The Era of Tang and Song Dynasties

589 C.E.- Sui Dynasty North and South China reunited under Sui Wendi

616 C.E.- Tang Dynasty Begins 907 C.E.- Rebels overthrew the last Tang

emperor Corruption, high taxes, drought, famine, and

rebellions contribute to the downward fall of the dynastic cycle

960 C.E.- Prosperity under the Song Dynasty Most of China reunited

1200 C.E. – Chinggis Khan Mongols begin their conquest of China

Make one generalization about the history of dynasties in China?

Sui dynasty 589 C.E. – 618 C.E. Tang Dynasty 618 C.E. – 907 C.E. Song dynasty 960 C.E. – 1279

C.E The Mongol Empire 1206 C.E. –

1368 C.E.

The Tang and Song dynasties unified China and restored culture and prosperity.

• Song dynasty falls to Mongol invasions • Mongol Empire would become massive,

eventually spreading from the Korean peninsula to Eastern Europe- Territory was a bridge between

civilizations as products and ideas moved among civilized and nomadic people (the expansion of trade)

• Cultural exchanges - New military ideas (gun powder)

What do you think are the greatest effects of the Mongol conquest?

Rebuilt the bureaucracy and enlarged civil service system

Instituted system of land reform which gave land to peasants allowing them to pay taxes

Merchants arrived from India, Persia, and Arabia. Chinese Merchants carried goods to Southeast

Asia. Mongol Rule would make the spread of ideas

and goods easier Voyages of Zheng revealed the supremacy of

the Chinese empire

What were some of the major themes seen in early East Asian art?

China is once again a trading power in the world (not just on the Silk Road).

China is a unified country, not many small kingdoms

Advances in “Eastern Medicine” and health like tai chi and acupuncture that weren’t copied in the West.