Different Level of social statutes
How women are treated
- Taught young to be quiet and discreet
- not allowed to speak one mind
- had little voice in the decision on her marriage partner
- sons were way more preferred than daughters
- a good bride is expected to take care of the husband and make sons
- Men dominated to public square.
All China Women’s Federation Survey
- 1/3 of respondents say that men are inherently more able than women
- half agree with the saying a promising career is not better than a good husband
- half the people answered with the home being a woman’s best place.
Song Dynasty
- The first population explosion occurred
- Women started binding their feet
- started in 906 ended in 1279
- Northern son 206-1127, Southern Song 1127- 1279
- Came later the tang Dynasty
- Prosperous Economy radiant culture and technology was improved
Tang Dynasty
- Emperor and his family were the most powerful in the social hierarchy
- Next was the aristocracy
- Followed by the bureaucracy
- The bureaucracy was divided into levels of honor the scholars and the functionaries
- Then the eunuchs was next. They functioned as servants in the emperors palace
- The clergy was next then came the peasants who were higher than the artisans and traders
- The slaves were the lowest of the social class
Laws of The Tang Dynasty
- Laws were enacted to make sure these social classes behaved in the manner befitting their station
- laws stated what each group was allowed to wear and own
Tang Dynasty Women
- Their attitude towards women was more liberal
- They had more respect and power
- Were allowed to take religious orders and become priestesses
- High courtesans were allowed to join the discussions and debates with men of high rank
- Men are very intimidated of women who have higher rankings than they do
Rulers before the Tang Dynasty
- Sui Dynasty( 518-618 AD)
- Fell because of the Hrash ruling of emperor Yang
- Chief officer of Taiyuan built up an army Li Yuan
- Captured capital city and Yang You become Emperor
- 618 emperors Yang You was killed
- Li Yuan took the cance and become the emperor
- Changed the state tittle to Tang and it became known as the Tang Dynasty
Key Players
- Emperor Li Shimin
- Empeoror Li Longji
- China's only female emperor , Wu Zetian
Accomplishments
- Medicinee
- The use of herbss and organic materials was developed and spread by them
- conducted a study on diabetes and that it was caused by tto omuch surgar
- Thousand Golden prescritions was written by Sun Simiao
- Contributed to the creation of gun powder
Invetions
- Gas cylinders
- air conditioning
- water proof creams
- dust repellent
- Printin images
- woodblock printing
What they were known for
- Census- The tang gov. tried to get an accurate coun on the empire population, mostly for tax and military reasons
- Leisurely lifestyles- the upper class mostly got to enjooyu sports and relaxation during their tiem,
- Art and literature, it was known as the golden time for Chinese literature.
Huang Choa's Umprising
- Emperor Xizong paid little attention to the people that were starving Peasants formed an uprising
- Huang Choas Gathered thouands of men it lasted 9 yers
- Huang Choa was defeated
- This lessned the power of the Dynasty
Fall of the Tang Dynasty
- Huang Choas Uprising began the fall of the Tang Dynasty
- Area leaders were competing to take over the empire
- 904 Zhu Auanzhong killed the emperor
- Zhu took the throne
- He renamed the Dynasty the Lang Dynasty
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