01_Ch.12: Empires in East Asia- The Sung Dynasty !

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Film Questions" Your responses to these questions will contribute to your lesson notes & class discussion on China's Golden Age.! How to Use Video as a Source ! Step #1: Familiarize yourself with lm questions prior to viewing the lm. By reading the questions and understanding the vocabulary contained within, you allow yourself the luxury of viewing the lm without having to look at the questions continuously. ! ! Step #2: View and Listen Attentively. Unlike a book, a video provides information via visual images and audio. Both forms of data are more valuable together than separately. For example, turn the volume off on your TV during your favorite program. Then, raise the volume while blacking-out the image. Under which conditions was the data most richly delivered? Always make sure that you have unobstructed viewing of a lm and that the sound is audible. ! ### As you view the video, pay attention to visual and/ or audio cues that reect the issues raised by the questions below. Your responses should refer to video content as well as your current knowledge and understanding of history. ! ! Step #3: Organize Your Thoughts. Unlike a book, the data from a video is often delivered at a constant rate. With a book, you can slow your reading speed when you encounter a particular segment that is complicated. You can also turn back to a previous page to review information. A lm is a bit different in that you may not always have the option to use slow motion or rewind. Therefore, maintaining focus on the imagery and sound is important. Targeted Notes will reduce the amount of time you're looking away from the lm. By writing quick and simple phrases of a few words each, you maintain greater attention to lm events. Targeted notes use key words/ phrases that will ignite a thought or idea when you read them later. There is no concern for grammar or spelling while doing this. After the lm has ended, you look at your targeted notes and manipulate the data to compile responses in complete sentences. ! ! Organizational Tip: Vertically divide the sheet of paper where your responses will go. On the left half, take targeted notes for each question given. After viewing the video, use the targeted notes to compose complete responses to each question (on the right half of the sheet). !

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SOURCE: Millennium Video Series: The 12th Century: Century of the Sword.# 1999, Turner Broadcast Co. [~9.5 min.]"

__________________________________________________________________________" Context: China, c. 11th C., Sung Dynasty! 1. How did the Chinese civilization view the world around the 11th C.?! 2. The Taklamakan desert was crossed by trade routes heading east. Why would anyone want to take a risk crossing that obstacle?" 3. How did China 'tame' the great distances of its country using technology?! ! 4. What examples were offered that demonstrate China's technological & innovative superiority?! ! 5. What was the binding philosophy of this great ancient civilization? Identify and explain one of the important principles of that philosophy that helped hold the society together.! ! 6. What could possibly threaten such a great society? What was China's philosophical view of the threats?