AP WORLD HISTORY – PERIOD III 600-1450
Your life in Sui-Tang-Song China: How well do you measure up to neo-Confucian ideals?
Instructions. Read the “School Regulations” by Masters Cheng and Dong. For each rule, consider how well
you and your peers measure up to the School Regulations. Could you be a student in renaissance China?
Rule
2. Daily salutations
held in the morning
and the evening.
3. Daily behavior.
4. Gait and posture.
5. Looking and
listening.
6. Discourse
(discussing)
7. Appearance.
8. Attire.
9. Eating.
10. Travel.
11. Reading.
How I do
12. Writing.
13. Keep your desk
(locker) tidy.
14. Keep the lecture
halls (classrooms)
clean.
15. Terms of address.
16. Visitors. (guest
speakers)
17. Recreation.
Which of the rules would you find most burdensome, and why?
What can you infer about Chinese society based on the rules?