The Golden Age of the Tang and Song Era

1. The Golden Age of the Tang and Song Era

2. Junks = Chinese ships that was very advanced with sails, compasses, and even rockets for defense Junks were the best ships in the world during the medieval period

3. Wood block printing Moveable Type

4. Thousand Golden Prescriptionsis an important medical journal containing the main medical achievements of the Tang dynasty. It attaches great attention to daily rituals and remedies for health-care.

5. Abacus invented for doing mathematical calculations, helped merchants and also helped tax collection

6. A pagoda is a tiered tower with multiple eaves common in Nepal, India, China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Burma and other parts of Asia. Most pagodas were built to have a religious function, most commonly Buddhist and began to replace the stupas during the Song Dynasty.

7. Gunpowder Originally not for war (only fireworks) Later on it was used in war

8. Poetry A high point of classical Chinese poetry occurred during the Tang period . During the time of Tang, in China, poetry was integrated into almost every aspect of the professional and social life of the literate class