Compare And Contrast Ming And Tang Dynasty

The Tang Dynasty is an important aspect of Chinese history.  Lasting from 618 AD to 907 AD, it received the nickname “The Golden Age of Ancient China” because it was a very prosperous time.  This powerful empire came into control when the reign of the Sui Dynasty before it ended.

Two of the earliest empires in Chinese history were the Qin Dynasty (221- 206 BCE) and the Han Dynasty (202 BCE- 220 CE). They both successfully unified the vast nation of China. Both Empires allowed government to not only influence politics, but also economy, philosophy, and social life. The empires ruled China distinctively differently. The Qin was a very fierce and brutal dynasty, while the Han dynasty tried to reduce the repression of the people brought by the Qin Dynasty. They also both used two distinctive government styles, the Qin used Legalism, a style based on based on effective institutional structures, and the Han used Huang-Lao which combined legalism with Daoist and Confucian ideals. While both empires and schools of thought had their strengths and weaknesses, both subsequently fell.

In the long history of China, there are three dynasties that are similar and different. These three dynasties are Zhou (1046-256 BC), Qin (221 BC to 206 BC) and Han dynasty (206BC -220AD). They have similar government structure, different way of strengthen government, and different teaching.

Following the collapse of the Han Dynasty in 220, China declined into an elongated term of division. China was divided and in a time of war, with a lack of leadership. It was only in the Sui Dynasty (589-618) reunited North and South China as one. The Tang (618-906) and Song (960 - 1279) Dynasties that followed created the “Golden Ages of China”. Although the Tang and Song Dynasties existed in a similar time and had a similar economy, there are also many differences between the influential dynasties such as certain aspects of their society and politics.

For instances, The song dynasty not only higher taxes but increased the number of taxes people were required to pay. Which is definitely bad for the people who were poor. To add, not only did they need to meet their needs, but they needed to pay their taxes. On the other hand, the Ming dynasty leaders decided they couldn't pay their taxes and they would keep taxes paid by citizens to themselves. Not to mention taxes are used to provide public services for society. Taking taxes from the people, and the leaders not paying their taxes isn’t meeting the common good for the community. For this reason, people are gonna rebel because it's not fair. Moreover, the Song dynasty wasted its money. To put it differently, used its money on other nonimportant things. To clarify, things that didn’t benefit the people. For example, building projects. Wasting money on building projects takes away from the people. Unlike the song dynasty, the Ming dynasty leaders grew corrupt and had high food storages. Corrupt meaning dishonest about in return for money or personal gain. Instead of wasting their money they kept it for themselves. Which conveys a sign of greet. The Mandate of Heaven was given to people who could rule China well, but you had to be able to keep ruling it well overtime. The Song and Ming dynasty had similrities and differences on how they lost the Mandate of

There are a lot of differences between The classical empires and the post classical Empires; more specific The differences between the Han and Tang dynasties in China. Some examples of the changes would be the practicing of foot binding or Neo-confucianism in the tang dynasty. The Han dynasty and the Tang dynasty had differences in their social and political systems. Both of with affected the dynasties in the way the rose to power and the way they fell.

Emperor Wudi’s greatest achievement was his vast territorial expansion, taking over other empires and tribes, but that success came at the expense of his country’s welfare because he abused his power to protect himself and fund his military. His perspective on a great dynasty is a dynasty with a lot of power and a thriving economy. Wudi was somewhat successful because he conquered a lot of lands and boosted the economy. In the long run and along the process, however, he hurt his economy and people along the way and in the long run. Emperor Wudi’s powerful authority combined with a rich government to fund the strong military led to extensive campaigns at the expense of his country’s welfare.

During the years 600-900 A.D. of the Chinese Empire, the Tang Dynasty was in power, and was considered the Golden age of Chinese civilization. The dynasty's second emperor, Taizong, started campaigns to deal with threats from the Nomadic Tribes. Due to these campaigns in the Tarim Basin, the Silk Road was able to stay open, allowing for trade in the Middle East and Europe. This trading society encouraged people from distant countries to come and settle in China. Another advancement affecting trade was the “equal-field system” which not only saw that everyone received proper care, but that all land was being farmed. This was possible by making it that people given land did not have to give it up to the military service, called the “Fubing System”,

The Tang, Yuan, and Ming dynasties all shared a similar factor when their civilization declined. Heavy taxation resulted in the peasants’ not being able to pay. In the Tang Dynasty, the increase in taxes resulted with the peasants’ uprising. The Ming Dynasty faced a monetary crisis with great deficits. The Yuan Dynasty had to face the difficulty of paying taxes. This was the main and biggest problem between all three dynasties. To have fixed this, I would have advised the Chinese emperor’s to create an organized system of government where money would flow without any disruptions. More jobs would have to be created to help the peasants’ pay off their debt better. Additionally, I think it would have been better if the rich were taxed more than

The family structure of the Ming and Qing dynasty revolved entirely around the concept of Filial Piety. Filial Piety, had a focal point aimed at the relationship between the father and the duties of his children to him. The father was the leader of the house who in turn passed this position to his eldest son. Furthermore, it was the sole responsibility of the children to take care of his or her parents as they grew old in age. Over time these family lines grew and became known as clans. Not only did the clans take care of one another, the also had many members from various ranks within the hierarchy of society. When a member of the clan climbed the ranks in society, it brought great promise and or wealth to the entire clan. However, women

In the Dynastic Cycle the Tang and Song Dynasties were very different although they had very close founding dates, one after the other, their period of decline/warfare were very different. First, the Tang dynasty was founded in the year 618 CE and ended in the year 907 CE. The Song was founded in about 960 CE right after the Tang ended. The Song Dynasty ended in 1279. Next, the Song and Tang Dynasties ended in very different ways. First, the way that the Song Dynasty ended was that they were attacked by the Khitans in the Northern part of the empire. They were very easy to attack because they believed in an educated person over a strong military. Then the rest of the Song dynasty was destroyed because of more attacks from invaders.

    The Tang Dynasty is an important aspect of Chinese history.  Lasting from 618 AD to 907 AD, it received the nickname “The Golden Age of Ancient China” because it was a very prosperous time.  This powerful empire came into control when the reign of the Sui Dynasty before it ended.

After the Warring States Period, there were two major dynasties; the Qin and the Han. The Qin dynasty ruled first and created many policies that were adopted and abandoned by the second rulers, the Han dynasty. One policy that was implemented from the Qin, by the Han was standardization. Shi Huangdi, the ruler during the Qin dynasty, implemented the idea of standardization and executed his plans for standardization in an orderly fashion. Huangdi standardized the following throughout China; the Chinese language, the weights and measurements used, the currency of China, and the axes on transportation or motor vehicles.

In many respects, the Qin Government (256-210 BC) and the Han Government (210 BC–220 AD) played a monumental role in the history of China. Throughout the Qin and the Han dynasties, not only did China witness policies that standardized various forms of measurement, but also the strengthening of the central government and the rise of a bureaucratic empire. Although some posit that the Han and the Qin governments were completely different, the Han did follow the Qin precedent to some extent. Differences in ideologies set aside, the Han followed the Qin precedent in terms of policy, continuing to strengthen the central government after the fall of the Qin.

The Ming Dynasty had created an empire. They had the government, the military, and the economic system to prove it. At different points in time, The Chinese Empire was the greatest in the world, for trade, military, and other key factors in a society.