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UNIT 1 TOPIC 1

State Building in Song China H E I M L E R S H I S T O R Y. C O M

THEMES: Governance, Cultural Developments and Interactions, and Technology and Innovation
LEARNING OBJECTIVE 1: Explain the systems of government employed by Chinese dynasties and how they developed over time.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE 2: Explain the effects of Chinese cultural traditions on East Asia over time.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE 3: Explain the effects of innovation on the Chinese economy over time.

STATE-BUILDING IN CHINA
By 1000 CE China was still the world’s preeminent . In 960, China was split into regional
kingdoms as the power of the Dynasty was gradually waning.

was the ruler of one of those kingdoms and took it upon himself to gather them all up
into a unified dynastic empire known as the Dynasty, which remained in China from 960-1279.

Building on the innovations of rulers, Song emperors built a state structure that would last for another
years.

Overseeing all of these departments was the .

One of the things that helped organize the government was , which is one of the
great of Chinese culture over the years.

According to the Confucian understanding of the world, reality is fundamentally .

One of the major achievements of the Song government, deeply influenced by Confucian ideals, was the revival
and expansion of the .

The implementation of that exam had the effect of shifting from a hereditary form of
to a new class of leaders.

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UNIT 1 TOPIC 1

State Building in Song China H E I M L E R S H I S T O R Y. C O M

THEMES: Governance, Cultural Developments and Interactions, and Technology and Innovation
LEARNING OBJECTIVE 1: Explain the systems of government employed by Chinese dynasties and how they developed over time.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE 2: Explain the effects of Chinese cultural traditions on East Asia over time.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE 3: Explain the effects of innovation on the Chinese economy over time.

STATE-BUILDING IN CHINA cont’d.

They divided oversight of the state into six departments:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

SUMMARIZE the notes above in your own words. (2-4 sentences)

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UNIT 1 TOPIC 1

State Building in Song China H E I M L E R S H I S T O R Y. C O M

THEMES: Governance, Cultural Developments and Interactions, and Technology and Innovation
LEARNING OBJECTIVE 1: Explain the systems of government employed by Chinese dynasties and how they developed over time.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE 2: Explain the effects of Chinese cultural traditions on East Asia over time.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE 3: Explain the effects of innovation on the Chinese economy over time.

CHINA AND THE WORLD ECONOMY

Chinese merchants participated heavily in the robust system of long distance across Afro-Eurasia.

The result of this trade was an increasingly Chinese society, which means that
Chinese manufacturers began producing goods not for consumption but for distant
.

By the 11th century, China’s industry was producing 32,000 suits of armor and 16 million iron
arrowheads annually.

Because Chinese was expanding rapidly during this time, it also transformed the role of
.

As the economy grew, there was not enough precious metal available for which led
to the introduction of , which soon became more popular than minted coins.

A significant technological innovation during this period in China was an explosive chemical compound, namely,
.

SUMMARIZE the notes above in your own words. (2-4 sentences)

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UNIT 1 TOPIC 1

State Building in Song China H E I M L E R S H I S T O R Y. C O M

THEMES: Governance, Cultural Developments and Interactions, and Technology and Innovation
LEARNING OBJECTIVE 1: Explain the systems of government employed by Chinese dynasties and how they developed over time.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE 2: Explain the effects of Chinese cultural traditions on East Asia over time.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE 3: Explain the effects of innovation on the Chinese economy over time.

CHINA AND THE WORLD ECONOMY

, being in close proximity to China, was always contending with the growing influence of Chinese
culture. And the Japanese worked hard to form their own in order to keep from getting
swallowed whole by Chinese influence.

Because China was at the crossroads of major highways, there was a significant fusion of
and influences.

One of the most significant influences was which came to China from India.

A Vietnamese form of Buddhism known as Buddhism was among the most significant.

China’s huge PLUS their strong base PLUS their innovations

in made Song China the wealthiest empire on the planet.

But a common PLUS ideals PLUS a with

deep roots made China the most unified nation on the planet.

SUMMARIZE the notes above in your own words. (2-4 sentences)

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UNIT 1 TOPIC 1

State Building in Song China H E I M L E R S H I S T O R Y. C O M

THEMES: Governance, Cultural Developments and Interactions, and Technology and Innovation
LEARNING OBJECTIVE 1: Explain the systems of government employed by Chinese dynasties and how they developed over time.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE 2: Explain the effects of Chinese cultural traditions on East Asia over time.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE 3: Explain the effects of innovation on the Chinese economy over time.

RESPOND to the learning objectives with an evidence-based, argumentative thesis.

LEARNING OBJECTIVE 1: Explain the systems of government employed by Chinese dynasties and how they developed
over time.

LEARNING OBJECTIVE 2: Explain the effects of Chinese cultural traditions on East Asia over time.

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UNIT 1 TOPIC 1

State Building in Song China H E I M L E R S H I S T O R Y. C O M

THEMES: Governance, Cultural Developments and Interactions, and Technology and Innovation
LEARNING OBJECTIVE 1: Explain the systems of government employed by Chinese dynasties and how they developed over time.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE 2: Explain the effects of Chinese cultural traditions on East Asia over time.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE 3: Explain the effects of innovation on the Chinese economy over time.

RESPOND to the learning objective with an evidence-based, argumentative thesis.

LEARNING OBJECTIVE 3: Explain the effects of innovation on the Chinese economy over time.

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