Posted by 5thTaylor on December 7, 2012 at 12:09pm
Weapon and ArmyTang Army Dynasty Military• Had a strong military• Military involved of Militiamen between the ages of 21-60• There military was based on a fubing system• The fubing system was a local militia system that could be mobilized in times of war• Tang dynasty fielded 634 military units called Zhechongfu• Each consisted of 800 to 1200 men• There were divided into subunits tuan men, dui, and huoTang Weapons• Offence:Throwing daggerBow and arrowSwordPike• DefenseArmor- made of iron and is sharp can be a weaponShield- can defend against any weaponSong Military• 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 training were treated as science that could be studied and perfectedSong Weaponry• Knife chariot• Rammer• Repeating crossbow• Stone casting machine• Iron sword• Scaling ladder• Flame ejector• BoatsImportant 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 KuangyinAgriculture and Trade• The tang dynasty made many great ag. Advancements• Had underground wells for better irrigation• Made a very lightweight pump to take water to farm land from far away sources• Each peasant was given an equal amount of land under the Jun Tian Zhi (The Equal Land System)New Ag. Techniques• Heavy iron plow• Harnessed oxen and water buffalo• Enriched soil with manure and compost• Expanded food supply• Improved irrigation systems• -reservoirs• -dikes• -pumps• -water wheelsTang Trade• 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• The silk trade in Tang Dynasty was prospering and reached an unprecedented level• Used the Silk Rode at the trade route• Improved and expanded the Grand Canal which allowed Chinese to move crops and goods farther distances• Used coins for currencySong Ag.• Rice was improved by cultivation• Early ripening rice allowed for peasants to grow two or three crops annually• Imported rice from Vietnam• Tools were being better developedImportance?• China was growing very fast• Expanded food supply• Without rice China could not be fed• The Song Dynasty was twice the size of Tang• 100 million peopleSong Trade• Trade between their northern neighbors was stimulated by payments Song made to them• Their major exports are silk, porcelain, and tea• The Song set up supervised markets along the border to encourage their trade• Goods that flowed north in large quantities included tea, silk, copper coins, and paper and many more• Traders used China’s rivers to ship goods on barges and ships• Traded gunpowder• Trade grew so rapidly during the Tang song era that copped coin shortages developed• This led to the invention of paper money
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