Tuesday – February 14, 2012
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Aim: Why did the Tang & Song
Dynasties experience ‘Golden
Ages’?
Do Now: Read and complete the
handout, “Chinese Social Ladder”
DO NOT WRITE ON THE HANDOUT!
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H.W. #6
• Tang and Song China:
– Read the handout; highlight all important parts.
– Answer all questions.
– Complete the web diagram on the front.
– Due: Tomorrow, February 15
 Friday February 17 – Unit 5 Quiz
 Thursday & Friday March 1 & 2 – Unit 5 exam
Golden Age of China Vocabulary
1. Tang Dynasty – a powerful ruling family that ruled China from 618
to 907, they built a vast empire that had a stable government,
society & economy based on trade. Government corruption,
drought & rebellions led to its collapse.
2. Song Dynasty – ruling family that reunited China from 960 to 1279
under the leadership of General Zhao Kuangyin . The dynasty was
weakened by invaders & fell to the Mongols in 1279.
3. Tributary states – independent state that must acknowledge the
supremacy of another state & pay tribute (money) to its ruler.
4. Gentry – wealthy landowning class in China.
5. Revive – to bring something back after it has not been used or has
not existed for a period of time.
6. Scholarship – the knowledge, work or methods, involved in
serious studying.
Create a “rubric” for what you would find in every/any Golden Age of an empire.
List any ideas, words, or phrases associated with an empire when they are
experiencing a Golden Age (you may want to include the following: size of the
empire, economy, government, and military)
Characteristics of a GOLDEN AGE
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On your own…
• Read the handout (first side) - Tang & Song
Dynasties in China.
• Underline or highlight the important
information.
• Examine the map & answer the Map Question
in FULL SENTENCES
With your partner…
• In pairs, read the 2nd side, each member will
read a paragraph.
• Underline or highlight the important
information.
• Fill out the 3 graphic organizers (Government,
Society & Literature/Arts).
in your notebooks…
• Which of the economic achievements do you
feel was the most important to China’s
development?
• Explain your answer in FULL SENTENCES
Summary
• Why did the Tang & Song Dynasties
experience ‘Golden Ages’?
Application
• Examine the Handout – Inventions of the Tang
& Song Dynasties.
• Discuss the chart & answer the 5 questions
that follow.
• Which invention of the Tang & Song Dynasties
do you feel had the greatest impact on
society? Why?
Tang & Song Dynasties
Tang Dynasty 618 - 907
A: China experienced a “Golden Age”
- rulers reunited China, they had a
period of peace & prosperity
B: Vast Empire
- more than 50 million people
- China expanded into Korea,
Manchuria & Central Asia
C: Government & Society
- gave civil service examinations for
government jobs
- built public works like roads &
pagodas
- Social structure was based on
Confucist beliefs
Song Dynasty 960 - 1279
A: After the fall of the Tang, China
decreased in size
B: Song dynasty founded in 960
continued the achievements of the
Tang
C: engaged in trade with many parts
of the world
- Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia, India &
Africa