Trace the Tang Dynasty 618-907 and Song Dynasty 960-1279 — civil-service examination system, technological innovations (printing/gunpowder/magnetic compass/paper currency/porcelain/forensic medicine), poetry (Li Bai, Du Fu, Wang Wei, Li Qingzhao), and Neo-Confucianism (Zhu Xi 1130-1200)
Exercise
Difficulty 4
~10 min
hist.g7.f.ex_36
Claim Evidence Warrant
Prompt
Identify Zhu Xi (1130-1200) in 100 words. Include: synthesized Confucianism with Buddhist + Daoist insights via li/qi framework; compiled Four Books (Sishu) 1190 replacing Five Classics-only as central canon; commentaries became standard examination text 1313-1905 (~600 years); diffused to Korea + Japan + Vietnam.
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Answer criteria
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4 components named (li/qi synthesis + Four Books compilation + examination-text role + East Asian diffusion) (30 pts); Living-Descendant Promise applied — Zhu Xi's tradition continues in East Asian intellectual + ethical life today (10 pts). Total 40 pts.
Hints
- Zhu Xi shaped 600+ years of East Asian intellectual life.
- MG-9 Living-Descendant — his tradition continues today.
Misconceptions to watch
- Missing the 600+ years effective duration
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