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THE “GOLDEN AGE” OF CHINA

THE “GOLDEN AGE” OF CHINA. THE TANG AND SONG DYNASTIES. THE TANG DYNASTY. Ruled from 618-907 Main leaders Tang Taizong - began Tang dynasty and expanded into North and West Wu Zhao- led campaign into Korea, only official female emperor of China. ACCOMPLISHMENTS. Restored bureaucracy

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THE “GOLDEN AGE” OF CHINA

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  1. THE “GOLDEN AGE” OF CHINA THE TANG AND SONG DYNASTIES

  2. THE TANG DYNASTY • Ruled from 618-907 • Main leaders • Tang Taizong- began Tang dynasty and expanded into North and West • Wu Zhao- led campaign into Korea, only official female emperor of China

  3. ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Restored bureaucracy • Larger upper class emerged, called “gentry” • Poetry- Li Bo and Tu Fu • Regained control over Silk Road • Improved the Grand Canal (which had lost the Sui Dynasty support) and roads • Promoted foreign trade and agricultural improvements (terrace farming)

  4. REASONS FOR DECLINE • HEAVY taxes- remember the mandate of heaven? • Defeated by Muslim armies in 751- lost land • Loss of Central Asia caused general decline • Last two emperors murdered in 904 and 907

  5. THE SONG DYNASTY • Lasted from 960-1279 • Main leader: Song Taizu • Reunited China after warlords split China up into ten separate kingdoms following Tang Dynasty

  6. ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Had at least 10 cities with population over 1 million • Imported new variety of rice from Vietnam • Became very successful traders- result was many foreigners living in Chinese cities • Painting with Daoist influences became popular • Carefully studied human anatomy and made models of the body • Made advancements to math and algebra (negative numbers) • Restored civil service exam’s popularity • Spread Buddhism

  7. THE END OF THE SONG • Jurchens from Manchuria attacked and established the Jin Empire • Forced Song Dynasty south

  8. THE “SOUTHERN SONG” • Had major military issues (nomads), but were a significant economic power • Traded with nomads, Jin Dynasty, and people of the Middle East and Europe • The end: Mongols Invade!!!

  9. CHINA vs. EUROPE • Porcelain • Developed in China in late 700s • Developed in Europe in 1708

  10. MECHANICAL CLOCK • China- developed in 725 • Europe- introduced in 1176

  11. PRINTING • Chinese: Block printing- 700s Movable type- 1040 - Europe- Block printing- 1400s; Movable type 1453

  12. GUNPOWDER • Chinese- 800s • Europe- 1248

  13. PAPER MONEY • China- 960s • Europe- 1660s

  14. MAGNETIC COMPASS • China: 1080s • Europe: 1187

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