A History of China to 1800.

If you can read Valerie Hansen's The Open Empire: A History of China to 1800. Discuss the rise and fall of the Zhou Dynasty. How did Chinese warfare change by the Warring States Period? Analyze the main tenets of Confucianism and Daoism, and how they influenced Chinese society. Explain the rise of the Han Dynasty and the creation of a Legalist state. How did Buddhism spread to China, and why did it become so popular? Why did the author refer the Tang Dynasty as China's 'Golden Age?' Compare the roles of scholars and women during the Han and Tang dynasties.