History of Asian Civilization I
History 253:  Topic  7
China:  A Golden Age
 

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Identification Items:  Identify and discuss the importance of the following items. 
Northern Wei, Sui Dynasty, Sui Yangdi, Sui Wendi, Tang Taizong, Chang'an, Xuanzong, Yang Guifei, Empress Wu, An Lushan Rebellion, Kaifeng, Su Shi, Wang Anshi, Jurchen, Khitan,  Tangut, Hangzhou, Zhu Xi, Yuan Dynasty, General Yue Fei, Kubilai Khan,  Chinghis Khan, Marco Polo, Luoyang, Li Bo, Xinjiang, 

 

 Essay

1.  What elements of the Tang have distinguished it as :great" in the history of China?
2.  The Mongols carved out the largest empire ever seen, the crown jewel of which was China.  However, they could not even hold it 100 years.  Why?

3.  What developments in Southern Song China resemble the Industrial Revolution in the West?
4.  What made the Mongols so formidable?

Reading Assignment:  Murphey, Chapter 7
 

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