AP World History Chapter 12 Textbook Questions The Reunification and Renaissance in Chinese Civilization: The Era of the Tang and Song Dynasties. (pgs. 263-286) *Rebuilding the Imperial Edifice in the Sui-Tang Era (pgs. 265-272) 1. In the Tang era that followed the Sui interlude‚ the bureaucratic institution began under the Han were- . 2. What is the definition on Wendi? 3. Although Wendi himself was Chinese‚ he secured his power base by winning the
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Chapter 12 Study Guide: Empires in East Asia. 600-1350 Section 1:Tang and Song China Vocabulary: Define each term and describe why each of the terms is significant Tang Taizong Wu Zhao Movable Type Gentry As you read this section‚ take notes to answer the questions about how the Tang and Song Dynasties transformed China. What impact did the Tang and Song dynasties have on the following areas of Chinese Society? 1. Transportation 2. Government
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10. How did the Yuan dynasty in China develop? 11. What was the impact of the Mongol conquest on Chinese society and political structure? 12. What were the positive aspects of the Mongol conquests? 13. What were the symptoms of Yuan decline? 14. How did the conquests of Timur-i Lang contrast with those of the Mongols?000-2‚000 BCE Neolithic Cultures ca. 2100-1600 BCE Xia (Hsia) Dynasty (MYTHICAL) ca. 1600-1050 BCE Shang Dynasty One of the Three Dynasties‚ or San Dai (Xia‚ Shang
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illustration of a cannon dating from around 1127 was found in China‚ the time of the changeover from the Northern Song Dynasty to the Southern Song Dynasty. This was 150 years earlier than the cannon were developed in the west. The Song people also used gunpowder to make fire lances‚ or flamethrowers‚ and anti-personnel mines (for which we might be less grateful!). By the end of the Song Dynasty the Chinese had invented multi-stage rockets. In a way this could be seen as the idea behind the rocket‚ which
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Government Neo-Confucianism arose in China during the Song Dynasty as a vehicle to reapply Confucian teachings and morality to an era in which Buddhist and Daoist followers were all but competing with Confucianism. Such competition found Confucianism becoming more and more related to the state as an official religion‚ reducing the true existence of Confucianism as predicated by Kung T’zu’s own canonical texts. The revival of Confucian thought during this dynasty lead for replacement of a militaristically centered
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history books over the years have stated that the Chinese used this discovery only for fireworks‚ but that is not true. Song Dynasty military forces as early as 904 A.D. used gunpowder devices against their primary enemy‚ the Mongols. And‚ although the Chinese did use gunpowder in fireworks for religious purposes‚ they also used gunpowder in cannons‚ rockets‚ and guns. Other Song military applications of gunpowder included primitive hand grenades‚ poisonous gas shells‚ flame throwers and land mines
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Chinese Literature and Cuisine 841 Trends in Cuisine & Culture Fall 2012 By XXX Content Abstract 3 Chapter One: the food in the ancients’ eyes 5 Chapter Two: Novels 7 Chapter three: Poems 11 Chapter Four: Conclusion 14 Abstract Dietetic culture which has its character is an important part of the traditional Chinese culture，and is an important part of world dietetic culture . It is not only materially exists in different kinds of diet schools‚ but also in
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Chinese paintings and poetry. What was the significance of the flowering plum motif during the Southern Song Dynasty (960-1279)? The period of the Song dynasty (960-1279) was particularly noted for its artistic achievements. Although landscape paintings of the Northern Song (960-1127) was predominant during this period‚ flower painting became equally as important during the Southern Song (1127-1279) where artists tended to focus on a single blossom or flowering branch. A popular and favorite
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heaven; another reason to believe this song is about his daughter. Although Strait is traditionally quiet about his beliefs‚ one can get a good sense of who he is through his song choice” (Killebrew). But he has had a rough journey. George was raised in a Christian home and fell away in his college years. It was not until his daughter died in 1986 that George realized his need of a savior. This change was reflected later in his music when he started writing songs. And even though George Strait has had
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fourth studio album of the famous Chinese folk singer Gong Lin Na‚ which was recorded in China in 2007. The producer is Gong’s husband‚ Robert Zollitsch. Jing Ye Si is originally one of the most famous Chinese poems by the great poet Li Bai inTang Dynasty. Gong was born in Gui Yang Province‚ which has a great population of different minority ethnic groups compared to other provinces. As a result‚ Gong absorbed the rich nutrition from the folk cultures of Chinese minority ethnic groups in her childhood
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