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REUNIFICATION AND RENAISSANCE IN CHINESE CIVILIZATION

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1 REUNIFICATION AND RENAISSANCE IN CHINESE CIVILIZATION
THE ERA OF THE TANG/SONG DYNASTIES

2 Tang Dynasty Period of Renaissance

3 Turkestan Mongolia Korea Vietnam Building A Bigger, Better Empire
Tang exploit trade along the Silk Road Establish territories in Central Asia Turkestan Mongolia Korea Vietnam

4 Tang-Song Commercial Revolution
Greater economic freedom for peasants Traded in finished goods

5 Gun Powder Tea Porcelain Silk

6 Interregional Trade & the Merchants
Merchants gain more acceptance Regional specialization in goods Use of existing infrastructure (roads, Grand Canal)

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8 Rise of Commercial Capitals
Chinese junks cross the Indian Ocean Trade with India, the Swahili Coast, Malaysia & Indonesia Navigation helped by The compass

9 Rise of Neo-Confucianism
Revival of Confucian principles Stressed Confucian social structure Neo-Confucian Ideas About Women: Homemakers and mothers Practice of footbinding – seen as beauty; reality subjugation

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13 The Lotus Shoe

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15 An Era of Invention & Innovation
Movable woodblock mass printing increased literacy and preserved Chinese writings


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