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Thompson China’s Golden Age: Tang and Song Dynasties

Aim: How did the Tang and Song rulers create Chinese unity and prosperity? . Thompson China’s Golden Age: Tang and Song Dynasties. Do Now: Read the brief text about the Tang and Song dynasties. Fill in the blanks from the word bank below. Quick Review of P revious Dynasties’ Problems.

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Thompson China’s Golden Age: Tang and Song Dynasties

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  1. Aim: How did the Tang and Song rulers create Chinese unity and prosperity? ThompsonChina’s Golden Age: Tang and Song Dynasties Do Now: Read the brief text about the Tang and Song dynasties. Fill in the blanks from the word bank below

  2. Quick Review of Previous Dynasties’ Problems • Shang: Shaped beginning Chinese civilization, were ultimately overthrown by the Zhou people from the West. • Zhou: Created the idea of the Mandate of Heaven, started the feudal system in China, which, because this meant that smaller factions were less loyal to the emperor, allowed the leader of the next dynasty to gain power and start the next dynasty. • Qin: Although Great Wall was created under Qin, this type of unification happened at the expense of the people, and heavy taxes, forced labor, and cruelty created revolts which let the next emperor assume power. • Han: Emperors couldn’t control warlords because of immense territory gained through expansion, canals and roads fell into disrepair, heavy taxes and high debt created peasant revolts and led to the end of the empire. • Sui: Short reign, created Grand Canal, but corruption led to a peasant rebellion, which marked the beginning of the end for the Sui.

  3. The Dynastic Cycle and Mandate of Heaven • New Dynasty • Brings Peace • Old Dynasty • Treats People Unfairly Generations go by, New Dynasty becomes.. • Problems • Floods, earthquakes, etc. Old Dynasty New Dynasty loses Mandate of Heaven claims Mandate of Heaven

  4. Tang and Song Dynasties Tang Song

  5. Tang Song • Conquered lands deep into central Asia, such as Tibet, Korea, and Vietnam • When dynasty weakened, lost territory in central Asia • Corruption, high taxes, drought, famine, and rebellions contributed to the downward spiral of the Tang dynasty • The first dynasty after the Sui • Ruled 319 years longer than any other dynasty • Controlled less territory than any other dynasty • Restored the Han system of government (CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS) • Land Reform created in order to break up large land holdings to redistribute land to peasants • System of Canals encouraged internal trade and transportation • Faced constant invaders of the north • Despite military setbacks, wealth and culture grew due to strong economy • Center of farming shifted from wheat fields in the north to rice paddy field in the south • New farming technology with rice produced large surpluses, allowing people to pursue commerce, learning, or the arts • Legal system • Education & Civil Service Exams • Confucian-based ideals • Social Mobility through bureaucracy built on merit

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