Chapter 17 Section 4 - Chinese Society (p. 534-41)
Technological Advances
A. Shipbuilding and Navigation (1. What is a “junk”? 2. Describe the construction of these
“junks”. 3. How did the compass have an impact on trade in China and beyond?)
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B. Paper and Printing (1. On what did the Chinese write before they developed their paper
process ? 2. What is block printing? 3. How did moveable type improve the Chinese printing
process? How did the lower cost of printing affect education and politics? How did the Chinese
paper and printing process affect Europe?)
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C. Gunpowder (1. When did the Chinese discover gunpowder? 2. For what did the Chinese
first use gunpowder? 3. By what dynasty had the Chinese started to use gunpowder in weapons?
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D. Inventions Help Trade ( 1. What technologies improved the manufacture of silk textiles? 2.
How did trade affect creativity and improve the economy?)
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Chinese Arts and Culture
E. The Three Perfections (1. What are the 3 perfections? 2. For which perfection was the Tang
period known? 3. At which types of painting did the Song period excel?)
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F. Ceramics and Porcelain (1. What qualities made Chinese porcelain the best and most
desirable? 2. What features of their porcelain were the Tang known? Song? Ming?)
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G. Other Trade Items ( 1. What changes were made to the silk industry to improve its quality
and manufacture?)
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Religion and Thought
H. Daoism (1. What does “Dao” mean? 2. What did this mean for the life of people who
practiced Daoism?)
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I. Buddhism(1. On what are the teachings of Buddhism based? 2. What does “Buddha” mean?
3. What did Gatauma teach? 4. What was meant by “enlightenment? 5. How was Buddhism
changed in China? 6. By the end of the Tang dynasty, about how many followers did Buddhism
have in China?)
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J. Decline of Buddhism (1. For what 3 reasons did some Chinese thinkers criticize Buddhism?
2. What persecution did Buddhist experience from which it never recovered? )
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K. Confucianism (1. What is Confucianism? 2. How did Confucius see virtue and how could
one gain it? 3. What did Confucius teach about social order?)
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L. Neo-Confucianism (1. How did Neo-Confucianism show the influence of Buddhism and
Daoism? 2. How did the Neo-Confucian Zhu Xi define the Dao? 3. During what dynastydid the
Neo-Confucians have great influence?)
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Chinese Influence Spreads
M. The Impact of Chinese Thought (1. To where did the Chinese ideas of Buddhism and
Confucianism spread? 2. What particular practices were adopted in government?)
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N. Chinese Culture (1. What elements of Chinese culture were adopted by Vietnam, Korea, and
Japan? 2. What elements of Chinese cooking and food preparation were adopted by East Asian
countries?)
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O. Trade and the West (1. What products did European traders bring that made it impossible for
the Ming to limit the influence of foreigners?)
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