China
- China achieved the peak of civilization and became the center of Trade
- The study of medicine- conducted a study on diabetes and discovered the source
- The study complex chemicals- created gunpowder and air-conditions
- The Tang dynasty was around 618 AD-907 Ad
- Li Yuan- known for as Taiyuan Gong
- A chancellor of the Sui dynasty who rose in rebellion
- Li Yuan- known for as Taiyuan Gong
- Li Shimin-
- Powerful ruler good at both military strategy and Chinese calligraphy
- Li Zhi
- Considered a weak ruler because he was assisted by Empress Wu Zetian for most of his reign
- Before the Sui dynasty ruled before the Tang and fell because it went into chaos due to tyranny of Emperor Yang
- The Tang fell because it was difficult for people to make a living, people began to rebel, Huang Chao’s led an army of 100,000 soldiers
- Huang Chao’s declared himself emperor
- Rebellion lasted for a decade
- Rebellion was defeated by the tang
- After 300 years in power, Zhu wen took the throne for himself and renamed the Tang Dynasty to the Liang Dynasty
- Capital is at Chang’an China
- Science Tang Dynasty
- Monk Yixing, was the first to successfully measure the length of the meridian line
- Sun, Simiao, the medicine king, wrote a medical book Qianjin Fang
- Yi Xing led a national project to observe, identify, and locate stars
- Science Song
- Acupuncture- a system of complementary medicine that involves pricking the skin or tissues with needles, used to lessen pain
- Astronomer Yang Zhongfu made The System of Astronomical Calendar, and took 365.2425 days in one year
- Poetry Tang
- Around 50,000 poems
- Poetry was very important in the Tang Dynasty
- Professional and social life of the literate class
- Imperial examinations- government jobs
- Still very influential
- Poetry Song
- New form of poem called the ci lyric expressed as feelings of desire
- Technology Song
- Movable type printing helped the spread of woodblock printing to teach Confucian students
- During the 13th century the windmill started to be used throughout China
- Paper-Printed money was another advancement of currency during the song dynasty
- Advancements in agriculture like new developments of rice cultivations
- Iron production increased almost sixfold from 800 CE to 1078 CE
- Technology Tang
- First clock escapement mechanism. Called the astronomical clock. Yi-Xing
- Gunpowder. Had no life threatening properties but exploded when exposed to fire
- Air conditioning. A cool hall was built in the palace. A device called a Tang-Yulin functioned as an air conditioner
- It had water powered fan wheels that moved the cold air about the hall
- Art
- The tang period was considered the golden age of literature and art
- Toward the beginning of the tang dynasty the most common painting was the landscape
- Painting and calligraphy were viewed as some of the most noble arts
- Most of these paintings were put onto scrolls so they could be hung on walls
- Shanshui- means painting of the landscapes
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