*Tang Army Dynasty Military
- they had a strong military
- the military involved of Militiamen between the ages of 21 and 60
- there military was based on a fubing system
- the fubing system was a local militia system that could be mobilized quickly in time of war
- the Tang Dynasty fielded 634 military units called Zhechongfu
- each consisted of 800 to 1200 men
- each Zhechongfu was divided into subunits, tuan of 300 men, dui of 50 men and huo of 10 men
- there military centralized military did not last long
Tang Weapons
offense:
- throwing dagger
- bow and arrow
- sword
- pike
defense:
- armor-make of iron and is sharp can be a weapon
- shield-can defend against any weapon
Song Dynasty Military and Methods of Warfare
- the Song military was chiefly organized to ensure that the army couldn't threaten imperial control
- the imperial army was divided among three marshals, each independently responsible to the emperor
- military strategies and military were threatened
Song Weapons
- knife chariot
- rammer
- repeating crossbow
- stone casting machine
- iron sword
- scaling ladder
- flame ejector
- boats warships catapults with fireballs
important people of the Song
- Zhao Kuangyin was the founder of the North Song Dynasty
- he was also a military leader
- the south was founded by Zhao Gou who was the Song of Kuangyin
- he founded the south Song after the Jin conquered the north
*Agriculture and Trade
Tang Agriculture
- the Tang Dynasty made many great agricultural advancements
- had underground wells for better irrigation
- made a very lightweight pump to take water to farm land from far away water sources
- each peasants was given an equal amount of land
new agriculture techniques
- heavy iron plow
- harnessed oxen and water buffalo
- enriched soil with manure and compost
- expanded food supply
- improved irrigation system
- reservoirs
- kikes
- dams
- pumps
Tang trade
- the Tang Dynasty was a period of expansion, especially in trading with foreign lands
- caravan routes traveled as far as Syria for items ranging from glassware and tapestries to jasmine and other exotic herbs
- they used the silk road as a trade route
- improved and expanded the Grand Canal which allowed Chinese to move crops and good farther distances
Song agriculture
- there were many agricultural advancements in this time
- rice was improved by cultivation
- early ripening rice allowed for peasants to grow 2 or 3 craps annually
- they improrted rice from Vietnam
importance
- China was growing so fast especially in cities
- this expanded the food supply
- without the rice, China could not be fed
- the Song dynasty was twice the size
Song trade
- trade between the Song dynasty and its northern neighbors was stimulated by the payments Song made to them
- their major exorts are silk, porcelain, and tea
- the Song set up supervised markets along the border to encourage this trade
- traded-tea, silk, copper coins and more
- traders used China's rivers to ship goods on barges and ships
- traded gunpowder
- trade grew so rapidly during the Tang and Song era that copper coin shortages developed
- this let to the invention of paper money
accomplishments
rulers before Tang dynasty
- Sui Dynasty (518-618 A.D.)
- fell because of the harsh ruling of Emperor Yang
- Chief Officer of Taiyuan build up an army -Li Yuan
- captured capital city (Chang'an) and yang You became Emperor
- 618 Emperor Yang You was killed
- Li Yuan took the chance and became emperor
Key players
- Emperor Li Shinin (627-649)
- emperor Li Longji (712-745)
- china's only femail emperor, Wu Zetian
accomplishments
- medicine
- the use of herbs and organic materials was developed and spread by them
- conducted a study on diabetes and that was cause by to much sugar
- thousand Golden Prescriptions was written by Sun Simiao
- chemicals
- contributed to the creation of gunpowder
inventions
- gas cylinders
- air conditioning
- waterproof creams
- dust repellant
- printing images
- woodblock printing
what they were known for
- Census-the Tang governemtn ried to get an accurate count of the Empires populations, mostly for tax and military purpose
- leisurely lifestyles- the upper class mostly got to enjoy sports and relaxation during their time, sports like cuju, football, horse polo, archery, etc
- art and literature
Huang Chao's uprising
- emperor Xizong paid litter attention to the people, who were starving. Phesants formed uprisings again emperor
- Huang Chao gathered thousands of men to rebel, it lasted 9 years
- Huang Chao was eventually defeated
fall of the Tang dynasty
- Huang Chao's uprising began te fall of the Tang dynasty
- area leaders were competing to take over the empire
- 904, Zhu Quanzhong killed emperor
Zhaozong and put emperor Ai to the throne - 907, Zhu, a trusted military leader forced emperor Ai out and Zhu took the throne
- ehe renamed the empire the Liang dynasty because Zhu was king of Lian
rulers after
- the Liang dynasty came after
- this is what started the the China's Five dynasties and Ten states
Song dynasty
when
- the Song dynasty was a ruling dynasty of china between 960-1279
- the northern Song began in 960 and ended in 1127
- the southern Song began in 1127 and ended in 1279
key people
- Taizu- first emperor of the Song dynasty
- Taizong- son of Taizu, unified all of China by restoring the economy and rebuilding infrastructure
- Wang Anshi- made major changed in the empire designed to help the average person, but the rich people opposed of him
before the Song dynasty
- the Five dynasties Ten kingdoms came before the Song dynasty
- the five dynasties
- Liang
- Tang
- Jin
- Han
- Zhou
after the Song dynasty
- the Yuan dynasty came after the Song dynasty
- northern Song lasted from 960-1127 and the southern Song lasted form 1127-1179
- the Yuan dynasty conqured the southern Song dynasty in 1127
known for
- Chinese opera began during this period, and the art of paper cutting
- know as china's Age of Invention
- Marco Polo discovered n the Song dynasty. he was most impressed by the Rainbow Bridge
- it was called the Rainbow Bridge because of how it was bent
- typography and the compass were both invented
- gunpowder was invented rapidly
how they lost their power
- after Jin defeated northern Song, many of the Clansmen were captured, but Zhao Gou manages to escape
- in 1127, he established the southern Song dynasty
- southern Song's regime was subject to the Jin
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