Post-Class: Ch12-13 Study Guide
NAME: ____________________________
Spread & Power of Asian Culture (Ch. 12-13)
...is about the flowering of Chinese civilization at its pinnacle and spread of its culture to greater East Asia
between 600 CE and 1450.
Overarching Ideas:
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Humans need to adapt to environments has necessitated technological innovation.
Cultures spread through syncretism.
Economic conditions and religion are key components in legitimizing or undermining government.
Ever intensifying trade is a powerful force for social and political change.
Social inequality is source of conflict yet ever-present in civilizations.
Objectives:
1. Explain the political, economic, and social development of the Tang and Song dynasties.
2. Compare the strengths of the Tang and Song empires.
3. Debate the significance of China’s internal development versus its international
influence.
4. Explain the effects of Confucianism in East Asia.
5. Compare the degree of sinification in Korea, Japan, and Vietnam.
6. Compare feudalism in Europe and Japan.
Key Concepts:
Explain the definition, role, and significance of…
Sui
Tang
Song
Buddhism
Neo-Confucianism
Scholar-gentry
Junks
Flying Money
Footbinding
Tribute System
Sinification
Trung sisters
Taika Reforms
The Tale of Genji
Bafuku
Daimyo
Samurai
Bushido
Shinto
China & East Asia
Key Places:
Locate on the map…
Mongolia
Manchuria
Himalaya
Huang He River
Yangtze River
Silk Road
Tang
Grand Canal
Song
Southern Song
Korea
Vietnam
Red River
Japan
Heian
Kanto Plain
China
Guided Timeline:
China
600
589618
618907
690-705 =
840s =
1000
9601279
1127 =
12791368
1450
13681644
Post-Class: Ch12-13 Study Guide
NAME: ____________________________
East Asia
Guided Timeline:
China
Korea
Vietnam
Japan
313-618
600
Sui
589-618
39CE =
618-668
111 BCE939 CE
Tang
618-907
604-784
710-784 =
668-918
7941185
1000
Song
9601279
9181392
9391500
12791368
1450
Ming
13681644
11851600
13921910
646 =
Post-Class: Ch12-13 Study Guide
NAME: ____________________________