Author: Who created this? What do we know about the author? What might influence their opinions?
- Wu Bao - He hoped to attach himself and thus win advancement in the imperial bureaucracy. - His position and location (where he lives) could affect their opinions.
Place: Where and when was it created?
- Tang and Song eras in China.
Prior Knowledge: What do we know about where this was created? What have we learned about this topic? Society that may be relevant?
- The Tang and Song dynasty revived China. - Blood heritage was important.
Audience: Who is the intended audience? How might they receive this? – quotes to support your claims?
- Officials, they might view this as flattering. “So lacking in talent, I fear I am but poorly fitted to be selected for an official post...”
- Leader of Dynasty will receive this proudly because author shows admiration. “..I have omitted to prostrate myself before you, my heart has always been filled with admiration and respect.”
Reason for Creation: What is the purpose of this document? Read between the lines, support claims with a quote.
- The purpose of this document in to win advancement in the imperial bureaucracy. “To my great good fortune, we share the same native place, and your renown for wise counsel is well known to me.”
The Main Idea: Support with quotes
The Tang and Song era was a successful bureaucracy that depended more on family ties than intelligence or education.
Significance: How does this relate to the big picture? What can it tell us as historians? Relate to ESPIRIT if possible
- This document tells us about the ways in which the Chinese bureaucracy worked in the Tang and Song eras.
Summary: Chinese influence on the surrounding areas like Vietnam, Korea, and Japan formed the basis of their empires. China was a successful isolated empire in this region that these areas wanted to immulate. Chinese influnced language, religion, and beauracracy. China influced their art, learning, and fashion. All these areas had their own way of improving their empires after receiving Chinese influence. Korea borrowed the most ideas from China.
Primary Source Analysis
Document: Ties that Bind: Paths to Power
- He hoped to attach himself and thus win advancement in the imperial bureaucracy.
- His position and location (where he lives) could affect their opinions.
What do we know about where this was created? What have we learned about this topic? Society that may be relevant?
- Blood heritage was important.
Who is the intended audience? How might they receive this? – quotes to support your claims?
- Leader of Dynasty will receive this proudly because author shows admiration. “..I have omitted to prostrate myself before you, my heart has always been filled with admiration and respect.”
What is the purpose of this document? Read between the lines, support claims with a quote.
Support with quotes
How does this relate to the big picture? What can it tell us as historians? Relate to ESPIRIT if possible
Summary: Chinese influence on the surrounding areas like Vietnam, Korea, and Japan formed the basis of their empires. China was a successful isolated empire in this region that these areas wanted to immulate. Chinese influnced language, religion, and beauracracy. China influced their art, learning, and fashion. All these areas had their own way of improving their empires after receiving Chinese influence. Korea borrowed the most ideas from China.
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