1. Tang and Song Dynasties Tang: 608-907 CE Song: 960-1279 CE

2. Rise of the Tang China divided for 400 years post-Han Warring states period Tang Taizong – Expanded borders Conquers rest of Vietnam, Tibet, and Korea Creates Tributary states

3. Emperor Tang Taizong Empress Wu Zhao

4. Government and Economy Government Civil service system Confucian trained bureaucracy Middle class and wealthy families participate in gov’t Public works Grand Canal Economy Traditional economy Land reform Peasants More $$$ - Why?

5. The Grand Canal

7. DECLINE

9. The Song The Song Dynasty 960-1279 AD

10. Agriculture Irrigation and new strains of rice Two rice crops a year!! Food Surplus 10 Cities over 1 million Trade and Advancements Merchants trading porcelain and silk on land/sea Improve paper money Magnetic compass Advances in math (arithmetic and algebra)

11. Social Structure

12. Status of Women Declined during the Song period Ran the house/family affairs Finances Discipline Servants Boys valued more Foot binding – ouch! Reinforces lower status Reinforces Confucian values “Inside” people

13. Foot Binding

15. The Arts… Over 600 poets Porcelain – Shiny, hard pottery Blue and white Landscape paintings Emphasized Daoist principles

17. Decline