Accomplishments of the song dynasty when and where- locate in china. ruled from 906-1279. 3 Key People- song Taizu- founded the northern song dynasty. ruled the dynasty in 960-976. he took ver local military. Song Taizong- was the brother of Song Taizu. ruled the northern song dynasty in 976-997. he ordered Li Fang, a scholar to make an encyclopedia. Song Gaozong- founded the southern song dynasty. the southern song synasty ended in the northen song dynasty and captured the capital. Five Dynasties and ten kingdoms- 5 dynasty- liang dynasty, tang dynasty, jin dynasty, Han, and Zhou. kingdoms- Wu, Wuyue, Min, Chu, southern Han, former Shu, Later Shu, Jingnan, Southern Tang, Northern Han. Yuan- Major dynasty after song dynasty, in 1276, Kublai Khan led his army and captured the capital of the southern song Dynasty. Unified the entire country of China. that was the end of the song dynasty. know for- population explosion began in the song Dynasty. women started binding their feet during the song Dynasty. Rice and tea became the dominant food during the dynasty. they invented gunpowder and gunpowder wepons. the song had advanced industrialization. they were known for building some of the largest cities in the world. Science and technology and art of the song and tang. tang poetry- follows the gold age of chinese. witten by over 2,200 authors. important part of social life. two famous people- Du Fu and Li Bai. Song - Classical Chinese Poetry.poets- Su Shi, Ouyang Xiu, many different forms. Ci- form of poetry based on songs and Rhythms. Tang technology- invented the astronomical clock. Gunpowder. Gas Cylinders. Song- Calculated an accurate measurement of the Astronomical meridian. Tang art- painted many painting of landscape, Shanshui. Science of tang- the tang dynasty contributed a lot to the Development of astronomy. song- is considered by many to be China's high point in Science. they invented gunpowder and compass.
Tang Dynasty
Pre- tang dynasty- before the tang dynasty, there was the Sui Dynasty. it lasted from 581 to 618 . the biggest achievement they constructed most of the grand canal.
Early tang dynasty- the Li Family became powerful leaders. after capturing Changan, a general named Li Yaun declared himself the emperor of the tang empire in 618. he defeated his rival commander and his rule lasted until 626 when his son forced him to retire.
middle tang dynasty- there was a war, famine, and external attacks, this caused the death of millions. in 750 the Nanzhao rebelled against the tang dynasty. it was quit small but powerful. they destroyed a large army that was sent against them in 750 and another large army in 750.
in 618 B.C.E. to 907 B.C.E. founded by the Li Family.
capitol was chang'an at one time was most populous city in the world at the time.
major Accomplishments- developed a new study of medicine-emphasized the use of herbs and organic materials for treatment- still in today in china.
key players- Li Yuan was the founder of the tang dynasty. Wu Daozi- was considered the greatest painter of the tang dynasty. Li Shimin was one of the emperors during this time. Wu Zetian was empress along with emperor Gaozong.
how they lost power
1.the rise of eunuch- men that have been castrated.
2. separatist regions, called Fanzhen, along the borders, fought amongst themselves- they competed for farmland and labor.
3. conflict in the ruling class- people of wealthy lineage and commoners who had worked their way up.
4. peasant uprising- the government annexed a lot of land, the biggest one was the Huang Chao uprising .
After the tang dynasty- china descended inot political turmoil after the fall of the tang dynasty.
women rights and social class-
song dynasty- women were lower in the social class than men. they were a lot of well educated women. women gained many new legal rights in ownership of property when they got married.
social class- wealthy landowners, scholar, merchants and artisans.
tang dynasty- they traded livestock and women to the turkes. the most common women weren't treated well. they cooked and cleaned and took care of the men.
higher up women- they were some woman called courtesans that were great singers and poet.
emperor and family, aristocracy, bureaucracy
weapons of the song- knife chariot, rammer, scaling ladder, iron sword, fire arrow, fireball.
Gunpowder- they founded it to be helpful in the siege warfare.
tang- pike, swords, bow and arrow, grenades. throwing dagger.
armor- plates of iron with sharp edges they also used as a weapon. also used shields they were a very thick piece of iron that could almost defend between and weapon.
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