Sunday, December 21, 2014

Chapter 9- China and the World

Chapter 9- China and the World
East Asian Connections
500-1300

Learning Objectives:
  • Analyze the role of China as "superpower" among the 3rd Wave Civilizations
  • Provide examples of China's deep influence on East Asia
  • Assess the impact of interaction on China
  • Explore the modern assumptions about China
Big Picture Questions:
  1. In what ways did Tang and Song dynasty China resemble the classical Han dynasty period, and in what ways had China changed?
  2. Based on this chapter, how would you respond to the idea that China was a self-contained or isolated civilization?
  3. In what different ways did nearby peoples experience their giant Chinese neighbor, and how did they respond to it?
  4. How can you explain the changing fortunes of Buddhism in China?  
  5. How did China influence the world beyond East Asia?  How was China itself transformed by its encounters with a wider world?
Key Terms:
  • An Lushan
  • bushido
  • chu nom
  • foot binding
  • hangul
  • Hangzhou
  • Heian
  • Jurchen
  • kami
  • Khitan
  • Kumsong
  • Murasaki Shikibu
  • Nara
  • Neo-Confucianism
  • Pure Land Buddhism
  • samurai
  • Shotoku Taishi
  • Sui dynasty
  • Tang dynasty
  • tanka
  • tribute system
  • Trung sisters
  • Uighurs
  • Emperor Wendi
  • Xiongnu


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