Tang Dynasty Social levels
Emperor
aristocracy
bureaucracy
servants
clergy
peasants
artisans
slaves
Tang Women could do a lot of things allowed to be priestesses. Treated with respect
Song social levels
Emperor
state officials
landowners and scholars
Artisans, craftsmen, merchants
Farmers, hunters, fishers (peasants)
Song Women- If they had a boy they gained respect if they had a girl they were ignored
Respected and important roles in the family
Widows could not remarry.
Status of women declined during this time.
Compared to Tang time women were less active in politics.
Agriculture and Trade-
The silk road was very important for trade with the west
There was also vigorous sea trade with korea, Japan, and lands to the south and southwest.
The major port of Quanzhou dominated trading for the song dynasty.
During song times maritime trade for the first time exceeded overland foreign trade.
Trade between the song dynasty and its northern neighbors was good.
Song dynasty trade- Tea, silk, copper coins, paper, books
supervised markets on the border to encourage trade.
Song Agriculture- improvement during this dynasty.
Terraces were created Agrarian tools and irrigation improved.
iron harrows, hay cutters, and sickles
water wheels were used.
Plowing, fertilizing and weeding improved.
Wheat and beans were imported from the northern region and rice was cultivated in the north where possible.
Tang Dynasty-
Silk road was important. they traded with silk.
Handicrafts, commerce, technologies for textile manufacturing and dyeing, porcelain making, smelting, printing developed, and land and water transportation greatly improved.
Tang dynasty- The currency is the same a song
With a friendly foreign policy and use of the silk road, trade with more than seventy countries flourished, which also brought foreigners with nes technologies and ideas, a such as astronomy and math.
The tang capital of Chang'an became the most populated and wealthiest city in the world at the time.
Tang Agriculture-volunteer farm soldiers, and underground wells for better irrigation.
Rice ripened quickly so china could have a large population.
Accomplishments of the song dynasty-
Northern southern split Northern song was destroyed by the Jin
The southern song was set up by Zhao Gou son of teh last emperor of the northern song
Zhao Gou escaped being captured by the Jin in 1127 and fled to Nanjing Yingtianfu.
Nanjing Yingtianfu was the first capital city of the southern song.
Key player- Emperor Taizu
General Zhao Kuangyin
Served in army of Zhou Dynasty and then founded Northern Song
Elected emperor after that
God rid of the emperor of the Zhou and established the Song Dynasty
Took the title Taizu
Built a centralized and efficient civilian bureaucracy.
Key player- Emperor Taizong
He followed Tauizu as emperor son to Tauizu
Unified all of China for the Song
Rebuilt China
Restored devastated lands
China began to grow strong againg under his power
population started to increase
Key Player- Wang Anshi
He was prime minister in 1069
Made reforms designed to help the common people
Expanded use of money
Broke up private monopolies
Introduced some forms of government regulation and social welfare.
Land reforms also
Key Player- Yu Fei
During the 1130's General Yu Fei waged war on the Jin
He had Many victories
Was an awesome general
He was executed though, because of the traitor, Qin Hui
Hui persuaded the emperor that a peace treaty was much better than war- killed Yu Fei.
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