Accomplishments of the Song Dynasty
By:Rhiana Chickering, Cari Peters, Julie Schneider, and Marea Ferry
When and Where
•Located in China
•Ruled from 960-1279
•It succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period
•Followed by the Yuan Dynasty
3 Key People
•Song Taizu (Zhao Kuangyin)
oFounded the Northern Song Dynasty
oRuled the dynasty in 960-976
oLearned martial arts at an early age
oHe took over local military power and assigned civilians to be local officials.
oHe established policies for agriculture in order to promote the development of the economy.
3 Key People (Continued)
•Song Taizong (Zhao Guangyi)
oBrother of Song Taizu
oRuled the Northern Song Dynasty in 976-997
oHe ordered Li Fang, a scholar, to make an encyclopedia.
oLi Fang completed the encyclopedia within six years.
oSong Taizon read three volumes a day.
oSong Tiazon read the complete encyclopedia within a year.
3 Key People (Continued)
•Song Gaozong (Zhao Gou)
oFounded the Southern Song Dynasty
oThe Southern Song Dynasty began when the Northern Song Dynasty ended in 1127.
oThe Jurchens attacked the Northern Song Dynasty and captured the capital.
oSong Gaozong ruled the dynasty in 1127-1162.
oHe was excellent in calligraphy.
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
•Major Dynasty before the Song Dynasty
•5 dynasties
oLater Liang Dynasty
oLater Tang Dynasty
oLater Jin Dynasty
oLater Han Dynasty
oLater Zhou Dynasty
•10 Kingdoms
oWu, Wuyue, Min, Chu, Southern Han, Former Shu, Later Shu, Jingnan, Southern Tang, Northern Han
•Being torn apart by warfare
•eventually Quyue and Qingyuan gave up their land to Northern Song in 978
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
What they're known 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 this dynasty
•Song Dynasty progressed fast in science in technology
•They used Moveable Type printing which allowed hundreds of sheets to be printed
What they're known for Cont.
•Invented gunpowder and gunpowder weapons
•The Song had advanced industrialization
•They were known for building some of the largest cities in the world
•The Song dynasty came up with advanced rice cultivation techniques which made rice a major food
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