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REUNIFICATION AND RENAISSANCE IN CHINESE CIVILIZATION
THE ERA OF THE TANG/SONG DYNASTIES
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Tang Dynasty Period of Renaissance
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Turkestan Mongolia Korea Vietnam Building A Bigger, Better Empire
Tang exploit trade along the Silk Road Establish territories in Central Asia Turkestan Mongolia Korea Vietnam
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Tang-Song Commercial Revolution
Greater economic freedom for peasants Traded in finished goods
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Gun Powder Tea Porcelain Silk
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Interregional Trade & the Merchants
Merchants gain more acceptance Regional specialization in goods Use of existing infrastructure (roads, Grand Canal)
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Rise of Commercial Capitals
Chinese junks cross the Indian Ocean Trade with India, the Swahili Coast, Malaysia & Indonesia Navigation helped by The compass
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Rise of Neo-Confucianism
Revival of Confucian principles Stressed Confucian social structure Neo-Confucian Ideas About Women: Homemakers and mothers Practice of footbinding – seen as beauty; reality subjugation
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The Lotus Shoe
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An Era of Invention & Innovation
Movable woodblock mass printing increased literacy and preserved Chinese writings
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