OBJECTIVE(S): (READ)

Scholars will be able to take notes in the Cornel Format and fill out vocabulary cards in order to establish the main idea of the new unit. (Empires of East Asia)

WARM UP:(Complete in 5 Minutes )

Answer in QPA. Why is it better to fill jobs based on exams results rather than on money or family influence?

HOMEWORK:(DON’T PROCRASTINATE)Current Event Article # 6 (Due Friday) (Essay question Due Friday) Answer this question in QPA in 5 or more sentences. What was the relationship between the Tang Dynasty and the rise of Buddhism in China?

Tuesday September 28, 2010

Mr. Williams and Mrs. SahaWelcome to Ancient World History

Destination: East Asia

Mission: to explore and collect data and artifacts from the Ancient Empires that developed in East Asia.

Time Period: 618 CE

Welcome to the Great Wall Of China

1. •Tang and Song

2. • Mongol

3. • JapanEmpire Building

The three main empires that developed in East Asia between the years 600 AD and 1350 AD were:

Culture Interaction

Chinese

Korea

Nomads

Japan

There are four different cultures that interacted in East Asia between the years 600 CE and 1350 CE

Buddhism Hinduism

Religious and Ethical Systems

Two religions dominated East Asia between the years 600 CE and 1350 CE.

The Great Wall of China is a series of stone and earth in northern China, built, rebuilt, and maintained between the 5th century BC and the 16th century to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire from attacks. Since the 5th century BC, several walls have been built that were referred to as the Great Wall. One of the first and most famous wall was built between 220–206 BC by the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang. The majority of the existing wall were built during the Ming Dynasty. Archaeological have recently concluded that the entire Great Wall, with all of its branches, and natural defensive barriers such as hills and rivers stretches for about 5,500.3 miles. Many sections of the wall are 30 feet wide and stand 50 feet high… REFERENCE page 168

Himalayan Mountains

The Himalayan mountain system is home to the world's highest peaks, which include Mount Everest and K2. The

enormous scale of this mountain range includes

over 100 mountains exceeding 23,622 feet

high. (23,622 ft).

The Grand Canal stretches about 1200 miles in length and is the longest man-made waterway. Ancient China’s Grand Canal contributed greatly to ensure that the Chinese primary economy thrived in past dynasties. (RICE) Now more than 2000 years old.

The canal we see today was built section by section in different areas and dynasties before it was linked together by the Sui Dynasty of 581 CE and 618 CE…

Ancient China’s Grand Canal Canal: long and narrow strip of water made

for boats or for irrigation

Rice Paddy Fields

Rice is the world's most consumed cereal after wheat. It provides more than 50 percent of the daily calories ingested by more than half of the world population. It is so important in Asia that it influenced local language and beliefs. In classical Chinese, the same term refers to both "rice" and "agriculture". In many official languages and local dialectics the verb "to eat" means "to eat rice". Indeed, the words "rice" and "food" are sometimes one and the same in eastern semantics.

Tang and Song DynastyA dynasty is a succession of people belonging to the same family, who through various means and forms maintain power, influence or authority over the course of generations.

Tang Taizong

Tang Taizong: The Tang emperor who began the great achievements of the Tang Dynasty

REFERENCE page 168

Tang Taizong’sreign lasted from 629 to

649

Wu Zhao

Wu Zhao: Empress of the Tang Dynasty in 660 CE. Ran and ruled the empire for over 30 years.

She was the only woman in history to ever rule in China.

movable type

blocks of metal or wood, each bearing a single character, that can be arranged to make up a page for printing.

As the power of families start to fade a new much larger class emerges made up of scholar officials. This class of

powerful people were well-born and well-bred.

gentry:

Tang Dynasty

Tang Taizong

Song Dynasty

Wu Zhao

General Taizu

Movable type: is the system of printing

Magnetic compass: is a navigational instrument for determining direction relative to the Earth's magnetic poles. Used by early explorers of the sea

Great Achievemen

ts by Tang and Song China

Paper: Paper money

explosive powder

Comparing and Contrasting the TANG and SONG

DynastyVenn-Diagram

TANG DYNASTYExpanded China

BOTH Founded eras of

stability and

prosperity

SONGDYNASTYLost territory

• China’s prosperity produces many social changes.

• People became very mobile and moved to the cities in growing numbers.

• The idea of family rule start to fade and a new class of leadership emerges.

What was the effect of China’s era of Prosperity and Innovation?

Pastoralist: nomadic people who herded animals and were constantly on the movein search for food.

Clan: groups of nomads that lived in the steppe that were descendents of a common ancestor

Genghis Khan

Universal Ruler

Temujin was the leader of the Mongol clans

• Ruthless• Aggressive

• Brilliant organizer and war strategist

Characteristics:

The Rise of the Mongols

Pax Mongolica: a period of

Mongol peace. This period of stability and law in Eurasia lasted

between 1250 CE and 1350 CE…

I. A Land of DifferenceA. Civilization emerged in about 3,000 BCB. China

1. Largest country in Asia2. Largest population of any country in the world

C. Land of Contrast1. Wide variety of landforms2. Many different climates3. Many different ways of life for the people who

live thereII. North China Plain

A. Heavily populated area of China that serves as the center of agriculture and industryB. Agriculture

1. Fertile farmland from loess that blows from the dessert2. Loess- yellowish soil that blows in from the desert3. Crops are grown on terraces- platforms like stairs

C. Beijing1. Capital of China2. 12 million people live there3. Center of trade for about 800 years

Ancient China

III. China’s Sorrow

A. Huang He River1. Known as Huang river –Yellow River2. Picks up yellow silt in the desert

B. Path: 1. Begins in the mountains of Western

China2. Flows east through the desert3. Turns south and flows through the

North China Plain4. Empties into the South China Sea

C. Flooding and Control1. Levees and Dikes have been built for centuries to try to prevent the

flooding during the summer rainy season

2. Levees are walls built up along the banks of a river

3. Huang River is “China’s Sorrow” because of the severe flooding that occurs and the destruction of crops and homes

IV. Guangxi ZhungzuA. Location

1. Located in Southern China along the Gulf of Tonkin

B. Climate1. Great climate for farming2. Plenty of rain3. Very warm and steamy

C. Farming in this Region1. Use double cropping cultivation2. Double cropping is when 2 crops are

grown on the same land in the same year

3. Usually rice and either sugar cane or vegetables

D. Landscape1. Rugged peaks of limestone2. Sinkholes filled with water

V. To the Roof of the World

A. Tibetan Plateau1. Rocky mountain range in Southwestern China2. Reffered to as the Roof of the World because it is in the Himalayas3. Himalayas are the highest mountain Range in the world

B. Zhuang1. Chinese people who live in the Tibetan Plateau Region2. Larges minority group in China3. Nomadic people who herd animals

Kubiai Khan 1215 -1294

Samurai Warrior

Marco Polo

Shinto “meaning way of the Gods”