https://padlet.com/reberhardt4/TangDynasty Write 1-2 sentences that connect grand canal, civil service, Li Bai en-us 2020-09-28 19:22:10 UTC 2020-09-29 13:13:58 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/reberhardt4/TangDynasty/wish/787433276 The grand canal was a waterway spanning over 30,000 miles. Confucianism's values celebrated manual labor and community service, but on account of a surplus of Confucian literature bureaucratic expansion gave way to the scholar gentry. The Song Dynasty was very invested in rendering education available to all males throughout all classes, and thus the civil service exams became a popular gateway to success and fortune. Li Bai continues to be an acclaimed poet who further perpetrated the China's admiration for literature and academics. However, the introduction of Buddhism threatened this way of life with its naturalistic principles, emphasizing experience over formal education.]]> 2020-09-29 12:05:33 UTC https://padlet.com/reberhardt4/TangDynasty/wish/787433276 https://padlet.com/reberhardt4/TangDynasty/wish/787433560 The civil service exam was a test based on confucianism which gave the entire empire an opportunity for a prestigious job in the government. This caused the entire empire to become well educated on confucianism and as a result everything they did related to these teachings. Confucianism celebrated manual labor and the grand canal was a prime example of this. The literature and philosophies produced related to these teachings. The Li Bai, for example, added confucianism philosophies to his work. ]]> 2020-09-29 12:05:40 UTC https://padlet.com/reberhardt4/TangDynasty/wish/787433560 https://padlet.com/reberhardt4/TangDynasty/wish/787434039 Li Bao used to be the civil servent of the Tang Dynasty. However, he did not get his position in the court via the Civil Service Exam. The Grand Canal helped the Tang to prosper. ]]> 2020-09-29 12:05:54 UTC https://padlet.com/reberhardt4/TangDynasty/wish/787434039 https://padlet.com/reberhardt4/TangDynasty/wish/787434180 The Grand Canal, an indication of prosperous Chinese trading; the Civil Service Exam, an indication of China's developing political merit-based system; and Chinese poet Li Bai, a figure indicative of the Chinese progression of thought and philosophy were all staples of the Golden age of China during the Tang and Song Dynasty.]]> 2020-09-29 12:05:58 UTC https://padlet.com/reberhardt4/TangDynasty/wish/787434180 https://padlet.com/reberhardt4/TangDynasty/wish/787435458 Li Bai used to be a Chinese poet and scholar after he took the Civil Service Exam. The Grand Canal was another invention the carried water throughout towns, these inventions indicated a new mark of new technologies. ]]> 2020-09-29 12:06:33 UTC https://padlet.com/reberhardt4/TangDynasty/wish/787435458 https://padlet.com/reberhardt4/TangDynasty/wish/787435624 Li Bao, the Civil Service exam, and the Great Canal were all testaments to the greatness of the Tang dynasty. Even though the Grand Canal was not built during the Tang dynasty it still helped the dynasty prosper.tf]]> 2020-09-29 12:06:38 UTC https://padlet.com/reberhardt4/TangDynasty/wish/787435624 yxli_stephanie https://padlet.com/reberhardt4/TangDynasty/wish/787441846 Civil service, Li Bai, and the Grand Canal are significant representations of the piping times of the Tang Dynasty. Li Bai was not able to attend the civil service exam however, but that did not stop him from writing hundreds of great poems. The Grand Canal is the longest manmade waterway.]]> 2020-09-29 12:09:22 UTC https://padlet.com/reberhardt4/TangDynasty/wish/787441846 https://padlet.com/reberhardt4/TangDynasty/wish/787452981 The grand canal was a man made, Chinese waterway which spanned over 30,000 miles through China. The civil service exam was an exam which tested the abilities of those who applied to work for the government in order to make sure they were fit for civil service hence the title.  Li bai was a Chinese poet whose works indicated progression in academia.]]> 2020-09-29 12:14:01 UTC https://padlet.com/reberhardt4/TangDynasty/wish/787452981 https://padlet.com/reberhardt4/TangDynasty/wish/787454190 The grand canal, civil service, and Li Bai were all notable evidence of the cultural extension of the Tang.]]> 2020-09-29 12:14:30 UTC https://padlet.com/reberhardt4/TangDynasty/wish/787454190 https://padlet.com/reberhardt4/TangDynasty/wish/787463369 The Grand Canal opens up a trade road for different local areas along the canal. This also creates a way how the cultural knowledge and traditions spread. This is a significant representation in Chinese history. 
Civil service prevents the possible inner corruptions in the government (at that period of time). This is a very significant creation for Chinese education because this paves the way for the exam system for us nowadays. 
Li Bai, famous poet, loves to drink wine, knows how to use a sword. He's a character in Chinese history that is representative for a famous poet, just like Su Shi in the Song Dynasty. ]]> 2020-09-29 12:18:02 UTC https://padlet.com/reberhardt4/TangDynasty/wish/787463369 reberhardt4 https://padlet.com/reberhardt4/TangDynasty/wish/787472207 T. S. - Cultural diffusion will be successful  from China in all three of these. The canal transport goods and ideas. The exam measures education and poetry reflects it.
T. S. - China has done well enough in the Tang dynasty to build a canal, promote jobs through merit and allow for time to write poetry like Li Bai's writings. 
T.S. - China was a leader in global economy and culture. 
T.S. - China's success is never ending. These terms reflect this consistency. ]]> 2020-09-29 12:21:15 UTC https://padlet.com/reberhardt4/TangDynasty/wish/787472207