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Page 1: BellringerFebruary  8, 2012

Grab your clicker

Take out your Chapter 12 Notes Guide and a writing utensil.

Bellringer February 8, 2012

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February 8, 2012

Chapter 12, Section 2: Chinese Society

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Today, we will be learning about Chinese society.

Objectives

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A Growing Economy Aftermath of Han

collapse – *cities damages, farms burned, artisans made fewer goods, farmers grew less, merchants had less to trade

*Tang brought peace by giving land to farmers

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A Growing Economy *Irrigation was

improved

Developed new kinds of rice*Grew well in poor

soil*Produced more per

acre*Grew faster*Resistant to disease

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A Growing Economy *Tea – became a

popular drink*Roadways and

Waterways built*Travel easier in and

out of China*Trade increased

with AsiaSilk road under

China’s control

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A Growing Economy Porcelain

*Made from fine clay.

*Baked at high temps.

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New Technology Coal

*Large popn = high need for wood

Wood b/c scarce

*Coal used to heat things = coal-mining industry

Steel*Made: armor, swords,

helmets, stoves, and farm tools

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New Technology Printing Press

B/4 printing press, copy by hand

*Diamond Sutra first book in China

*Used blocks of wood to put characters of an entire page

*Used over and over*Pi Sheng invented

movable type, clay.

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New Technology Architecture

Indian Buddhists temples influenced design of Chinese pagoda

Featured roofs at each floor curving upwards at the corners

Inventions China b/c world leader

in new technology*Gunpowder used in

firearms & fireworks

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New Technology Inventions

• Major Tang technical advance

• *Magnetic Compass: uses Earth’s magnetic field to show direction

• *Revolutionized sea travel, contributed to world exploration

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Art and Literature Tang and Song

dynasties periods of great cultural achievement. Art and literature flourished, and many inventions and advances occurred in science and technology.

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Art and Literature Literature and Art

• *Tang period produced some of China’s greatest poets

• *Li Bo: “Still Nights Thoughts”

• *Duo Fu: “Spring Landscape”

• Poems of Confucian ideals, joys of life

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Art and Literature Painting• Reached new heights • Wu Daozi, murals celebrating Buddhism, nature

• Landscapes of great beauty

• Some used only black ink

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Art and Literature Painting

Landscapes

*Portray the “idea” of mountains, lakes, and other features.

*Empty spaces = people cannot know the whole truth about something.

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Art and Literature Painting

*People = tiny figures, which means they are in but not controlling nature.

*Painters wrote poetry on their works using a brush & ink to write characters called calligraphy

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Art and Literature Artisans

• Exquisite objects made from clay

• Tang: pottery figurines, often to go in tombs

• *Song: excelled at making porcelain

• *Admired, sought after worldwide. Reached Europe in 1700s.

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Homework