Thursday, November 11, 2010
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Historical Information for Friday's Document-Based Question....
Below is the Historical Background component of your DBQ-
Historical Background: Quality of life and government in the Roman Empire significantly declined at the conclusion of the Pax Romana after the rule of Emperor Marcus Aurelius (180 C.E.) Historians have dated the year 476 CE as the end of the Roman Empire, however, it continued to be ruled according to traditional Roman customs.
Tips:
-Whenever a question indicates that there is a "possible" change over time, it is probably present.
-Sometimes it is easier to make a visual graph of the documents when trying to determine a change over time issue. Make sure to first put the documents in correct chronological order.
-When reading a document you may run across the word "circa" or the abbreviation "ca." Both of these terms mean "around". For example, you may see a document dated as "circa 400 CE". This is done when an exact date is unknown but based on the lifespan of the author or the subject matter being addressed, we can estimate an approximate date.
Historical Background: Quality of life and government in the Roman Empire significantly declined at the conclusion of the Pax Romana after the rule of Emperor Marcus Aurelius (180 C.E.) Historians have dated the year 476 CE as the end of the Roman Empire, however, it continued to be ruled according to traditional Roman customs.
Tips:
-Whenever a question indicates that there is a "possible" change over time, it is probably present.
-Sometimes it is easier to make a visual graph of the documents when trying to determine a change over time issue. Make sure to first put the documents in correct chronological order.
-When reading a document you may run across the word "circa" or the abbreviation "ca." Both of these terms mean "around". For example, you may see a document dated as "circa 400 CE". This is done when an exact date is unknown but based on the lifespan of the author or the subject matter being addressed, we can estimate an approximate date.
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.
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