Song Taizong- ruled in 976-977
later liang dynasty, tang dynasty, jin dynasty, han, zhou.
Kublai khan led his army and captured the capitol of the southern song dynasty
tang- grew rice, corn, beans and wheat, dug underground wells
use of silk roads declined dramatically, they were ambushed by the mongols often
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the Li family became powerful leaders. after capturing changan, a general name li yaun declared himself the emperor of the Tang empire in 618. his son killed his two brothers to gain power as the emperor.
in 750 the nanzhao rebelled against the Tang dynasty, it was small but powerful. they destroyed a large army that was sent against them in 750 another large army in 754, then the nanzhao expanded into burma.
tang dynasty- 618 BCE to 907 bce founded by li family. capitol was chang'an. considered a high point of the chinese civilization
li yuan was the founder of the Tang dynasty
the biggest reason was the Huang Chao Uprising
women's rights:
song- lower in the social class than men, there were a lot of well educated women, educated their sons some women also wrote poems and stories, most women were maids. women gained legal rights when they got married
wealthy land owners, scholars, merchants, soldiers, slaves
weapons:
songs- knife chariot, rammer, scaling ladder, iron sword, ston-casting machine, fire arrow, fireball, watchtower
tang- pike, swords, bow and arrow, grenades, throwing dagger.
armor- plates of iron with sharp edges that they also used as a weapon. also used shields that were a very thick piece of iron
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