Southern China During The Tang Song Dynasty Case Study
Why did Chinese farmers move from northern to southern China during the Tang and Song dynasties?
Attacks and wars by tribes drove many farmers to move south.
How did the raising of rice change over time and how did it influence China?
New types of rice were brought to China and it matured in two months instead of five which allowed the farmers to grow surplus amounts of rice.
What was the importance of the Grand Canal?
The farmers were able to ship their rice across the Grand Canal and busy boat owners had plenty of business, it was easier to move goods by water than by land.
How did the inventions of the compass, paper, woodblock printing, movable types, gunpowder, and the small pox inoculation affected Chinese society?
These inventions allowed
the Chinese to do and learn more. The compass allowed them to travel accurately, paper allowed them to make paper money, gunpowder allowed them to make weapons, and smallpox inoculations allowed them to prevent smallpox.
What was the relationship between the Tang government and Buddhists?
At first they had a great relationship, buddhism became a major part of Chinese life, but then the Chinese began attacking Buddhism as a foreign religion.
What was the importance of the Silk Road?
The Silk Road was important because it allowed foreigners to come into China. Those foreigners would then bring many great things into China.
Explain Marco Polo’s travels.
He was a young italian merchant and adventurer who traveled throughout China with his father and uncle. They went across Persia and across the south of the Silk Road. Polo payed close attention across his long journey. Finally after 3 and ½ years the Polos reached the court of Kublai Khan. He sent Marco to represent him on inspection tours around China. After 17 years Marco began his journey home.
What was the difference between the rulers and most of China’s dynasties and the Yuan Dynasty?
During the Yuan Dynasty there was a lot of foreigners and they had more rights then Chinese citizens. The foreigners were then placed in government positions. The Chinese citizens did not like being ruled by the foreigners and they soon rebelled.
How did the focus of Ming Dynasty foreign policy change over time?
They started to place restrictions on the foreigners and people began to attack. The wealth of the buddhists also brought resentment.
Attacks and wars by tribes drove many farmers to move south.
How did the raising of rice change over time and how did it influence China?
New types of rice were brought to China and it matured in two months instead of five which allowed the farmers to grow surplus amounts of rice.
What was the importance of the Grand Canal?
The farmers were able to ship their rice across the Grand Canal and busy boat owners had plenty of business, it was easier to move goods by water than by land.
How did the inventions of the compass, paper, woodblock printing, movable types, gunpowder, and the small pox inoculation affected Chinese society?
These inventions allowed
the Chinese to do and learn more. The compass allowed them to travel accurately, paper allowed them to make paper money, gunpowder allowed them to make weapons, and smallpox inoculations allowed them to prevent smallpox.
What was the relationship between the Tang government and Buddhists?
At first they had a great relationship, buddhism became a major part of Chinese life, but then the Chinese began attacking Buddhism as a foreign religion.
What was the importance of the Silk Road?
The Silk Road was important because it allowed foreigners to come into China. Those foreigners would then bring many great things into China.
Explain Marco Polo’s travels.
He was a young italian merchant and adventurer who traveled throughout China with his father and uncle. They went across Persia and across the south of the Silk Road. Polo payed close attention across his long journey. Finally after 3 and ½ years the Polos reached the court of Kublai Khan. He sent Marco to represent him on inspection tours around China. After 17 years Marco began his journey home.
What was the difference between the rulers and most of China’s dynasties and the Yuan Dynasty?
During the Yuan Dynasty there was a lot of foreigners and they had more rights then Chinese citizens. The foreigners were then placed in government positions. The Chinese citizens did not like being ruled by the foreigners and they soon rebelled.
How did the focus of Ming Dynasty foreign policy change over time?
They started to place restrictions on the foreigners and people began to attack. The wealth of the buddhists also brought resentment.