Song Dynasty (jan 1, 960 – jan 1, 1279)
Description:
Time Period: (10th-13th C.E.)
Location: East China
VIP: Emperor Song Taizu
Although the Song was smaller than the Tang Dynasty, the Song prospered and the arts flourished
S:
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P:
-Bureaucracy expanded
-Meritocracy allowed for upward mobility, especially for lower class
- reintroduced the EQUAL FIELD SYSTEM- equal distribution of land to the people who needed it not to the aristocrats (first introduced in Han Dynasty)
I:
- used the Indian Ocean for trading and had boats called Junk.
C:
-CHAN BUDDHISM: you can be Buddhist/Taoist and Confucius at the same time
NEO-CONFUCIANISM= Buddhism+ Confucianism+Taoism --> popular in neighborign asian countries
-foot binding- makes women's feet tiny and is considered beautiful. Popular in higher class women
-wore silk
E:
-The Grand Canal and other means of transportation connected the North and South
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achievements:
-flying cash-system of credit that used paper money (changed from coins but continued until present day)
-Fast growing rice- harvest crops 2x a year, leading to surplus of food
-ceramics/ pottery --> traded it
-Song and Tang used --> wood block printing
-gun powder- explosive powder for guns and fire works
-magnetic compass
-boat rudder
the fall:
-the increased deposit towards bureaucratic positions had dried of the surplus of wealth of China
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vocab:
-Chan Buddhism (aka Zen Buddhism)
-Equal field System
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