty (589-618) • Founder: Wendi • Began reunification of China • Restores old political traditions • Allows people to follow own beliefs • Builds Grand Canal (canal definition--An artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships inland or to convey water for irrigation) • Rebuilds parts of Great Wall  Sui falls because commoners revolt (definition: attempt to overthrow authority (government)—too many taxes and forced labor to complete huge projects

  6. Emperor Wendi

  7. Grand Canal

  8. Tang Dynasty (618-907) • Borrowed ideas from Sui Dynasty: • Sui government model (Confucian teachings) • Sui tax system • Sui capital (Chang’an—located on trade routes) • Golden Age of Medieval China  Progress/Stability • Canals, Roads, Poetry, Painting, Literature, Technological Advances, Buddhism spreads, Population growth • Innovation: improvement on an existing idea/invention • Political/Cultural influence in Korea, Japan, Vietnam

  9. Tang Dynasty (Continued) • Emperor Taizong (626 CE): • Fair taxes, redistributes land to poor • Empress Wu Zhao (690 CE): • Only woman emperor • Reconquers Korea

  10. Chinese Government Emperor Advisors Bureacracy: government divided into departments Local governments report to the central bureaucracy

  11. Imperial State • Imperial = having to do with an empire • Definition: The way an empire’s government and territories are organized—local areas have some autonomy (they function mostly on their own) and they answer to the next step up in the government pyramid.

  12. Tang Law Code (624-late 1200s) • SIGNIFICANT BECAUSEListed all laws of China so the same laws would be used everywhere

  13. Scholar-Officials • Definition: An educated person with a government position—must pass a civil service exam • Civil-Service Exam: Tests knowledge of Confucian ideas, poetry, and other subjects (MOST PEOPLE FAILED)

  14. Song Dynasty (960-1127) • Political/Military Turmoil • Jin, Mongols attack constantly • High-point of Chinese innovation (new ideas/methods, improving older inventions) • Early Ripening Rice  Population growth • War  Military Advancements (gunpowder)

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