For Wednesday's class, please read Murphey, Chapter 8, and be prepared to discuss the following questions:
- Why did Buddhism flourish after the fall of the Han dynasty?
- Who controlled northern china and what was going on in the south in the post-Han era?
- Who reunified China and did they follow a pattern from earlier times in China?
- What was the most notable building project of Yang Di?
- What are the two golden age dynasties that follow after Yang Di's dynasty? (know the order)
- Come up with one-word descriptions of the poetry of Du Fu and Li Bo. Which poet do you prefer?
- Describe the tribute system.
- Where did most of the empire's revenue come from and most of its population live?
- What is the significance for the West of the battle of the Talas River?
- What important technologies were developed by the Chinese? What were the main exports?
- Define and describe Chang'an.
- Who is Wu Zhao?
- What happened to Buddhism in Chinese? Why?
- The size of China was much reduced during the Song dynasty. Was that a good or a bad thing?
- What were Wang Anshi's reforms? Where they successful?
- How did the Song dynasty become the Southern Song? What developments and advances were made to deal with the loss of access to their overland trade routes?
- How do we know so much about the glories of Hangzhou?
- How might history be different if the Mongol invasion had occurred a bit later or if Genghis Khan had died young?
- What was the size of the Mongol people? Why were they able to conquer? How long did their dynasty last?
- Describe the dynastic cycle.
- How did the progressive shortage of fuel influence Chinese cuisine?
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