Allison Zarnick
11/16/14
4th Period

Chapter 12 Outline

I. Introduction A. Vital consolidation B. Very isolated C. Nomadic Invasions followed the Han dynasty D. There was a return to height during the Tang dynasty II. Rebuilding the Imperial Edifice in the Sui-Tang Eras A. Introduction 1. Sui dynasty centralized contro 2. During the Tang Dynasty, bureaucracy became better 3. Sui was 580 4. Power was secured threw marriage of the support given to nomadic leaders B. Sui Excesses and Collapse Question: Why did the Sui dynasty collapse?
1. Yangdi murdered his father and then widened his conquests
2. Yangdi came up with a less harsh legal code/system
3. The Sui dynasty collapsed partly because programs were hurting aristocrat …show more content…
Emperor Wuzong destroyed Buddhist monasteries in the 840s 4. Buddhism already left many people rethinking laws, arts, language, etc.

III. Tang Decline and the Rise of the Song A. Introduction 1. Empress Wu tried to take the throne 2. Xuanzong took over 3. Military leaders tried to push in order to revolt (which failed) 4. The emperor at the time had to kill Yang Guifei B. The Founding of the Song Dynasty Question: Who was the founder of the Song Dynasty?
1. Nomads began to rule again 2. Zhao Kuangyin was a warrior 3. The founder of the Song Dynasty was Zhao Kuangyin C. Song Politics: Settling for Partial Restoration Question: What was special about the politics during the Song Dynasty? 1. Did not want the same problems that the Tang dynasty had 2. Military leader were no dominate 3. Civil Officials could only be governors D. The Revival of Confucian Thought Question: What revived Confucian ideas?
1. Ancient inscriptions were able to be deciphered
2. Texts were also recovered/discovered
3. Neo-Confucian thinking had a big impact of Chinese intellectual life during all of the dynasties
4. People began to believe that if people kept in the place they belonged then they could receive social