Chapter 14

China

How did China change after the fall of the Han dynasty?

The Period of Disunion was followed by reunification by rulers of the Sui, Tang, and

Song dynasties.

Section 1: China Reunifies

• Period of Disunion• Grand Canal• Empress Wu

Vocabulary pg 410

•New types of art, music, food, and clothing styles developed as a result of the mixing cultures.

How did Chinese culture change during the Period of Disunion?

• Reunified• 589• By Sui dynasty

• Not unified• 907-960• During Five Dynasties and Ten

Kingdoms

When was China reunifed? When was China not unified?

• People took comfort in the Buddhist teaching that people can escape suffering and achieve a state of peace.

Why did Buddhism spread more easily during the Period of Disunion?

How did China change after the fall of the Han dynasty?

The Tang and Song dynasties were periods of

economic, cultural, and technological

accomplishments.

Section 2: Tang and Song Achievements

• porcelain• woodblock printing• gunpowder• compass

Vocabulary pg 414

• Due to agricultural advances, food became abundant, which led to population growth.

How did agricultural advances affect population growth?

• India and Southwest Asia• Into Korea and Japan

How far did China’s trade routes extend?

• Paper• Porcelain• Woodblock printing• Gunpowder• Moveable type• Magnetic compass• Paper money

What were some important inventions of the Tang and Song dynasties?

How did China change after the fall of the Han dynasty?

Confucian thought influenced the Song government

Section 3: Confucianism and Government

• bureaucracy• civil service• scholar-official

Vocabulary pg 420

• Neo-Confucianism• Emphasized both spiritual matters

and proper behavior• Confucianism

• Focused on ethical behavior

How did Neo-Confucianism differ from Confucianism?

• It improved the bureaucracy, which created stability in government.

How did the Song dynasty change China’s government?

How did China change after the fall of the Han dynasty?

The Chinese were ruled by foreigners during the Yuan dynasty, but they threw off Mongol rule and prospered

during the Ming dynasty.

Section 4: The Yuan and Ming Dynasties

• Genghis Khan• Kublai Khan• Zheng He• isolationism

Vocabulary pg 424

• Kublai Khan conquered all of China after his grandfather, Genghis Khan, began the conquest.

How did the Mongols come to rule China?

• Promoted China across the world• Great building projects

In what ways did the Ming dynasty strengthen China?

• Over time, China was technologically outpaced by the world

• Weakened and controlled by other countries

How did isolationism affect China?