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:
- In what ways did Tang and Song dynasty China resemble the classical Han dynasty period, and in what ways had China changed?
- Based on this chapter, how would you respond to the idea that China was a self-contained or isolated civilization?
- In what different ways did nearby peoples experience their giant Chinese neighbor, and how did they respond to it?
- How can you explain the changing fortunes of Buddhism in China?
- 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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