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Post Classical China. Sui, Tang, Song Dynasties. Tang Sung Dynasty Dynasty
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Post Classical China Sui, Tang, Song Dynasties
Tang Sung Dynasty Dynasty THE GOLDEN AGE 500 400 300 200 100 * 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400BuddhismSpreads Quickly Buddha In India Confucius in China
Sui Dynasty, 581-618 C.E. • “Land Equalization” System –> land redistribution. • Unified coinage. • Grand Canal constructed. • Established an army of professional soldiers. • People were overworked and overtaxed!
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 C.E. • Imperial examination system perfected.(meritocracy established) • Liberal attitude towards all religions. • Spread of Buddhism in China • Golden Age of foreign relations with other countries. • Japan, Korea, Persia
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 C.E. • New technologies: • Printing --> moveable print • Porcelain • Gunpowder • Mechanical clocks • More cosmopolitan culture. • Reestablished the safety of the Silk Road. • Tea comes into China from Southeast Asia.
Empress Wu Zetian, 624-705 • The only female Empress in China’s history who ruled alone. • Searched for outstanding individuals to attract to her court. • Construction of new irrigation systems. • Buddhism was the favored statereligion. • Financed the building of many Buddhist temples.
Foot-Binding in Tang China • Broken toes by 3 years of age. • Size 5 ½ shoe on the right
Foot-Binding in Tang China Mothers bound their daughters’ feet.
It was a dynasty of prosperity and education. • Literature, science, technology, art, and poetry flourished.
The Sung (Song) Dynasty 960-1279 CE • Technology continued to advance. • They created manufactured goods to export to other areas of the world. • The Arts flourished. • A combination of Buddhism and Confucianism were added to the civil service exams. (This was called Neo – Confucianism .) A scholar-official
Confucius says:Peace and social order come by acting “right” in all of our relationships. • “Those above should be kind to those below.” Ruler Father Older Sibling Husband Friend Subject Son Younger Sibling Wife Friend • “Those below should Respect and Obey those above.”
Cities Southern Gate of Chang’an
Art and Writing Poet Li Bo Poet Du Fu