golden ages of china reunification and renaissance 220 ce.—han dynasty ends 220-589—era of...
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Golden Ages of China
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Reunification and Renaissance
220 CE.—Han dynasty ends
220-589—Era of Division
589-618—Sui dynasty618-907—Tang
dynasty960-1279—Song
dynasty1279-1368—Mongol
(Yuan) dynasty
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6th century—Sui dynasty comes to power under the rule of Wendi
Rules with “Legalism”brutal rule.
Reunites China after the fall of the Han Dynasty
Wins widespread support by Lowering taxes Establishing granaries
(wards off famine)
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• One of the world's largest waterworks before modern times
• Purpose: bring abundant food supplies of the south to the north
• Linked the Yangtze and the Huang-Hi
• The canal integrated the economies of the south and north
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Yangdi expands on his father’s foundations
Adopts Confuciusism rather then legalism Milder legal code Restoration of exam system Promotion of scholar-gentry Social order based on strict
diarchy
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Excess, waste and wars lead to collapse
Grand Canal “Tour” Leads to Peasant Revolt Yangdi assassinated
in 618 by his own ministers
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During the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties, China becomes the richest, powerful, and most advanced country in the world.
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Key Point: Tang and Song
China experienced an era of prosperity and technological innovation.
Significance: Chinese inventions
from this period, such as printing, gunpowder, and the compass, changed history.
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The Tang Dynasty World View:
The Song Dynasty World View:
The Song Dynasty World View: looks east towards the sea
looks east towards the sea
west along the Silk Road
Silk Road – trading network with the west.
west along the Silk Road
Silk Road – trading network with the west.
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Silk Road west; Tang Dynasty
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Silk Road west; Tang Dynasty
Junks:ocean ships east, Song Dynasty
Korea Japan India Persian Gulf east Africa
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imported fast-ripening rice from Vietnam
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imported fast-ripening rice from Vietnam
allowed two crops each season instead of one
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imported fast-ripening rice from Vietnam
allowed two crops each season instead of one
fueled population increase
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mathematics flourished
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mathematics flourished adopted the use of
algebra and the concept of zero
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mathematics flourished adopted the use of
algebra and the concept of zero
invented movable type
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mathematics flourished adopted the use of
algebra and the concept of zero
invented movable type developed gunpowder
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wealth, education, and urban culture = artistic achievement
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wealth, education, and urban culture = artistic achievement
great poetry Li Bo and Du Fu
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wealth, education, and urban culture = artistic achievement
great poetry Li Bo and Du Fu
Three-color ware was one of the greatest contributions of the Tang Dynasty
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wealth, education, and urban culture = artistic achievement
great poetry Li Bo and Du Fu
Three-color ware was one of the greatest contributions of the Tang Dynasty.
Many figurines, predominantly horses and camels, were produced.
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Most of these pieces have been found in the more affluent tombs of the Tang period
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Tang Only Song OnlyBoth
Expanded the empire,
had a female ruler,adopted Buddhism
Prospered through trade,
improved agriculture, created great
art and literature
Ruled smaller empire,
developed into great sea
power, created paper money and movable
type