Chapter 12 Section 1 China Reunites

Page 408-415 Question 1-6

1. What made Buddhism so popular in China?

• It allowed people to escape suffering and seek peace and comfort.

2. How was the neo-Confucianism a response to Buddhism’s popularity, and

What did it teach?• To offset Buddhism’s popularity; Life in this world and afterlife are equally important.

3. Compare and Contrast; Create a diagram to show how the reigns of Wendi and Yangdi were

similar and differentWENDIWon Many Battles Founded the Sui Dynasty Yangdi

Invasion of Korea failedSupported building projects

High Taxes Forced Laborer

BothExpanded China’s Territory

4. Cause and Effect; What event led to the fall of the Tang Dynasty?

• A. Turks taking control of the silk road • B. The loss of Trade• C. Revolts in Tibet and China

5. Sequencing Information Describe the history of Buddhism during the Tang

Dynasty• Early Tang rulers were not Buddhist and

the allowed the practice of the religion• Supported the building of Temples and

Monasteries • Later they feared the growing popularity

saw it as an enemy of Chinese Traditons• 845C.E. The Tang had many of the

Buddhist Temple destroyed• Buddhism in China never recovered

6. Analyze; Why had Confucianism fallen out of favor in China before the Tang and

Song dynasties• There was no national government to give

civil service examinations; Buddhism won many followers.