Global 2 - HW#29 Global 4 - HW#27               5-24-05
Sui, Tang, Song

Read pages 306-314
Answer Questions (2-5) on p. 314

1. Sui Wendi, Tang Taizong, Wu Zhao, Grand Canal,
Zhao Kuangyin, Li Bo

2. Define: tributary state, pagoda.

3. How did the rise of the Tang and Song dynasties benefit China?

4a. Describe the social structure of China under the Tang and Song dynasties.
4b. Why did merchants have such a low status in the Chinese social system?

5a. What ideas and traditions shaped Chinese painting?
5b. What themes did Chinese poets address?

6. Critical Thinking: "Distant water cannot put out a nearby fire."  How does this saying reflect the nature of village government under  the Tang and Song dynasty?

 

 

 Read pages 804-809
complete (1-6) on page 809

1. Define or identify: sunbelt, civil rights, Watergate scandal

2. How did American ways of living change after World WarII?

3. How did postwar Democrats seek to expand the role of the federal government?  How and why did President Reagan attempt to reverse this trend?

4. In what ways did the Vietnam War dominate  U.S. concerns from the late 1960'a to 1973?

5. How did the focus of foreign policy change under the presidents from Nixon to Clinton?

6. Critical Thinking: Why did the end of the cold war bring about a re- examination of U.S. foreign policy?