Post Classical China
Sui, Tang, SongDynasties
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Tang Sung Dynasty Dynasty THE GOLDEN AGE
China reunited under the Sui
Sui Dynasty, 581-618 C.E.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!
The Grand Canal
The Grand Canal Today
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 Government Organization
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.
The Results of Foot-Binding
It was a dynasty of prosperity and education.
• Literature, science, technology, art, and poetry flourished.
The Sung (Song) Dynasty960-1279 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.”
Buddha Says:
Rice Cultivation Began Under the Song
Rice Cultivation Began Under the Song
Agriculture
Cities
Southern Gate of Chang’an
Art and Writing
Poet Li Bo Poet Du Fu
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