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Flourishing Cultures: Tang and Song Dynasties

Explore the agricultural advancements, urbanization, technology, government structure, and societal norms of the Tang and Song Dynasties in ancient China. Discover the impact of footbinding, Neo-Confucianism, and urban centers like Chang’an and Hangzhou.

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Flourishing Cultures: Tang and Song Dynasties

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  1. CHAPTER 15

  2. TANG DYNASTY SONG DYNASTY

  3. AGRICULTURE • Increased productivity • New type of rice • Improved Techniques

  4. AGRICULTURE • Results?? • Population • 800: 50 million • 1200: 115 million • Urbanization • Commercial agriculture • Trade

  5. Chang’an • Most populous (2 million) • 30 sq. miles planned

  6. CHANG’AN • Imperial capital • Largest and most populated planned city • Rectangular blocks • Residents lived • Interior streets • Controlled

  7. CHANG’AN • “east” side • “west” side • Foreign influence • Religion • Culture • Music, food • Hairstyles, chairs

  8. TANG TECHNOLOGY • Inventions • Paper (Han) • Porcelain • “china”

  9. TANG TECHNOLOGY • Gunpowder • Origins: Alchemists, elixir for long life • Han: explosions • Noise and confusion • Vietnam, Korea? • Bombs • Printing • Cheaper books

  10. GOVT. • Centralized bureaucracy • Many levels • National to local

  11. SONG DYNASTY

  12. HANGZHOU • Late 13th century, Song capital • Big city, 1 million

  13. Marketplace • Taverns/restaurants • Multiple floors • Entertainment

  14. URBANIZATION • Cosmopolitan • All over the world • Products, people

  15. ECONOMICS • Flying cash • ATM • Money

  16. SONG INDUSTRY • Iron, steel, metal • 700 yrs. before Europe

  17. WOMEN • Subordinate position • Family, men first • Female infanticide

  18. SONG • Footbinding • Elites • Not universal

  19. FOOTBINDING • Attractive = physically weak • Modest, no public role • Marriage • Young girls • Wrapped feet with tight cloth • Spurned natural growth

  20. NEO-CONFUCIANISM • Confucianism + Buddhism • Soul, relationship w/environment • Buddhist influence, Asia

  21. HEIAN japan (700-1100) • Literature • Women • Tale of Genji (Lady Murasaki) • The Confessions of Lady Nijo • Relationships • Promiscuous behavior • Rich and elite

  22. SAMURAI AGE (1100-1600) • Feudalism • Shoen • private estates • Shogun • Nobles • And their samurai warriors

  23. SAMURAI • Mounted warriors • Horseback • Warfare and fighting

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