Review this timeline of Foot Binding in China. Which statement below best illustrates continuity and change over time regarding
the practice of Chinese Foot Binding. Before 500 AD – Chinese foot binding was not common practice
500 AD – A Tang Emperor was infatuated with a dancer in the court and her small feet; foot binding became the rage among women of the court
960-1269 – Foot binding became more popular in the court and among ladies of the upper class
1368-1644 – Foot binding reached it’s height during the Ming dynasty; it’s popularity spread to the lower classes except for peasant women who had to work
1644-1911 – An early Qing Emperor outlawed foot binding, but his decision was unpopular & revoked by another Qing Emperor
1911 – Foot binding was officially banned in China, but many girls in rural areas still had their feet bound for decades after the ban was issued
Which statement best illustrates continuity and change over time regarding the practice of Chinese foot binding?
A.It started about 2000 years ago, it was recently outlawed, and it is no longer practiced today.
B.It became popular during the Tang dynasty, but the practice declined during Ming times and was outlawed in 1911.
C.It started in the Ming dynasty and ended in the Qing dynasty, only a few Chinese women were affected by the practice.
D.It started during the Tang dynasty, reached its height in the Ming dynasty when many Chinese women except for the lowest classes endured the practice. It was outlawed in 1911, but still practiced in rural areas for decades.
I took AP World history last year and we had to learn about foot binding. It is crazy that people actually practiced this and admired women who bound their feet!
