Chapter: Reunification and Renaissance in Chinese Civilization: The Era of the Tang and Song Dynasties **Pay attention to migrations in each unit of study: who, where, why! Social Family Gender Relations Social Classes Inequalities Life Styles -Male dominated household -Extended household was preferred -Elite women have broader opportunities -Divorce widely available if both husband and wife consent -Girls were not well educated -Boys are emphasis (important) Political Leaders, Elites State Structure Wars, Revolutions
Diplomacy, Treaties, Courts, Laws Nationalism -Tang’s government supported Confucianism. -In the song dynasty only civil officials were allowed to be governors -In the song they were given three years at three levels: district, provincial, and imperial. – They had high paid officials with little to do. Interaction Demography Disease Patterns of settlement Migration Technology -Chinese Junks – refined in late Tang and Song period – are best ships in the world – Established market networks along Indian ocean coast.
– Rival Arab control of Indian Ocean – Transmission of art and religion (Buddhism; Christianity; Islam) Culture Religions, belief systems, philosophies, ideologies Math, Science and Technology The arts and architecture Writing Literature -Sui were Buddhist. -Tang’s government supported Confucianism, Buddhism gained wide acceptance. -Women were subordinated, controlled, and physically confined -Men wanted women to have small feet around 3-inches
The Essay on Song Dynasty and Tang-song Era
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-Fireworks and gunpowder -Abacus developed for counting Economic Type of System Technology, Industry Trade, Commerce Capital/Money Types of Businesses – Commerce expands in cities and trading towns – They have banks, they credit and flying money (credit vouchers) From Persia: dates; saffron; pistachio; rugs; tapestries From Africa: frankincense; aloe; gold; salt; timber From India: sandalwood; jasmine; cloth From China: silk; porcelain; paper; tea
