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Bellringer February 8, 2012

Bellringer February 8, 2012. Grab your clicker Take out your Chapter 12 Notes Guide and a writing utensil. . Chapter 12, Section 2: Chinese Society . February 8, 2012 . Objectives . Today, we will be learning about Chinese society. . A Growing Economy .

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Bellringer February 8, 2012

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  1. Bellringer February 8, 2012 • Grab your clicker • Take out your Chapter 12 Notes Guide and a writing utensil.

  2. Chapter 12, Section 2: Chinese Society February 8, 2012

  3. Objectives Today, we will be learning about Chinese society.

  4. A Growing Economy • Aftermath of Han collapse – *cities damages, farms burned, artisans made fewer goods, farmers grew less, merchants had less to trade • *Tang brought peace by giving land to farmers

  5. A Growing Economy • *Irrigation was improved • Developed new kinds of rice • *Grew well in poor soil • *Produced more per acre • *Grew faster • *Resistant to disease

  6. A Growing Economy • *Tea – became a popular drink • *Roadways and Waterways built • *Travel easier in and out of China • *Trade increased with Asia • Silk road under China’s control

  7. A Growing Economy • Porcelain • *Made from fine clay. • *Baked at high temps.

  8. New Technology • Coal • *Large popn = high need for wood • Wood b/c scarce • *Coal used to heat things = coal-mining industry • Steel • *Made: armor, swords, helmets, stoves, and farm tools

  9. New Technology • Printing Press • B/4 printing press, copy by hand • *Diamond Sutra first book in China • *Used blocks of wood to put characters of an entire page • *Used over and over • *Pi Sheng invented movable type, clay.

  10. New Technology • Architecture • Indian Buddhists temples influenced design of Chinese pagoda • Featured roofs at each floor curving upwards at the corners • Inventions • China b/c world leader in new technology • *Gunpowder used in firearms & fireworks

  11. New Technology • Inventions • Major Tang technical advance • *Magnetic Compass: uses Earth’s magnetic field to show direction • *Revolutionized sea travel, contributed to world exploration

  12. Art and Literature • Tang and Song dynasties periods of great cultural achievement. Art and literature flourished, and many inventions and advances occurred in science and technology.

  13. Art and Literature • Literature and Art • *Tang period produced some of China’s greatest poets • *Li Bo: “Still Nights Thoughts” • *Duo Fu: “Spring Landscape” • Poems of Confucian ideals, joys of life

  14. Art and Literature • Painting • Reached new heights • Wu Daozi, murals celebrating Buddhism, nature • Landscapes of great beauty • Some used only black ink

  15. Art and Literature • Painting • Landscapes • *Portray the “idea” of mountains, lakes, and other features. • *Empty spaces = people cannot know the whole truth about something.

  16. Art and Literature • Painting • *People = tiny figures, which means they are in but not controlling nature. • *Painters wrote poetry on their works using a brush & ink to write characters called calligraphy

  17. Art and Literature • Artisans • Exquisite objects made from clay • Tang: pottery figurines, often to go in tombs • *Song: excelled at making porcelain • *Admired, sought after worldwide. Reached Europe in 1700s.

  18. Homework

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