WHAP Chapter 10 & 11 Reading Questions PDF

**Chapter 10 Reading Guide** **East Asia in the Post-Classical Period** Political Structures in China +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Notes pg. 180-181 | Analysis | +===================================+==========...

**Chapter 10 Reading Guide** **East Asia in the Post-Classical Period** Political Structures in China +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Notes pg. 180-181 | Analysis | +===================================+===================================+ | How was the Sui Dynasty able to | What other Chinese dynasty can | | gain control and once again | best be compared to the Sui | | reunify China in 581 CE? | Dynasty? How so? | | | | | What two construction projects | How would the Grand Canal help | | did the Sui Dynasty focus on so | serve as a unification tool for | | as to bolster China both | future Chinese dynasties? | | economically & militarily? | | | | | | How did the Sui Dynasty come to | | | an end? | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ Tang Dynasty +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Notes pg. 181-183 | Analysis | +===================================+===================================+ | What was the Chinese tributary | How would the Chinese tributary | | system? | system lead to the *Sinification* | | | ("making Chinese") of Korea, | | What was the kowtow and its | Japan, & Vietnam? | | purpose? | | | | What role did the Uighurs play in | | What were some accomplishments of | the fall of the Tang? How is this | | the Tang Dynasty? | somewhat of a continuity in | | | Chinese history (see fall of Song | | What role did Xuanzang & the Silk | pg. 184)? | | Roads play in the spread of | | | Buddhism in China? | | | | | | What events led to the decline & | | | fall of the Tang Dynasty? | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ Song Dynasty +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Notes pg. 183-184 | Analysis | +===================================+===================================+ | How did the Song Dynasty compare | How was the expansion of the | | to the Tang Dynasty | bureaucracy under the Song both a | | geographically? | positive & a negative? | | | | | Who were the scholar gentry? | | | | | | What nomadic group would | | | eventually remove the Song | | | Dynasty from power? | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ Economic Developments in Post-Classical China +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Notes pg. 184-186 | Analysis | +===================================+===================================+ | What was the equal-field system | How did the equal-field system | | that was instituted under the | help increase economic growth | | Tang Empire? | under the Tang & Song? | | | | | What new methods of production | In what ways did the | | helped increase Chinese | proto-industrialization of | | agricultural yields? | porcelain & silk possibly | | | influence later European & | | Why was the introduction of | Chinese interactions? | | Champa rice to China important? | | | | What Chinese philosophy was at | | What is proto-industrialization? | the heart of the creation of | | | gunpowder? | | What two Chinese cities would | | | grow & prosper because of Silk | Why would flying money become the | | Road trade & the Grand Canal? | model for the banks of the modern | | | era? | | What two inventions were | | | developed under the Tang & Song | | | that would change military | | | tactics forever globally? | | | | | | What products & ideas were | | | transferred on the revived Silk | | | Road trade network during Period | | | 3? | | | | | | What was "flying money"? | | | | | | What Chinese inventions would | | | improve navigational trade during | | | Period 3? | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ Social Structures in China +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Notes pg. 187\--188 | +=======================================================================+ | Draw a diagram showing the ranking of the different social classes of | | Song China. | | | | What was footbinding and how did the practice further strengthen | | China's patriarchal society? | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ Intellectual and Cultural Developments +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Notes pg. 189 | Analysis | +===================================+===================================+ | What is wood-block printing? | How would wood-block printing | | | promote a more educated populace | | Describe landscape painting. | in China? | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ Religious Diversity in China +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Notes pg. 189-190 | +=======================================================================+ | What two Chinese philosophies easily coexisted? Why? | | | | What two Chinese religions did not coexist comfortably? Why? | | | | What is Zen Buddhism and how is it different from original Buddhism? | | | | Why did Buddhist monasteries have to close in the 8^th^ century in | | China? | | | | What is neo-Confucianism? | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ Japan +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Notes pg. 190-193 | Analysis | +===================================+===================================+ | What reforms did Prince Shotoku | Why do you think Taishi thought | | Taishi take in an effort to | making Japan more like China | | prevent China from taking over | would keep China from taking over | | Japan? | Japanese affairs? | | | | | What reforms were made as part of | Why did the Taishi & Taika | | the Taika Reforms of 646? | Reforms fail to work in Japan? | | | | | What role did the emperor play in | What other part of the world | | Japanese politics? | during Period 3 would also use a | | | similar political & social | | What all is significant about | structure to Japan's? How was it | | Murasaki Shikibu's *The Tale of | similar? How was it different? | | Genji*? | | | | | | How did the Minamoto clan change | | | the political structure of Japan | | | in the 12^th^ century? | | | | | | Define the following words: | | | | | | Shogun: | | | | | | Samurai: | | | | | | Daimyo: | | | | | | Bushido: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ Korea +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Notes pg. 193 | +=======================================================================+ | What benefits did the Silla Kingdom of Korea gain from its tributary | | status with China? | | | | What similarities did the Korean Silla Kingdom share with China? | | | | What was the main difference between the Korean Silla Kingdom and | | China? | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ Vietnam +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Notes pg. 194-195 | +=======================================================================+ | How did Vietnam view increasing Chinese sinification? | | | | How did Vietnam first come into contact with China? | | | | How does the Vietnamese language compare and contrast with China's? | | | | How did the role of women differ between Vietnam and China? | | | | How did the merit-based bureaucracy of Vietnam differ from the | | Chinese version? | | | | What faith did many of the Vietnamese adopt from China? | | | | What type of warfare would the Vietnamese turn to in their efforts to | | force the Chinese out? What more modern event in history would be | | very similar to this? | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ **Chapter 11 Reading Guide** **South Asia and Southeast Asia, 600-1450 CE** Political Structures in South Asia +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Notes pg. 202-204 | Analysis | +===================================+===================================+ | Which region of India was more | What political impact did the | | stable than the other after 550 | introduction of Islam have on the | | CE? | various sub-regions of South | | | Asia? | | What two kingdoms arose in that | | | region? | How did the Delhi Sultanate | | | compare politically to the | | What prevented the other region | previous Maurya & Gupta Empires? | | from gaining stability? | | | | | | Describe the political structure | | | of the Delhi Sultanate. | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ Economic Structures in South Asia +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Notes pg. 204-206 | Analysis | +===================================+===================================+ | What two factors combined turned | Why could Dar al-Islam be | | the Indian Ocean into an economic | considered the world's first | | hotbed? | global empire? | | | | | Who were the dominant seafarers | On pg. 204 the chart shows | | in the Indian Ocean trade? | "merchants in diasporic | | | communities." Based on the pg. | | What cities became thriving | 205 information, what is meant by | | centers of trade? | that? | | | | | What did each of the following | | | regions offer to the trade: | | | | | | - India: | | | | | | - Modern-day Malaysia & | | | Indonesia: | | | | | | - Swahili city-states: | | | | | | - China: | | | | | | - SW Asia: | | | | | | Describe the monsoon winds. | | | | | | In what way was Islam first | | | brought to southern Asia? | | | | | | What technological advances came | | | together to help aid trade in the | | | Indian Ocean trade during this | | | time? | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ Religion in South Asia +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Notes pg. 206-207 | Analysis | +===================================+===================================+ | Complete the chart: | While the text focuses on | | | differences, what (if any) | | Hi | similarities exist between | | nduism Islam | Hinduism & Islam? | | ---------------------------- -- | | | -------- ------- | How did the spread of Islam in | | \# of gods | South Asia compare to the spread | | | of Buddhism in China (can refer | | Artwork | to pg. 182)? | | | | | Society | Could the Bhakti Movement be | | | considered a syncretic religion? | | Interpretation of Religion | Why or why not? | | | | | | | | In what ways did the Islamic | | | religion manage to begin | | | converting Indians other than | | | through force? | | | | | | Who were the Sufis? | | | | | | Why were Sufis effective | | | missionaries? | | | | | | What was the Bhakti Movement? | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ Social Structures in South Asia +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Notes pg. 207-208 | +=======================================================================+ | How were Muslim merchants, despite not being Hindu, able to find a | | place within the caste system? | | | | Why were low-caste converts to Islam still unable to escape their | | caste status? | | | | Why did gender relations not change with the spread of Islam in South | | Asia? | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ Cultural Achievements in South Asia +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Notes pg. 208-209 | Activity | +===================================+===================================+ | What impact did Indian cultural & | Find a small picture of the | | intellectual achievements have on | example of architecture you | | the Islamic world? | identified to the right, print it | | | out, & paste it in this square. | | How were Hinduism & Islam blended | Or else try drawing it. | | in Indian architecture? | | | | | | What is the most famous example | | | of this type of architecture | | | (still standing today)? | | | | | | What is urdu? | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ Southeast Asia +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Notes pg. 209-212 | Analysis | +===================================+===================================+ | Describe the Funan in each of the | Why do you think it was South | | following thematic ways: | Asia, and not East Asia, that | | | most influenced Southeast Asia | | - Geographic Location: | (think geographically)? | | | | | - Political structure: | Find a small picture of the | | | example of architecture you | | - Religion/Culture: | identified to the right, print it | | | out, & paste it in this square. | | - Economy: | Or else try drawing it. | | | | | - Technology: | Draw a triple Venn Diagram & | | | compare the Funan, Khmer, & | | - Decline: | Melacca. | | | | | Describe the Khmer or Angkor | | | Kingdom in each of the following | | | thematic ways: | | | | | | - Geographic Location: | | | | | | - Technology: | | | | | | - Political Structure: | | | | | | - Religion/Culture: | | | | | | - Architecture: | | | | | | - Decline: | | | | | | How did Islam first introduce | | | itself to Southeast Asia? | | | | | | Describe Melaka in each of the | | | following thematic ways: | | | | | | - Geographic location: | | | | | | - Political Structure: | | | | | | - Economy: | | | | | | - Religion: | | | | | | - Decline: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+