Tang and Song weaponry and military
strong military
involved militiamen between ages 21 and 60
military was based in a fubing sentence
The fubing system was a local militia system that could be mobilized quickly in times of war
TAng Dynasty
the tang dynasty fielded 634 military units called zhechongfu
wach consisted of 800 to 1200 men
each was divided into subunits
tuan of 300 units, dui of 50 men and huo of 10 men
centralized military did not last long
Tang Weapons
Throwing Dagger
Bow and arrow
sword pike
Defense
Armor- made of iron and is sharp can be a weapon
Shield- can defend against any weapon
SOng dynasty
military was cheifly militarized to ensure that the army couldnt threaten imperial control
the imperial army was divivded among three marshals each independently responsible to the emperor
military startegies and training were treated as science that could be studied and perfected
Song Weaponry
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 dynasty
military leader
south was founded by Zhao Gou who was the song of the other guy
He founded the south song after the jin conquered the north
Agriculture and Trade
made many agricultural advancments
had under ground weills
made a very light weight pump to take water to farm land from far away water sources
each peasant was given an equal amount of land
Agricultural techniques
heavy iron plow
harnessed oxen and water buffalo
enriched soil with manure and compost
expanded food supply
improved irrigation systems
reservoirs
dikes
dams
pumps
water wheels
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 kform glassware and tapestries to jasmine and otehr exotic herbs
The silk trade in the tang dybasty was prospering and reached and unprecedented level
Tang trade
used the silk road as a treade route
improved and expanded the Grand Canal which allowed chinese to move crops and goods farther distances
used coins as currency
SOng agriculture
many agricultural advancements
rice was improved by cultivatin
early ripening rice allowed for peasants to grow two or three crps annuallly
they imported rice form Vietnam
China was growing fast especially in cities
this expanded food supply
with out rice china could not be fed
the song dynasty was twice the sixe of the tang
Song trade
trade between the northern heighbors were stimulated by the payments song made to them
their major exports were silk porcelain and tea
set up supervised markets along the border to encourage trade
Goods that flowed north in large quanities
used chinas rivers to ship goods on barges and ships
traded gunpowder trade grew so rapidly during the tang and song era that coppe coin shortages developed
this led to the invention of paper money
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