TraditionalChineseSociety.Name:______________________Pd.

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1. ThistrianglerepresentsthesocialclassesintraditionalChinesesociety.Writeabriefdescriptionof
eachgroupandtheroletheyplayedinsociety(jobstheydid,etc.).

2a.Whatsocialclasswouldthispersonbelongto?Howcanyoutell?

2b.Whydidthispersongrowsuchlongfingernails?

3a.Explainwhatsocialmobilitymeans.

3b.Whatwasthekeytobeingabletomoveuptothegentryclass?

3c.IntheUStoday,whatdoweconsideristhekeytobeingabletomoveuptoahigherclassinthe
US?

4a.DescribetheidealfamilysituationintraditionalChina.

4b.Whywastheidealfamilysodifficulttoachieve,particularlyforpeasants?

5a.Explainwhatfilialpietymeans.

5b.DescribethefolktaleofKohKu,whowasfacingafamineandnotenoughfoodtofeedhisfamily.
Ifnecessary,whatmemberofhisjointfamilywashewillingtoletdieandwhy?

5c.DoyouthinkfilialpietyexistsinourmodernAmericanculturetoday?Giveaspecificexampleto
supportyouranswer.

6a.IntraditionalChinesesociety,whowoulddecidewhoyouare
goingtomarry?

6b.Whatwasconsideredimportantinafuturewifeforagentryboy?

6c.Whatwasconsideredimportantinafuturewifeforapeasantboy?

6d.Whydoyouthinkthegentryandthepeasantsvalueddifferentthingswhenitcametochoosinga
marriagepartner?

7a.XinLujusthadababyboy!Whatdoyouthinkherfamilywilldo?Why?

7b.ShuanWenjusthadababygirl!Whatdoyouthinkherfamilywilldo?Why?

Readaboutfootbindingandwatchthevideo.
8a.Whatisfootbinding?

8b.Howdoesthelittlegirlfeelasherfeetarebound?

8c.Whoismakinghergetherfeetbound?

8d.Whydotheyinsistonbindingherfeet?

9a.WhatisanexampleofhowmodernAmericanschangetheirbodiesinordertobemorebeautiful?

TheQinDynasty.

10a.HowdidthecountryofChinagetitsname?

ReadabouttheGreatWallofChinaandwatchthevideo.
11a.Whatwastheoriginallengthofthewall?

11b.Howmanypeopledidittaketobuildtheoriginalwall,overaperiodof10years?

11c.SomepeoplehavedescribedtheGreatWallasthelongesttombintheworld.Whywouldthisbe
anaccuratedescription?

11d.WhatwastheoriginalpurposeofbuildingtheGreatWall?

11e.Ifyouweretoputallthepiecesofthewalltogetherintoonelongrow,howmanymileslongwouldit
be?

ReadabouttheTerraCottaWarriorsandwatchthevideo.
12a.Inwhosetombswasthearmyofclaysoldiersburied?

12b.HowweretheTerraCottaWarriorsdiscoveredin1974?

12b.Howmanyclaysoldiersareburiedinthistomb?

12c.Howmanyfootballfieldsworthofspacewasthistombthatheldtheclayarmy?

12d.Whydoallthestatuesinthepictureslookgray/brown?

12e.Yourthoughts:WhatarethreethingswecaninferaboutQinShiHuangdi,Chinasfirstemperor,
basedonhistomb?

TheHanDynasty.

13a.ExplainwhattheancientSilkRoadwas.

13b.WhattwocontinentsdidtheSilkRoadsconnect?

MuchoftheSilkRoadpassthroughhuge,barrendesertland.ReadthequotefromtheChinese
historianaboutwhatitwasliketotravelacrossthedesert.
13c.Whatdoesitmeanthattravelersfindnothingtoguidethembutthebonesofmenandbeastsand
thedroppingsofcamels?

13d.WhatweresomeofthethingsthattheChinesetradedtootherculturesalongtheSilkRoad?

13e.WhatweresomeofthethingsthatotherculturesbroughttoChinaalongtheSilkRoad?

WatchthevideoabouttheSilkRoad.
14a.HowdidtheSilkRoadgetitsname?

14b.WhyweretheRomanssoexcitedaboutChinesesilk?

14c.Somepeoplesaythatsilkshrunktheworldwhatdoesthismean?

Watchthevideoabouthowsilkismade.
15a.Silkismadefromthethreadspunbysilkworms.Thisprocessisverycarefullymanagedby
silkmakers.WriteoutALLofthestepsinvolvedinmakingsilk.

16a.UndertheHandynasty,theChinesemademanymajoradvancements.Describethreeofthem:

Watchthevideoabouthowmakingpaper.
17a.Whatispapermadefrom?

17b.Athousandyearsago,howmanysheetsofpaperadaywere
neededfortheChinesegovernment(theimperialbureaucracy)todo
theirwork?

17c.WhatotherinventionsdidtheChinesecomeupwith,togoalongwithpaper?

TheTangandSongDynasties.

18a.WhatnewinventionsdidtheChinesecomeupwithtoallowthemtravelfurtherbysea?

18b.WhenthisnewseatechnologymadeitswaytoEurope,howdiditendupchangingtheworld?(think
aboutthewaysthatEuropehascomeupinhistoryaswevelearnedaboutdifferentplacesintheworld
thisyearinWorldCulturesclass)

MingDynasty.

19a.WhatistheForbiddenCity?

19b.HowbigistheForbiddenCity?

19c.HowmanypeopleandyearsdidittaketoconstructtheForbiddenCity?

19d.SometimestheForbiddenCityhasbeenreferredtoasTheGoldenCage?Whyisthisanaccurate
descriptionoflifethere?