Aim How did the Tang Song and Yuan

Aim: How did the Tang, Song and Yuan dynasties impact Eastern Asia? Do Now: What are a couple of things you remember from a couple of classes ago about ancient China Tang Dynasty first emperor Kao Tsu

Rise of The Tang Dynasty 618 -907 Began after the collapse of the Sui Dynasty The first emperor Kao Tsu (618 -626 C. E) continued the practices of the previous dynasty Gave land to men in return of taxes Continued a local government Created a system of payment using copper coins and silk The son of Kao Tsu successfully eliminated political rivals Li Shih-min became sole heir to the throne Used the alias as Tai-stung

Achievements of the Tang Dynasty Medicine Concluded the cause of diabetes, through urine excretion The use of herbs and organic materials for medicine purposes Chemistry The use of complex chemicals to create gunpowder Invented gas cylinders, and the air conditioner Woodblock printing (the concept of printing images or text on woodblocks), later developed into paper Trade

Government of the Tang Dynasty The Tang Dynasty being a monarchy Instituted the Sui Legal Code (A set of laws about what was allowed in Society) Consisted of six ministries that created policies and laws Personnel administration Military Finance Rights Justice

Fall of the Tang Dynasty The government became corrupt Political plots and scandals Civil war broke out between the empire Many peasants disliked the way emperor Xizong led the Empire Huang Chao led a rebellion against Xizong but failed Military officials began to follow Chao’s lead and eventually ended the Tang Regime

Rise of the Song Dynasty In 960 emperor Taizu conquered the land of the fallen Tang empire The Song Dynasty was divided in two time periods Northern Song era (960 -1127) Southern Song era (1127 -1279) Implemented a key reform that staffed administrative and court positions that passes the Imperial examinations This time led to rapid production of port cities, merchant cities and a large urban population Vocabulary

Achievements Of The Song Dynasty Economics The first government to issue paper money, the paper money was issued as ‘Jiao Zi’ Astronomy Yang Zhongfu wrote the Tong Tian Calendar which recorded 365. 2425 days as the total time of a year Technology The innovation of the Magnetic Mariner’s compass The Chain Drive (a way to transmit mechanical power from one place to another)

Government of the Song Dynasty Confucianism was made as a cultural doctrine Emperor Wang established income taxes A fair way to decrease the burden of taxes on peasants and as well increased government revenues The introduction of state examinations A system for recruiting officials that linked state and society professions

Fall of the Song Dynasty Northern Dynasty Outside Invasions and military threats Liao empire tried many times to attack and invade the North The Jurchens attacked the Song empire in 1129 and captured the capital city at Kaifeng Southern Dynasty Outside invasions as well Kublai Khan’s Mongol Army Defeated by the Jin empire and then by the Mongols. The Song capital was finally taken over by the

Rise of the Yuan Dynasty 12 th century minority ethnic group called Mongolian grew up in China The leader of the Mongolian tribes, Tiemuzhen was named Genghis Khan(ruler of the world) The Mongols captured the Jin dynasty (1115 - 1234) 1260 the grandson of Genghis Khan, Kublai Khan ascended the throne 1271 he established the Yuan empire with Yuandadu (Beijing) as the capital. Kublai Khan and his army captured the south of the Song Empire. The territory’s total area became 4. 6 million square miles After learning of his father’s adventures Marco Polo headed for China along the Silk Road in the Yuan

Achievements of the Yuan Dynasty Medicine Wei Yilin developed a technique for restoring dislocated joints using a suspension method Weapons Gunpowder bomb, will do devastating damage towards large groups of people and buildings Vocabulary

Government of the Yuan Dynasty The ‘Four Class System’ is a legal caste system on the Yuan Dynasty Consolidated the ruling status of the Mongolians Different treatments in political, legal and military affairs Gave the real power to the Mongolian people Han people and southerners were forbidden to possess any weapon or raise and dogs or eagles National policy of political oppression and ethnic division

Fall of the Yuan Dynasty Civil War Farmers leave land launch armed uprisings due to natural disasters Natural disasters leave peasants to be forced into poverty Peasants lead in successful uprisings 1351 the ‘Hongjinjun’ (army with the red scarves) uprised against the Yuan Dynasty led by military leader Zhu Yuanzhang 1356, military forces captured Jiankang 1367 Zhu Yuanzhang launched attacks on the Yuan regime.