China:
- Accomplishments of Tang Dynasty
- China achieved the peak of civilization and became the center of trade
- Study of medicine- Studied diabetes
- Study of complex chemicals- Created gunpowder and air conditioning
- Studied law and math
- Key Players of Tang Dynasty
- Li Yuan: a chancellor of the Sui Dynasty who rose in rebellion
- Li Shimin: Powerful ruler who is good at both military strategy and Chinese calligraphy
- Li Zhi: considered a weak ruler because he was assisted by Empress Wu Zetian for most of his reign
- Sui Dynasty came before Tang Dynasty and Fall of Tang Dynasty
- Difficult for people to make a living
- People began to rebel
- Huang Chao’s declared himself emperor
- Rebellion lasted for a decade and defeated the Tang, and they never really recovered
- Haung surrendered to Tang forces
- Zhu Wen took the throne and renamed the Tang Dynasty the Liang Dynasty
- Science of Tang Dynasty
- Monk Yixing was first to successfully measure the length of meridian line
- Sun Simiao wrote medical book
- Yi Xing led a national project to observe, identify, and locate stars
- Science- Song Dynasty
- Acupuncture
- Astronomer Yan Zhongfu made The System of Astronomical Calendar and took 365 days as one year
- Poetry- Tang Dynasty
- Important
- Still very influential
- Imperial examinations- government jobs
- Technology- Song Dynasty
- Paper printed money
- Movable type printing
- Technology- Tang
- First clock escapement mechanism called the astronomical clock
- Air conditioning
- Gunpowder- no life threatening properties
- Art
- Tang was considered the golden age of literature
- Painting and calligraphy
- Shanshui-painting of the landscapes
- Strategy of the Tang
- Fu system of military which was very effective
- Upper Fu- 1200 men
- Middle Fu- 1000 men
- Lower Fu- 800 men
- Fu system was abandoned because it prevented agriculture
- Adopted a different system causing a great loss in military dominance
- Strategy of the Song
- Used flanks
- Military like US
- Divided into companies, platoons, and cross bowers
- Soldiers were rated on athletic ability
- After military leaders died, they’d be considered legendary leaders
- If a man had a successful career in the military, he had a sure path to success in politics
- Split into 2, Xiang Bing, the local provincial forces, and the Jin Bing, which formed the Imperial Army
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