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| 7913619993 | The Sui Dynasty: Time Period | 581-618 | 0 | |
| 7913630796 | Yang Jian | * founded Sui Dynasty * oversaw reunification of China * from a Chinese family that had intermarried with non-Chinese elite - indication of cultural exchange * strengthened central control of government - more effective government, able to rule more efficiently * written exams for selection of officials - merit test: reassurance that government officials knew what they were doing - better 'filter' on who was able to become a leader; better qualified for jobs - exam prep dominated lives of educated men | 1 | |
| 7913762576 | Grand Canal | * Sui Dynasty * connected Yangzi and Yellow River regions - facilitated trade of tax grain from Yangzi to political/military power in China * Yangzi Valley - rice growing, South China - strengthened China's internal cohesion - facilitated maritime trade | 2 | |
| 7913858089 | The Tang Dynasty: Time Period | 618-907 | 3 | |
| 7913885617 | The Tang Dynasty | * Chang'an - cultural center of East Asia - more efficient population; made up of merchants, pilgrims, missionaries, and students - helped Chinese to be more open to learning from the outside world; more cosmopolitan lifestyle * divided administration into departments - specialized jobs/tasks - done more efficiently than having several jobs * built on Sui precedent of written exams * Confucianism * two females in power - inclusion of women in politics, higher trust and confidence in government - combination of religion and politics IOT gain support for the women/Buddhist sutra (predicted imminent reincarnation) | 4 | |
| 7913944862 | Gaozu (618-626, Li Yuan) and Taizong (626-649) | * first two Tang rulers * expanded territory - Turkish territories | 5 | |
| 7914200535 | Tang Culture | * cities were laid out in rectangular grids * 100 walled blocks inside their walls - road system allowed citizens to easily obtain what they needed without extravagant transportation ~ knowledge of outside world was easily obtained through cosmopolitan cities ~ presence of students, merchants, and envoys < foreign merchants = introduction of new religions, hair/clothing fashions, games, entertainment * great age of poetry - may have used poetry to communicate | 6 | |
| 7914421618 | Buddhism: Tang/Chinese Daily Life | * Buddhist festivals/stories of origin become some of the most popular holidays * monasteries * Buddhist schools for children * Received money from merchants for safekeeping; turned into banks - combined economics/religion - economic morality | 7 | |
| 7914531877 | Pure Land | a school of Buddhism; taught that calling on Buddha Amitabha, rebirth could be achieved in Amitabha's Pure Land paradise | 8 | |
| 7914551410 | Chan school | A school of buddhism (Japan-Zen) that rejected authority of sutras; claimed superiority of mind-to mind transmission of Buddhist truths | 9 | |
| 7914605671 | The Song Dynasty | * Taizu - founder (960-976) - general whose troops elevated him to emperor - worked to make sure that such an act couldn't happen in future by placing armies under central gov't control * civil bureaucrats came to dominate every aspect of DOng gov't/society * Civil Service Exam System - provided dynasty with constant flow of Confucianist Men *curbing generals' power ended warlordism * made a peace treaty with Liao * traded with Khitans to keep them from invading * had to produce weapons in large quantities - military advantage; economic stimulation * controlled only about 2/3 of former Song territories | 10 | |
| 7914731359 | Scholar Officials, Neo-Confucianism | * scholar-official class - educated elite class (scholars, officials); Officials; passed exam, Scholars; studied for exam, repeatedly failed * exam system eliminated ancestry, and other unimportant qualities; established more efficient leaders, as they were only considered officials upon their passing of the exam * merit test: had to master literary topics, politics, etc. | 11 | |
| 7914782003 | Invention of Printing | * better communication * better educated elites * more efficient communication: able to spread one message among many people without any confusion * many literary texts (poetry, religious, encyclopedias, etc.) | 12 | |
| 7914821099 | Life of Educated Man | *collected antiques, poetry, etc. * some cultural interests overshadowed politics, philosophy, and economic concerns * engaged in the arts * able to hold high court offices while also pursuing diverse intellectual interests * adopted Confucianism | 13 | |
| 7914854217 | Ouyang Xiu | * wrote love songs * histories * analytical catalogue of stone/bronze inscriptions | 14 | |
| 7914870760 | Sima Guang | * Chancellor * narrative history of China from WSP | 15 | |
| 7914876086 | Su Shi | * over 2700 poems * opposition politics | 16 | |
| 7914887787 | Su Song | * mechanical clock * time concepts | 17 | |
| 7914950249 | Neo-Confucianism | revival of Confucian thinking that began in 11th century, characterized by goal of attaining wisdom of sages, not exam success * Zhu Xi (1130-1200) * wrote many books | 18 | |
| 7914976694 | Women in Song Times | * maids, midwives, mistresses who ran errands, pious women who chanted Buddhist sutras, nuns, girls who wanted to learn to read, daughters who made money weaving mats, jealous wives, widows, etc. * families tried to hold them in the house rather than a field to do house work * sometimes involved in arranged marriages * tended to marry between 16-20 * husbands were few years older * written agreements * match families of equal status * elaborately dressed brides * had to please mother in laws * concubine: second wife, subordinate to first * jealousy was common among wives *daughter-in-law took over cooking/cleaning role *women's status went down | 19 | |
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