Monday, November 8, 2010
Week of November 8th.....
This week our primary focus will be on Post-classical China and tributary states of the Tang and Song Empires. The good news is that you already know a great deal about these empires because of the document-based question we completed several weeks ago (it was the one that involved reactions to Buddhism). We are also going to complete a couple of exercises that will help you recall information that we have covered in class from first quarter (remember......all this information will be important for the semester final and the AP Test at the end of the year). We will end the week with our Roman vs. Barbarian DBQ on Friday. Check this blog during the week as I will be posting tips and strategies we will be covering in class.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
The Document-Based Question for this Friday......
Here is the prompt that we discussed in class last week. As you read this, think about the possible documents that may be present that accompany this question. Look for clues as to how to structure a possible thesis that will answer this prompt.
Analyze the following documents and interpret the actions of the nomadic tribes who conquered the Roman Empire. Can these nomads be called barbarians? Is there any evidence of change over time of the views held about the nomadic tribes? What kind of additional documents would help assess how these tribes were seen, especially by the Romans?
Hint: Think about the traditional definition of "Barbarian" that we discusses in Chapter 4 (see chapter 4 study guide). How and why would the Romans apply this term to the nomadic tribes invading the empire? What would be considered barbarian-like behavior?
Chapter 12 Study Guide
AP WORLD HISTORY - Chapter 12 Study Guide
1. Identify: Hangzhou-
2. Who said this quote?, “The most noble city and the best that is in the world”
3. How did Wendi win control of northern China?
4. In 589, Wendi’s armies attacked and conquered the weak and divided ____________ kingdom which had long ruled much of the south.
5. What reforms helped Wendi win widespread support?
6. What were some of the Yangdi's legal and educational reforms?
7. His failures in the __________ campaigns between 611 and 614 and the near/ fatal reverse he suffered in central Asia at the hands of _________ nomads in 615 set in motion wide-spread revolts throughout the empire.
8. What led to the downfall of the Sui dynasty?
9. What dynasty began when Li Yuan won control of China?
10. The Tang empire stretched to what areas?
11. What happened to the power of the aristocracy as the scholar-gentry gained power?
12. What happened to the examination system in the Tang and Song periods?
13. Identify the following.
a) Ministry of Rites
b) jinshi
14. What rights were gained by those with the title jinshi?
a)
b)
15. Merit and ambition counted for something, but ________________ and _______________ ___________________ often counted for a good deal more.
16. Why did the salvationist pure land strain of Mahayana Buddhism win widespread support?
17. Why did Zen appeal to the educated classes of China?
18. What was the goal of those who followed Zen?
19. What did Empress Wu try to do?
20. What happened to Buddhism in China as a result of her support?
21. What groups opposed Buddhist growth?
a)
b)
22. What measures did Emperor Wuzong take against the Buddhist?
a)
b)
23. As a result, what emerged as the central ideology of Chinese civilization for the period between the 9th and 20th century?
24. The reign of what emperor marked the zenith of Tang power?
25. How did Yang Guifei negatively effect the Tang dynasty?
26. Who reunited China under one dynasty in 960?
27. What was the name of this new dynasty?
28. What was Zhao renamed?
29. Identify the Liao dynasty.
30. Define Sinified.
31. How did Song rulers promote the interests of the Confucian scholar-gentry class over aristocratic and Buddhist rivals?
32. What did the neo-Confucian Zhu Xi stress?
33. Great importance was given to upholding the authority of the ____________________ of the Chinese household.
34. What was draining the resources of the empire and becoming a burden for the Chinese peasantry?
35. How did the emphasis on the scholar-gentry negatively effect the military?
36. What were some attempted reforms by Wang Anshi?
a)
b)
c)
37. What happened to these reforms after Wang died in 1085?
38. The nomadic Jurchens, after overthrowing Liao, in 1115, established the __________________ kingdom. They invaded China and annexed most of the ____________________ River basin. The Song fled south.
39. What did the Grand Canal link?
40. What area became the major food producers of the empire?
41. Tang conquests and the canal system promoted ____________________ expansion.
42. What goods came to China along the Silk routes?
a)
b)
c)
43. In addition to silk, what goods were exported to the centers of Islamic civilization?
a)
b)
44. What were Chinese junks?
45. What was "flying money?"
46. The 2,000,000 inhabitants of the Tang capital of ____________________ made it the world's largest city.
47. What did the great canals allow the peasants to do?
48. What was the punishment for children who strike their parents during the Tang period?
49. What provisions supported women's rights with regards to divorce?
50. What happened to the independence and legal rights of the elite minority of women under the influence of neo-Confucian thinkers?
51. The neo-Confucians also excluded women from the sort of ____________________ that would allow them to enter the ____________________ ____________________ and rise to positions of political power.
52. Why was footbinding practiced by women in Chinese civilization?
53. Why were the lower classes slow to adopt the practice of footbinding?
54. What were some great engineering feats of the Tang and Song periods?
a)
b)
c)
d)
55. Under the Tang, what was explosive powder used for?
56. What weapons were Song armies and warships equipped with?
a)
b)
c)
57. What instrument was applied to ocean navigation?
58. What did the artisan Bi Sheng devise?
59. Printing allowed the ____________________ level to be higher than that of any other pre-industrial civilization.
60. What group was responsible for the fall of the southern Song dynasty in 1279?
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
How to Access Student G-Mail Accounts
Students will need to go to the same website teachers use:
They will also log in with their NetIDs (the same way they log into the computers). Their email address, however, will be:
first letter of first name + last name (no apostrophes, dashes, or accents) + last four digits of their ID Number.
| Example: |
809616 Danielle Wyatt-Donner = dwyattdonner9616@bghs.d214.org
Power-Point Notes for Chapter 11
Success! Sorry it took so long. Had formatting issues. Should be easier in the future.
Study Guide Questions.......
AP WORLD HISTORY - Chapter 11 Study Guide
1. Why is the term Indian derived from a mistake?
2. What term is used to describe central Mexico?
3. What nomadic group built a large empire in central America before the Aztecs?
4. Identify the following:
a) Toltec culture
b) Topiltzin
c) Quetzalcoatl
5. What most likely caused the collapse of the Toltec Empire around 1150?
6. What group migrated to the shores of Lake Texcoco around 1325?
7. What city was founded about 1325?
8. What central role did the military class play?
9. What were some of the traditional deities of Mesoamerica?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
10. What were the three major divisions of gods in Aztec religion?
a)
b)
c)
11. Identify the following.
a) Tlaloc
b) Huitzilopochtli
c) Nezhualcoyotl
12. What was the Aztecs cyclical view of history?
13. What were chinampas?
14. What were some examples of tribute payments?
a)
b)
c)
15. What were some important functions of the calpulli?
16. What group controlled the military and priesthood?
17. What two types of death ensured eternal life?
a)
b)
18. Why was Indian civilization unable to free women from the 30 to 40 hours a week that went into preparing basic food?
19. The total Aztec population may have reached more than _____ million.
20. Who ruled each of the Aztec city-states?
21. Why was the empire never integrated?
22. Why was the Aztec a success?
23. What contributed to the Aztec Empire's collapse?
24. Where was the Inca Empire located?
25. What does "inca" mean?
26. Identify or define the following.
a) Pachacuti
b) split inheritance
c) Temple of the Sun
d) huacas
27. The Inca, considered virtually a ____________________, ruled the empire from Cuzco.
28. Like the Mesoamerican peoples, the Incas made no practical use of the ___________________, but unlike them they had no system of ____________________.
29. What were some similarities between the Incas and Aztecs?
a)
b)
c)
d)
30. What were some differences between the Incas and Aztecs?
a)
b)
c)
31. What area of the world had approximately the same population of the Americas around this time period?
32. Agriculture was spread widely throughout the Americas by what year?
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Study Guide for Chapter 11 Test
Happy November! Here are the important GSPRITE concepts to keep in mind when studying for the Chapter 11 test. I should have some. docx files up this afternoon for the study guide in case you lost it over the weekend or did not pick it up. Theme for this week will be the focus on Meso (Aztec) and Andean (Inca) America in the Post-Classical era. We will also revisit our good friend DBQ (Document-Based Question) and brush up on a couple of essay skills.
Chapter 11 GSPRITE Notes
Geography:
-Location of Incan and Aztec Territory
-Capital Cities
Social:
-Both Incan and Aztecs had socially diverse civilizations
-Total population of post-classical America? How did it compare to the “Old World”?
-Constant raiding and warfare in lead to complex social stratification for the Aztecs
-As empire grows, so does the gap between rich and poor (Aztecs)
Political:
Both had complex government systems
Both allowed for diversity as long as authority was respected
Aztecs= city-states
Inca= Empire
Split Inheritance (Inca)
Incan Socialism
Religious:
-Both Polytheistic and had human sacrifice
-Both worshipped the sun as a primary god
-Both had Male and Female deities
Intellectual/ Technology:
The Americas develop separate from the “Old World”
How did the Aztecs view the Toltecs?
Which society develops system of writing?
Cyclical calendars? How does this affect view of history?
Chinampas (Aztec)
Mummification of the dead (Inca)
Extensive roads and terraced farm fields (Inca)
Economic:
Both had government controlled economies
Specialized merchant class (Aztecs)
Tribute divided up among upper-class (Aztec)
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