TIPS ON NOTE TAKING:

1. Please enter the room quietly and make note of the daily objective, class work and 
homework in your agendas. Will the person responsible for retrieving 
the journals for your table please do so.

2. TIPS ON NOTE TAKING: GREEN - Don't write it down if you don't want. It is there 
for to read and make a mental note. BLUE - You should write this information down, but put it in 
your own words. Don't worry about coping it exactly. Put 
it in a way that you'll remember. BLACK - You need to write this down. It is important. If 
you can find a way to write it using less words that okay, but 
make sure you are getting this information in your notes. RED - This is very important and needs to be written in your 
notes EXACTLY as it is on the board.

3. The Tang and Song Dynasties What were the effects that the Tang and Song Dynasties had on China? Tang Palace Song Palace

4. Vocab Word Search (pages 268 - 273) Tang Taizong - Bureaucracy - Empress Wu - Li Bo - Scholar-official - Merit system - urbanization -

5. Vocab Word Search (pages 268 - 273) Tang Taizong - A military leader that founded the Tang Dynasty. Bureaucracy - Empress Wu - Li Bo - Scholar-official - Merit system - urbanization -

6. Vocab Word Search (pages 268 - 273) Tang Taizong - A military leader that founded the Tang Dynasty. Bureaucracy - A system of government with many departments and 
bureaus, all headed by appointed officials. Empress Wu - Li Bo - Scholar-official - Merit system - urbanization -

7. Vocab Word Search (pages 268 - 273) Tang Taizong - A military leader that founded the Tang Dynasty. Bureaucracy - A system of government with many departments and 
bureaus, all headed by appointed officials. Empress Wu - The only woman emperor in Chinese history. Li Bo - Scholar-official - Merit system - urbanization -

8. Vocab Word Search (pages 268 - 273) Tang Taizong - A military leader that founded the Tang Dynasty. Bureaucracy - A system of government with many departments and 
bureaus, all headed by appointed officials. Empress Wu - The only woman emperor in Chinese history. One of the most famous poets in Chinese history. Li Bo - Scholar-official - Merit system - urbanization -

9. Vocab Word Search (pages 268 - 273) Tang Taizong - A military leader that founded the Tang Dynasty. Bureaucracy - A system of government with many departments and 
bureaus, all headed by appointed officials. Empress Wu - The only woman emperor in Chinese history. One of the most famous poets in Chinese history. Li Bo - Scholar-official - Highly educated civil servants who entered 
government only after passing special 
examinations. Merit system - urbanization -

10. Vocab Word Search (pages 268 - 273) Tang Taizong - A military leader that founded the Tang Dynasty. Bureaucracy - A system of government with many departments and 
bureaus, all headed by appointed officials. Empress Wu - The only woman emperor in Chinese history. One of the most famous poets in Chinese history. Li Bo - Scholar-official - Highly educated civil servants who entered 
government only after passing special 
examinations. Merit system - A process of hiring and promoting people based 
upon talent and skill rather than wealth or social 
status. urbanization -

11. Vocab Word Search (pages 268 - 273) Tang Taizong - A military leader that founded the Tang Dynasty. Bureaucracy - A system of government with many departments and 
bureaus, all headed by appointed officials. Empress Wu - The only woman emperor in Chinese history. One of the most famous poets in Chinese history. Li Bo - Scholar-official - Highly educated civil servants who entered 
government only after passing special 
examinations. Merit system - A process of hiring and promoting people based 
upon talent and skill rather than wealth or social 
status. urbanization - The growth of cities.

13. Use your textbooks pages 268 - 273 to complete your 
worksheet:

14. Only woman emperor in Chinese history. Tried to raise position of women. Poet who wrote poems about nature.

15. Capital city largest city in the world cultural/commercial center New capital city in the South. Large port/trading city.

16. departments passing an exam honest appointed officials efficient Create an efficient government. hiring and promoting based on merit rather than wealth/social status

17. art, literature poetry economic growth urbanization Buddhist temples 1127 barbarian the beauty of nature

19. Important things to remember: * The reunification of China came under the Tang Dynasty. * The idea of using the civil service examination was first 
thought of by Confucius. * China was the first civilization to use the merit system. * To build a strong central government the Tang brought 
back the bureaucracy.

20. Chinese Dynasties

21. The Qin Dynasty: 1) What were the years of the Qin Dynasty? 2) What was the name of the first emperor of China? 3) What was the most interesting thing that survived from the Qin Dynasty? 4) What was the second great legacy of the Qin Dynasty?

22. Era of the Han Dynasty: 1) What were the years of the Han Dynasty? 2) What did the Han rulers create and what was it based on? 3) What was invented during the Han Dynasty? 4) What was the name of the overland trade route that was established? 5) What brought about the collapse of the Han Dynasty?

23. Era of the Sui and Tang Dynasty: 1) What returned to China under the Sui Dynasty? 2) What became more organized under the Tang Dynasty? 3) What was the capital of China at the time of the Tang and what trade route started in this city? 4) Who spread Islam to China?

24. Era of the Song Dynasty: 1) What drove the Tang emperors from the throne? 2) Which dynasty reunited China? 3) What shifted power away from the aristocracy? 4) What religion was adopted by the Song Dynasty? 5) What were some inventions that were created during the Song Dynasty?

25. In your journal - Draw this Thinking Map: Chinese Dynasties

26. Homework:

27. Many civilizations use examinations to determine if an individual has learned important information. 1) The Song Civil Service Examination made students compete to get the best score possible. Would you prefer this type of examination or would you rather be assessed based on your own abilities? 2) What is the hardest test that you take here at Mendez and why?

28. Using the notes in your journal and the information in the text construct a Compare and Contrast map in your journal. Topic: What were the similarities and differences between the Tang and Song Dynasties? Same Song Dynasty Tang Dynasty

29. Same Song Dynasty Tang Dynasty

30. Many people have traditions after they achieve and celebrate major life accomplishments. 1) What type of building is the Big Wild Goose Pagoda similar to in our civilization? 2) What are some of the traditions that we use to celebrate a major life accomplishment?

31. Big Wild Goose Pagoda

32. Flip over your worksheet: Quick Write: Choose three of these questions to answer 
on the back of your worksheet: 1) Why is a strong government important in a vast empire? 2) Why were Chinese artists and writers able to focus on their work during the Tang era? 3) How did government official qualify for their jobs during 
the Song era? 4) How did the Song government ensure honesty in its 
scholar-officials? 5) How did government officials qualify for their jobs during 
the Song era?

33. The Tang Dynasty What makes for a stable civilization?

34. The Tang Dynasty * In 618 the Tang Dynasty 
rose up and took over and 
reunited China. * The leader of the Tang was 
Emperor Tang Taizong: 1) Revived China's offical bureaucracy. 2) Brought back stable government. 
 Tang Taizong

35. Art and Literature How does art and literature help us understand a 
civilization? And what kind of historical sources are art 
and literature considered?

36. Art and Literature * The Tang era was a golden 
age for Chinese arts, literature and poetry. * The best works of art were 
glazed pottery figures of horses, 
camels, and other subjects. * Tang architects and sculptures 
designed inspiring Buddhist temples 
and decorated them with statues. * One of the most famous 
poets was Li Bo. His favorite 
subject was the beauty of 
nature.

37. The Scholar Official Class Why do you think having scholar officials running the 
government would be a good or not so good thing?

38. The Scholar Official Class * The Song Dynasty (came after 
the Tang) described as 
the era of good government. * They used the civil service 
exam to hire people as 
government officals. * The test was first used by 
the Han Dynasty and was first 
thought of by Confucius (a great 
Chinese philosopher). * The government monitored 
scholar-officials to make sure that 
they were honest and efficient. Confucius

39. The Scholar Official Class * By using the civil service 
exam the Song hoped to avoid 
corruption in government. * Scholar-officials could not 
serve in their home districts - this would help them avoid doing favors for family and friends. * They would work in a 
position for three years - prevents them from becoming too powerful in one place.

40. The Merit System In this portrait two scholar officials are receiving awards based 
on their merit. Do you believe in a merit system? Why or why 
not?

41. The Merit System * China was the first civilization to 
use the merit system. * Scholar officials who 
performed well were moved up in 
the government bureaucracy. * The scholar-official class became the highest ranking group in Chinese society. * Promotions of good scholar 
officials guaranteed continuing 
good government.

42. The Shift to the South This is a picture of the Song capital of Hangzhou which 
was moved from the North to the South. What other 
civilization did we study that moved their capital? What 
happened to that city?

43. The Shift to the South * The Song moved from the 
Tang capital of Chang'an in the 
North to Hangzhou in the South. * A result of good government 
during the Song Dynasty was that 
it lead to economic growth. * Hangzhou became a major 
port and trading center. * Song China in 1100 had 
several cities with a population of 
one million or more people.

44. Hangzhou

47. 1) 2)

50. Using the notes in your journal and the information in the 
text construct a Cause and Effect your journal. Topic: What were the causes and effects of good 
government in the Tang and Song Dynasties? Effects of good 
government. Cause of good 
government. Good government 
in Tang and Song 
Dynasties Cause of good 
government. Effects of good 
government. Cause of good 
government. Effects of good 
government. Hint: Use "The Shift to the South" for the effects.