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Ch. 10 Inner and East Asia, 600-1200

Ch. 10 Inner and East Asia, 600-1200. Delia Calut/Paxton School for Advanced Studies/calutd@duvalschools.org. Han dynasty. 206 B.C.E.-220 C.E. What happened after its collapse? What dynasty reunify China?. Sui & Tang Empires. 1. Sui, 581-618. Lasted 34 years Why was it significant?

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Ch. 10 Inner and East Asia, 600-1200

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  1. Ch. 10 Inner and East Asia, 600-1200 Delia Calut/Paxton School for Advanced Studies/calutd@duvalschools.org

  2. Han dynasty • 206 B.C.E.-220 C.E. • What happened after its collapse? • What dynasty reunify China?

  3. Sui & Tang Empires

  4. 1. Sui, 581-618 • Lasted 34 years • Why was it significant? • Could you compare it with other Chinese dynasty? • What did it built?

  5. Grand Canal

  6. Tang dynasty

  7. 2.Tang, 618-907Political life • Origins : Turkic elites • Territory: expanded towards W ( Central Asia) • Centralized power • Who did it stop Tang’s advancement towards W? • Where? • How did Tang’s advancement in Central Asia influence the Chinese religion?

  8. Political life • 751, The Battle of Talas River ( Muslim Arabs) • Get connected to India & Central Asia

  9. Political life • How was the bureaucracy selected?

  10. Political life • A)Who introduced first the civil service exams? • B)Why these exams made a difference in China?

  11. Political life • A)Han dynasty • B) High educated bureaucrats • the lower class could get good jobs

  12. Religion ( early Tang) • Buddhism • Why was Buddhism so successful at the beginning of Tang dynasty?

  13. Early Tang-Buddhism • 1.emperor –spiritual function of welding humans into a harmonious Buddhist society • Why was this important? • A)What did the Buddhist monasteries offer to the Tang princes? • B)What did the Buddhist monasteries receive in exchange for their services?

  14. Religious life a)Financial support, advice, prayers. b) gifts, land, exemptions from taxes

  15. Economy • What was the economy based on?

  16. Economy • Trade • 1.What were the main items imported? • 2.What were the main items exported? • 3.What was the most important trading center?

  17. Economy • 1.tea, sugar, spices, cotton, textiles, • Stringed instruments • Wine,painting • 2.silk, porcelain • 3.Chang’an

  18. Tea

  19. Economy • Explain Chang’an significance.

  20. Economy • Chang’an –the capital • Trading center, center of tributary system • Who paid tribute? What was tribute? • Religious network • Commercial network • Cosmopolitan city • Hub of Tang communication

  21. Technology • What kind of maritime technology did the Chinese mariners use?

  22. Chinese vessel • vessel • compass

  23. Daily life • What disease affected the Tang Empire? • How was the disease spread? • Do you know any other empire affected by the same disease?

  24. Military rivals • A)Who were Tang’s most important rivals? • B)What did they compete for ?

  25. Military • A)Tibet, Uighurs • B) religious & political power, control of local routes

  26. What policies contributed to the early success of Tang?

  27. Religion • Why was Buddhism replace by Confucianism towards the end of Tang?

  28. Religion • 1. Undermine the Confucian idea of family • 2 encouraged women participation in politics ( Wu Zhao) • associated with social ills (foreign origin) • Monasteries: own a lot of land • didn’t pay taxes • Monks :didn’t serve in the army

  29. Religion • How did the government solve the problem? • When?

  30. Decline • What factors did contribute to the decline of Tang?

  31. Decline • 1. internal rebellions: 755, 879-881 • 2. nomadic tribes ( N border) • 3.tax-system problems, powerful military leaders • Ruled China until 907 • After Tang, China split in 3 empires: • Liao, Tanggut, Song

  32. Song 960-1279 Tang Song

  33. Political & military • Lost the N part to nomadic tribes • ½ of Tang territory • Capital :Hangzhou • 4 times Tang’s army

  34. Technology • Why was considered that Song dynasty had an industrial revolution?

  35. Technology • Innovations: • Calendar, compass design • Greek astrolabe, junk • Celestial clock • Gunpowder • Mining, iron production

  36. Religion • What was Song’s religion? • Who was the ideal human?

  37. Religion • Neo-Confucianism : blend of Conf. & Buddhism • new interpretations of the Confucian texts • The sage

  38. Technology • What were the consequences of using the movable type?

  39. Economy • What innovations were in economy? • Commercial economy • Industrial development • Inter-regional credit

  40. Money during Song dynasty

  41. Society-the status of women • Social restriction • Subordination • Low education, cannot remarry • Foot binding • What was the significance of foot binding?

  42. Foot binding

  43. Foot binding

  44. Japan • What did the Japanese borrow from the Chinese?

  45. A legal code • Confucianism • Buddhism • architecture

  46. Political life • The head of the state: the emperor • No Mandate of Heaven • 794 , Heian became capital

  47. Heian 794-1185 • Political life: emperor lost power • symbolic figurehead • Real Power: 858, Fujiwara family • Economy: Golden Age • Religion: Shintoism, Buddhism( Zen), • Culture: poetry( men) • epics( women) • Which one was superior? • Give an example of an epic.

  48. “The Tale of Genji” by Murasaki Shikibu

  49. Heian period

  50. Decline Founder • 1156-1185 Taira-Minamoto war • Minamoto won

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