tang and song weapons tang weapons were hande=held weapons were pike which had a blade tip sed for face to face cambat this can also be be called a spear sword was used for hand to hand combat. Long range weapons include the dagger a bow or curved bow. Defensives shields made of iron. The song the had gunpowder flame throwers gernades firearms cannons and some land mines gun powder was first used when wrapped in paper or bamboo then tied to arrow bombs of gunpowder mixed with strap irons and launched by catapults. Commanders an lushan was the prince of la of yan was leader of sogdian and tujue. Technology sond provided made great advancements in china history the first gunpowder was recorded in the Tang dynasty a song engineer named SU SOng admitted that they were building upon the work of of Ahang heng he was an astronomer inventor and was a great master of gears. Art the arts were heightened by new developments such as advances in landscapes and potrait panting started in the Tang and sung dynasty the primary subject matter of china was painting and landscapes. Science of the song era advanced quickly the inventors were very good at creating varieties of ginpowder. Poetry was a big deal back then it was important to social life and 2 of the famous poets were in this time.
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