Tang Song Dynasties Golden Ages of China

Tang & Song Dynasties Golden Ages of China

Chapter 12: Tang & Song Dynasties 2100 -1600 BCE –Xia 1046 -256 BCE Zhou Dynasty 256 – 221 BCE Warring Period 221 -206 BCE Qin (Ch'in) Dynasty (legalism) 220 CE. —Han dynasty ends 220 -589—Era of Division (Feudalism) 589 -618—Sui dynasty (Legalism) 618 -907—Tang dynasty (Buddhism) 960 -1279—Song dynasty (Confucianism) 1279 -1368—Mongol (Yuan) dynasty

Sui Dynasty - Restoring order After 300 Years of disorder. No unified empire. 6 th century—Sui dynasty comes to power under the rule of Wendi Rules with “Legalism” brutal rule. (same as Shi Huangdi of Qin Dynasty Reunites China after the fall of the Han Dynasty. (long period of Disorder) Feudalism Middle Age stuff Wins widespread support by Lowering taxes Establishing granaries (wards off famine) Major Building projects

Grand Canal • One of the world's largest waterworks before modern times • Purpose: bring abundant food supplies of the south to the north • Linked the Yangtze and the Huang-Hi • The canal integrated the economies of the south and north

Downfall Loss of Mandate of Heaven Excess, waste and wars lead to collapse Grand Canal “Tour” Leads to Peasant Revolt lets watch a video!!!! Yangdi assassinated in 618 by his own ministers

Two Great Dynasties in China During the Tang (618 -907) and Song (960 -1279) dynasties, China becomes the richest, powerful, and most advanced country in the world.

Key Point: Tang and Song China experienced an era of prosperity and technological innovation. Chinese inventions from this period, such as printing, the mechanical clock, gunpowder, and the compass, changed history.

The Tang Dynasty World View: /west along the Silk Road /Silk Road – trading network with the west. /The Song Dynasty World View: /looks east towards the sea

Trade/Foreign Contacts Silk Road linked trading Routes, to the middle East Tang Dynasty was Westward looking

Trade/Foreign Contacts Song Dynasty Looks Eastward Junks ocean ships east, Korea Japan India Persian Gulf East Africa Vietnam Land based Signification Chinese influence on Korea, Vietnam and Japan

Flying Money Tang/Song begin using paper “flying money” money in trade The Qin Dynasty used Coin money

Agriculture imported fastripening rice from Vietnam

Agriculture imported fastripening rice from Vietnam allowed two crops each season instead of one

Agriculture imported fastripening rice from Vietnam allowed two crops each season instead of one fueled population increase

Tang Dynasty Empress Wu only Empress of China Adopts Buddhism from missionaries from India Establishes monasteries

China Temples took on the Pagoda style. Wooden Multilevel wooden structures. The Chinese interpretation of Buddha took the form of the Budi, (fat happy Buddha) Budi was a Monk who lived under a Bridge he was seen as the reincarnation of the Buddha

Tang Drops Buddhism For Confucianism Reason: Economic: Monasteries and Monks did not have to pay taxes More people joining meant less taxes. For money you can buy your way to be a monk. Effect loss of quality of monks. Tax shelter for rich!! Confucianism is adopted to create social order and efficiency in government

Tang Dynasty and Empress Wu Uses Confucius Civil Service Exam Confucius promoted the Scholarly Gentry. Learned class Thus “anyone” could take the grueling test to become a public official This promoted competence in the bureaucracy Many degrees The better you did the higher your rank

Science and Technology mathematics flourished adopted the use of algebra and the concept of zero

Science and Technology mathematics flourished adopted the use of algebra and the concept of zero invented movable type

Science and Technology mathematics flourished adopted the use of algebra and the concept of zero invented movable type developed gunpowder

Inventions of Tang and Song China

Golden Age of Art wealth, education, and urban culture = artistic achievement Much based on Dao principles Harmony, Nature, Balance, self discovery

Notice soft colors along with poetry with paintings

Golden Age of Art wealth, education, and urban culture = artistic achievement great poetry Li Bo and Du Fu

Golden Age of Art wealth, education, and urban culture = artistic achievement great poetry Li Bo and Du Fu Three-color ware was one of the greatest contributions of the Tang Dynasty

Golden Age of Art wealth, education, and urban culture = artistic achievement great poetry Li Bo and Du Fu Three-color ware was one of the greatest contributions of the Tang Dynasty. Many figurines, predominantly horses and camels, were produced.

Most of these pieces have been found in the more affluent tombs of the Tang period

The Tang and Song Dynasties Compared Tang Only Expanded the empire, had the only female ruler, adopted Buddhism Both Prospered through trade, improved agriculture, created great art and literature Song Only Ruled smaller empire, developed into great sea power, created paper money and movable type