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Tang and Song Dynasties

Tang and Song Dynasties. Alex Polka & Ian Waltz. Tang Dynasty (June 18, 618 – June 1, 907). Founded by the Li (李)family. Capital City: Chang'an (618–904) Luoyang (904–907) Population 7th century est. 50,000,000 9th century est. 80,000,000. Leaders.

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Tang and Song Dynasties

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  1. Tang and Song Dynasties Alex Polka & Ian Waltz

  2. Tang Dynasty(June 18, 618 – June 1, 907) • Founded by the Li (李)family. • Capital City: • Chang'an (618–904) • Luoyang (904–907) • Population • 7th century est. 50,000,000 • 9th century est. 80,000,000

  3. Leaders • (1) Kao Tsu (Li Yuan) declared himself the emperor. (626 - 618) • Forcefully removed by his son, Li Shimin. • (2)Taizong, (Li Shimin) (626 - 649) • Typically considered one of the greatest emperors in Chinese history. Throughout the rest of Chinese history, Emperor Taizong's reign was regarded as the exemplary model against which all other emperors were measured. • (3) Gaozong (Li Zhi) 650 - 683 • (4) Zhongzong (Li Xian) 684,705 - 710 • (5) Ruizong (Li Dan) 684 - 690,710 – 712 Taizong

  4. Achievements • Most influential empire of China’s civilization. • The study of medicine is one of the highest contributions. • used herbs or organic materials for medicine  • conducted a study on diabetes and discovered that the source of this condition was caused by excess sugar through urine experimentation • Study of complex chemicals to create gunpowder • Inventions of gas cylinders and air conditioning • Waterproof creams, dust-repelling was invented also to use as varnishing agent to weapons, clothes and even porcelains • Wood block printing was also one of Tang Dynasty ultimate contribution as they have introduced the concept of printing images and text using woodblocks and later developed into paper. • Study of Law and Math.

  5. Notable Events • Equal field system (666) • purpose to distribute the land equally and avoid the concentration of land in a single person. • An Lushan revolt (755) • revolted against the empire and conquered the capital and seond capital. One of major revolts that lead to the downfall of the empire. • Huang Chao Rebellion (903) • caused because of the who started to take over the power of the central government. Military commissionaires held posts and took advantage of the profits and taxation. They captured the emperor to try to make a bigger influence but were defeated

  6. Contact With Other Cultures • Japan, mimics architecture, fashion, and literature. • Contact with the west through trade on silk road

  7. Song Dynasty(960–1279) • Capital • Bianjing (960–1127) • Lin'an (1127–1276) • Population • 1120 - 118,800,000

  8. Leaders • 1.)Taizu (960-976) • 2.)GuoKui (1022-1088) • 3.)Zhenzong (997 – 1022) • 13 in between • 4.)Weiwang (1278 – 1279) Emperor Taizu

  9. Achievements First government in world history to issue banknotes or paper money First Chinese government to establish a permanent standing navy. First known use of gunpowder, First discernment of true north using a compass.

  10. Notable Events • Shift to neo-Confucianism and its influence on artistic movement • Political shift during the early Song—from a society ruled by a hereditary aristocratic order to a society governed by a central bureaucracy of scholar-officials chosen through the civil-service examination—also had a major impact on the arts. • 1161:First use of explosives in battle.  • 1206: Genghis Khan leads invasion of Jin Empire.  • 1279: Despite heroic resistance, the Sung Empire is destroyed by the Mongols.

  11. Contact with other Cultures Neo-Confucian doctrines also came to play the dominant role in the intellectual life of Korea , Vietnam , and Japan . Cuisine from the middle east was imported

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