Economy
This produced a surplus as it was harvested 2x a year and boosted the economy
Fast Growing Rice
During this Dynasty women's beauty standard changed.
Song
How did Buddhism get imported into China?
Merchants from India imported Buddhism into China on the Silk Road.
What test is used to identify a candidate who is qualified to be in the Government?
The Civil Service Exam
Yangdi built this which connected two rivers.
The Grand Canal
When it comes to China, which four items were imported?
cotton, ivory, horses and glassware
Who was in charge during the Tang Dynasty?
Wu Zhao
Which religion taught that women were inferior?
Neo-Confucianism
She brought prosperity and lowered taxes
Wu Zhao
Who was Wu Zhao and how did help her empire?
Wu Zhao was the first and only female ruler in China.
Wu Zhao lowered the taxes of the poor which brought prosperity.
When it comes to China, which items were exported?
Silk, porcelain, jade, tea and spices
What were womens roles during the Song Dynasty?
Women had to stay home and take care of the household. They could not work outside of the home.
What was Neo-confucianism ?
A combination of religions.
Buddhism
Taoism
Daoism
Confucianism
What is Meritocracy?
Meritocracy is when the government officials were educated and qualified. They proved this by taking the Civil Service Exam.
Yangdi repaired the Great Wall. It was used for protection to keep outsiders out.
What is imported?
What is Exported?
Imported is when items are received into the area.
Exported are when items are taken out of the area to be sold.
What is foot binding? Who had it done? Why was it done?
The process of wrapping a young girls foot under itself. This was done to aristocrat females as women with smaller feet were considered more marriageable.
What were the main topics people were tested on in the Civil Service Exam.
Military Ideas, Confucianism, Poetry
What is Aristocracy?
Aristocracy is when the government is ran by wealthy nobles. They are aristocrats. They received this position because they had power from being wealthy.
What were the benefits of the fast growing rice?
How was it able to survive in a climate where rain is not always provided?
What did they do with the rice? How did it affect the farmers life?
The fast growing rice provided food for the Song Dynasty. They had a surplus of rice which they could trade. They were able to barter and trade the rice for resources they did not have.
The rice was drought resistant, there was a surplus and it allowed farmers to take up other hobbies.
How did the Tang economy react to new ideas being imported into China?
What was being imported that the Tang felt threatened by? What did they do about this?
The end resolution was?
The Tang Dynasty felt threatened by new religions being imported. They were upset when Buddhism arrived, they burned down the monstaries and the temples to scare them away.
They created Neo-confucianism as an end result to keep the peace.
Eventually the Tang dynasty limited outsiders into their empire.
What was the difference between women's roles when it came to the Tang and Song Dynasties?
What were their roles?
How did beauty standards change?
Tang women were able to work on the farm and had more hobbies outside of the home. During the Song Dynasty women's beauty standard changed and foot binding occurred for the aristocrat females as a symbol for marriage. Women had to stay home and couldn't work outside of the home.
Why was Neo-confucianism created?
The Tang Dynasty felt threatened by new religions being imported. They were upset when Buddhism arrived, they burned down the monstaries and the temples to scare them away.
What is a Bureaucracy?
A bureaucracy is when the government officials are non-elected. They were chosen by the emperor.
How did the Civil Service Exam change over time? What was tested on this exam?
classroom setting---> small rooms
graded by a secondary person who never met the candidate.
First aristocrats took it then all males took it because government funded schools
Religion, poetry, politics and many ideas were tested on this exam. originally