| T'ang Poetry Reading Guide
1) What does the spread of Islam to China tell you about
the influence that merchants and other fortune-seekers along the Silk Road
had on the people of China?
2) Describe the Uighurs.
3) What
is nan?
4) From where was incense imported?
5) Pokemon is an
imported show from Japan. Name three ways its popularity today in America
is similar to the populairity of foreign musicians in T'ang Dynasty
China?
6) Weng Wei's retreat, despite being called plain, was
filled with items of foreign origin. List the items and their country or
region of origin.
7) Describe how you think Islam spread into
China.
8) Describe a cosmopolitan society. Is your community
cosmopolitan? |