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China : The Sui, Tang and Song Dynasties

China : The Sui, Tang and Song Dynasties. Dynastic History. China’s history organized by its ruling Dynasties China already 2000+ years old when Sui Dynasty emerged in 589 AD Important early ones to remember Qin (221- 206 BCE) Unified Chinese-speaking people

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China : The Sui, Tang and Song Dynasties

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  1. China :The Sui, Tang and SongDynasties

  2. Dynastic History • China’s history organized by its ruling Dynasties • China already 2000+ years old when Sui Dynasty emerged in 589 AD • Important early ones to remember • Qin (221- 206 BCE)Unified Chinese-speaking people • Han (202 BCE – 220CE)Prosperous (similar to influence of Roman Empire on modern European cultures)

  3. Zhou Dynasty (1027-221 BCE) Interregnum (220-589 CE) Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368 CE) Shang Dynasty (1532-1027 BCE) Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE) Han Dynasty (202 CE-220CE) Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE) Song Dynasty (960-1279 CE) Sui Dynasty (589-618 CE) U.S.A. (1776-2006 CE) 2000 BCE 2000 CE 0

  4. Chinese Dynastic Cycles A Military Leader Forms New Dynasty Mandate of Heaven New Dynasty Expands China & Reforms Government Peasants Revolt and Intellectuals Challenge Dynasty Dynasty overextends itself

  5. Pax Sinica, 500-1500 CE • World’s largest population, and growing (approximately 50-60 million during Tang) • Territorially the largest country in world • Numerous inventions with world-wide impact: • Gunpowder • Compass • Silks • Movable type printing • Clocks • Porcelain • Paper money • Growing trade of these goods spreads Chinese culture and influence throughout Asia

  6. Interregnum (c.580 C.E.)

  7. SuiDynasty,589-618 AD

  8. Sui Wendi, first Emperor of Sui Dynasty

  9. TangDynasty,618-907 AD

  10. Wu Zhao, Tang Empress Gao Zu, 1st Tang Emperor Tang Taizong, 2nd Tang Emperor

  11. Tang Horse Sculpture—Symbols of Imperial Power and Authority http://www.artsmia.org/arts-of-asia/china/explore/largeimages.cfm?start=93 http://www.clevelandart.org/explore/work.asp?accNo=&keywordid%2D3=&keywordid%2D1=&startYear=600&title=horse&recordtype=2&department=4&endYear=900&advsearch=y&searchText=&x=0&y=0&recNo=0&tab=2&display=

  12. Comparisons Sui Dynasty : Qin Dynasty Tang Dynasty : Han Dynasty Explain . . .

  13. SongDynasty,960-1279

  14. Southern Song, 1127-1279

  15. Photos from arecreatedcity of theSong Dynasty

  16. Printing pages from Song Dynasty, 12th Century

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