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 3
~7 min
hist.g7.f.ex_37
Short Answer
Prompt
Describe Song-era literati (wen ren) culture in 75 words. Cite Hansen 'Open Empire' 2000 + 'Along the River During Qingming Festival' scroll (Zhang Zeduan c. 1100).
How it's presented
mode
text
Answer criteria
type
short answer with rubric
rubric
all 4 components + Hansen citation = mastery
key concepts
- scholar-officials literati class
- painting + poetry + calligraphy + tea-ceremony + scholarly socializing
- Hansen 2000 anchor
- Qingming scroll as primary visual source
Hints
- Use the Qingming scroll handout.
- Cite Hansen 2000 as anchor.
Misconceptions to watch
- Missing the Qingming scroll citation
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