1. Grab your clicker Take out your Chapter 12 Notes Guide and a writing utensil.

2. February 8, 2012

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

4. 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. *Irrigation was improved Developed new kinds of rice *Grew well in poor soil *Produced more per acre *Grew faster *Resistant to disease

6. *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. Porcelain *Made from fine clay. *Baked at high temps.

9. 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

10. 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.

11. 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

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

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

14. 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

15. Painting Reached new heights Wu Daozi, murals celebrating Buddhism, nature Landscapes of great beauty Some used only black ink

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

17. 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

18. 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.