The Flowering of Traditional China
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Vocab:
Chan Buddhism
foot binding
Grand Council
khanates
Manichaeanism
Neo-Confucianism
Pure Land
scholar-gentry
School of Mind
Supreme Ultimate
Tantrism
White Lotus
CHAPTER OUTLINE
I. China After the Han
II. China Reunified: The Sui, the Tang, and the Song
A. The Sui Dynasty
B. The Tang Dynasty
C. The Song Dynasty
D. Political Structures: The Triumph of Confucianism
1. Equal Opportunity in China: The Civil Service Examination
2. Local Government
E. The Economy
1. Land Reform
2. An Increase in Manufacturing
3. The Expansion of Commerce
4. The Silk Road
5. The Maritime Route
F. Society in Traditional China
1. The Rise of the Gentry
2. Village and Family
3. Women in Tang China
III. Explosion in Central Asia: The Mongol Empire
A. Mongol Rule in China
B. The Mongols’ Place in History
1. The Mongols: A Reputation Undeserved?
IV. The Ming Dynasty
A. The Voyages of Zhenghe
1. Why Were Zhenghe’s Voyages Abandoned?
V. In Search of the Way
A. The Rise and Decline of Buddhism and Daoism
1. The Sinification of Buddhism
2. Buddhism Under Threat
B. Neo‑Confucianism: The Investigation of Things
1. The School of Mind
VI. The Apogee of Chinese Culture
A. Literature
1. The Importance of Poetry
2. Popular Culture
3. The Chinese Novel
B. Art
Study help:
1. Defeat of the Song
2. Understand the civil service exam system
3. Founder of Mongol Empire
4. Mongols achieved the most success where
5. How were the Mongols able to maintain control in China for an extended period
6. Characteristics of medieval Chinese family?
7. Vocab
8. WHy did confucianism triumph in medieval china?