BellringerFebruary 8, 2012
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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