China

Medieval China

Students will examine the rise and fall, technological, agricultural, commercial and political developments during key Chinese dynasties including the Song, Tang, Yuan, and Ming dynasties. Students will also analyze the role of Buddhism and Confucianism in Chinese society.

Big Idea: Societies can change and impact other societies over time.

Essential Questions: How did the Tang and Song dynasties gain and maintain power over people and territories? How did environmental conditions and technological innovations cause the medieval economic revolution? What were the effects of this revolution? How did Chinese culture, ideas, and technologies and Buddhism influence Korea and Japan?

Medieval China Standards:

- Rise and technological, agricultural, commercial and political developments during key Chinese dynasties including the Song, Tang, Yuan, and Ming dynasties
  - Standard 7.3.2 - Describe agricultural, technological, and commercial developments during the Tang and Sung periods.
  - Standard 7.3.6 - Describe the development of the imperial state and the scholar-official class
- Achievements of medieval Chinese dynasties
  - Standard 7.3.4 - Understand the importance of both overland trade and maritime expeditions between China and other civilizations in the Mongol Ascendancy and Ming Dynasty.
  - Standard 7.3.5 - Trace the historic influence of such discoveries as tea, the manufacture of paper, woodblock printing, the compass, and gunpowder.
- Rise and fall of key Chinese dynasties
- Role of Buddhism and Confucianism in Chinese society
  - Standard 7.3.3 - Analyze the influences of Confucianism and changes in Confucian thought during the Sung and Mongol periods.

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