Name:___Jennifer Vivar ______

Date:__November 11, 2015_____

Period 3: 600-1450

WHAP
Tang and Song China

Directions: Access the website and read the materials. Answer the questions as you go.
http://etcweb.princeton.edu/asianart/timeperiod_china.jsp?ctry=China&pd=Disunity|Tang
1. What is the era following the Han Dynasty known as?
The era following the Han Dynasty is known as the Three Kingdoms.
2. Who reunified china after the centuries of division?
Northern Zhou general Yang Jian reunified China after the centuries of division.
3. What was constructed under the Emperor and why?
The emperor rebuilt the eastern capital of Luoyang and established a relation with Taiwan and Japan. He also
expanded the military into Gansu province and the eastern Turkestan to establish colonies along the overland
trade routes and that was followed by the failed campaigns against Korea and against the Turks.
4. What led to the fall of the Sui Dynasty?
The construction under the emperor was what led the fall of the Sui Dynasty because due to the political
disarray, rebellions, and dynastic actions.
5. How would you characterize the Tang Dynasty?
I would characterize the Tang Dynasty as powerful because it had a lot of land that they call their own and
since they did they had more people and land to rule.
6. Who was the Tang Dynasty founded by?
The Tang Dynasty was founded by General Li Yuan.
7. What religion flourished under the Tang? Why?
The religion that flourished was Buddhism because monks and teachers passed
through Changan and the brought new ideas and religious texts with them and
the Tang rulers allowed it.
8.

How does the painting reflect the characteristics of Tang art?

The painting reflects on the characteristics of Tang art by showing off and representing the rulers and how
important they were. Also portraying how high power they were.

9. Do you consider China under the Tang Dynasty to be a golden age? Why or why not, use specific
examples.
Yes I do consider China under the Tang Dynasty to be the golden age because the way the dynasty was set up
was stable and it had a great government and belief systems and also had great cultures.
Go to this site: http://etcweb.princeton.edu/asianart/timeperiod_china.jsp?ctry=China&pd=Song%7CLiao
%7CJin and answer the questions that follow.
10. What is the period after the fall of the Tang Dynasty called?
Five Dynasties was the period after the fall of the Tang Dynasty.
11. What achievements were made under the Khitan/Liao Empire?
Advancements were made in printing and the arts under the Khintan/Liao Empire.
12. Who was able to unify China in 960?
Zhao Kuangyin the general of the Later Zhou unified China in 960.
13. What did the Emperor do to shift the bureaucratic balance?
Taizu wanted to shift the bureaucratic balance in favor of civil rather than military officials

14. Identify how this painting reflects Song society.

In the beginning of this burst of creativity were artist eager to engage with nature in ways that had never been
attempted before.

15. How does the painting reflect the characteristics of Song art?
Other paintings genre blossomed during the Song, such as architectureal rending, narrative scenes, and
depictions of flora and fauna.

16. Do you consider China under the Song Dynasty to be a golden age? Why or why not, use specific
examples.
The Song Dynasty is any better than the Tang Dynasty because I believe that both were equally stable and
organized.

Go to this site http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/song/sch/confuc.htm and answer the questions that follow:

17. How were Confucian teachings implemented in Song China?
The revived Confucianism of the Song period highlighted self-cultivations as a path not only to self-fulfillment
but to the formation of a virtuous and harmonious society and state.
18. What was the status of women in Song China?
The Song is often seen as a time when the status of women had declined.
19. Compare the status of women in Song China to that of the Abbasid Dynasty.
In the Abbasid dynasty women were kept out of public life and had no control over their body. Unless the
women in song china gave birth to a son they were respected.

Outline an essay answering this prompt:

Analyze the change and continuities in social structures in China from 600-1000 CE