The Sui, Tang, and Song Dynasties, as well as India and Japan. It will focus on the Sui, Tang, and Song periods, which witnessed great changes in China. These were periods of economic, technological, political, agricultural, and cultural development. Discuss these interesting developments, paying careful attention to the continued importance of Confucian thought on the development of China, but also the arrival of Buddhism. Also, discuss the development of patriarchy and its relation to foot binding.