Higharchy
Tang dynasty
- the tang dynasty is preceded by the Sui dynasty
- it was founded by the Li family who seized power during the decline and collapse of the Sui
- the tang dynasty which ad at one time the most popular city in the world is regarded as a high point in Chinese
- monarchy
- 7th and a half of 8th is considered the zenith era of the tang dynasty
- emperor xuanzong brought the middle kingdom to its golden age while the silk road thrived.
Shang Dynasty
- it was founded around 1600 BC by Cheng Teng
- it was a monarchy governed by a series of kings
- thirty kings total over 600 years
- the king was served by
- officials belong to a hereditary class of aristocrats
- the king had supreme power over everything
- hw was the political and religious leader
- the king directed life and work to peasants and serfs
- the most powerful to least powerful are king nobles warriors and peasants
Shang Women
- the women were to be gentle calm and respectful.
- their main purpose was to obey and serve their husbands father's and eve their sons.
- women were lower than men in lower social standards
- men married multiple women
- women were often
- they were expected to get married and raise a family
- spinning and weaving were some of the activities the women did
- peasant women would care for the livestock and tend to the fields
- upper class women could get powerful
Tang Women
Comparing Tang and Shang
- both were monarchic governments
- women's social status was considered less than men
- motherhood was primary role of women
Contrast Tang and Shang
- king was more involved with economy
- tang women generally had more freedom than Shan women
- if they could afford to pay someone else to do their housework they would spend more time with recreational
- activities larger civilization than Shang
- king had group of "advisors" that helped him rule
- king was military governmental and religious leader
- polygamy was more common
- women were at the bottom of social rankings
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