Learning Targets and Intentions of the Lesson
Students Will Be Able to:
1. KNOW how the Sui, Tang, and Song dynasties restored
China to greatness and influenced the various empires for
hundreds of years. 2. UNDERSTAND and analyze the
significance of the Sui, Tang, and Song dynasties on the
political and social structure of China. 3. List and describe
the impact and the significance of China’s major inventions on
today’s contemporary world (SKILL).
Do Now
What is the Dynastic Cycle? What is the Mandate from Heavenand how can you acquire or lose the mandate?
Period of Disunion (220-589 AD)
Han Dynasty
Collapsed
China split into several Kingdoms
Led by military leaders.
Cultural diffusion
Chinese
Nomadic settlers, and
Invaders
Emergence of Buddhism
Buddhism enters China during
Period of Disunion
wealthy donated land and
money to Buddhist Temples
Buddhism influenced
Art
Literature
Architecture
The Sui DynastyDid not last long (similar to the Qin)
Grand Canal Constructed
Largest artificial river in the world today
Canal locks invented
Professional army started
…however
The People
Overworked
Over taxed
The Grand Canal
Linking northern and
southern China
Water to the south to
grow food to feed the
north
The Tang Dynasty
618- Tang overthrew Sui government
Founder-Taizong: Greatest ruler
Known as the Golden Age of China
(a time of great accomplishments
and innovations)
The only female ruler of China came
from this dynasty- Empress Wu
The Tang Dynasty Falls….
China falls into a brief period of
chaos & disorder
Separate kingdoms competed
for power
China was so divided period is
known as the
Five Dynasties and Ten
Kingdoms
Lasted only 53 years
The Song Dynasty Took control in 960
Lasted 300 years (Tang)
Invented paper money
manage growing wealth
Tang & Song Achievements
Advances in Agriculture:
Song Dynasty:
farming new heights
irrigation techniques
The Dragon Bone device
One person instead of a crew to dig underground well
Light weight portable pump could scoop up water and
pour it into an irrigation canal
Tang & Song Achievements Advances in Agriculture:
Song Dynasty
cultivated the wild lands - Chang Jiang River
New fast-ripening rice;
Several crops a season
Learned to grow cotton
Tea production increased
Agricultural surpluses helped pay taxes
food for all Chinese-resulting in a population increase
Tang & Song Achievements
Artists & Poets:
Tang Dynasty- murals celebrated
Buddhism and nature
Poetry describe the beauty in life
and human emotion
Artists made clay figurine such as
horses that showed their strength
Porcelain items were made of pale-
green glaze called celadon
“The Four Great Inventions of China”
3. Tang Dynasty
Gunpowder
Fireworks
altered how wars
were fought
“The Four Great Inventions of China”
4. Tang Dynasty - magnetic compass-
navigate vast distances over land and sea
Old method - sundial/compass
Quick Recap1. What advancements in farming occurred
during the Song dynasty?
2. What was the effect on Chinese
population due to these advancements
3. How could the invention of woodblock
printing effect society?
4. How do you think the magnetic compass
effected Chinese trade?
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