CHINA FROM THE SUI TO THE SONG Sui China: Consolidation Tang China: Expansion Song China: Invention CHINA FROM THE SUI TO THE SONG Consolidation, Expansion, Invention
Sui Dynasty (589-618 CE)
Grand Canal Constructed by Sui Yangdi the Grand Canal will impact China for 1000 years—linking North and South for trade--until the development of railroads
Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE)
The Tang as a Trade Powerhouse
Tang and Abbasid – A Trade relationship of Note
The Tang and the Weakening of Buddhism in China
Tang Confucian Civil Service Exam A Means to prevent another military general
Who are the Champa and why do we care
THE SONG Dynasty (907-1279)
Song Military advancements
Paper currency Jiaozi, the world's first paper-printed currency, an innovation of the Song Dynasty
Woodblock printing and moveable type
Seafaring innovations: the Chinese junk ship
Seafaring technologies: Song compass
Chinese footbinding