World History : Song Taizu And The Song Dynasty

The Tang and Song dynasties in China existed between 618 to 1279 CE. Throughout this period, there were many developments in art, poetry, and technology. China was highly influential all around the world. It became known as the Golden Age of China. With advances in technology and ideas that could improve the everyday life, a unified government, and a strong economic system, the Tang and Song dynasties became the Golden Age of China.

During the Song dynasty, they only focused on the economic system instead of the military and the economic system. Even though this caused the economic system to advance the dynasty soon fell. Considering that they didn't have a strong military the Song dynasties rule was really successful. At the same time, the song had their differences from the Han. One was that they used the civil service system.

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.

Advancements in China during the Song Dynasty caused this time period to flourish with peace, prosperity, and happiness. The Song dynasty was ruled by Zhao Kuangyin who was a chief-general in the dynasty before the Song, Hou Zhuo. Zhao Kuangyin unified china into a strong central government. He designed a strategy to conquer various kingdoms one by one, staring in the south, which was very rich in their production of items but weak in forces and protection. Zhao the ruler of the Song dynasty which lasted over 300 years believed in following short military dynasties.

The culture heavily changed in the role and power of women over the two dynasties. During the Tang dynasty women had a less restricted lifestyle. They had been able to have a large social life with greater freedom of the classical times. Even female deity were widely worshiped. But the Song dynasty after becoming Confucianism and a large growth in the economy a very heavy change into patriarchy took place. Women were very strictly restricted from social life and very subdue to remain” behind” there husband

The Tang and Song dynasties are regarded as the Golden Age of Chinese history for its revamped and complex political system, a massive boom in economy and production, and an influx of various religions that made it a diverse time period. This turn in Chinese history was made possible by the switch from subsistence farming, in which people farmed only as much as they needed, to a more industrial farming, where they produced for the whole state. This allowed certain people to specialize in certain topics. Rather than needing to be hunters, farmers, and warriors all by themselves, people would specialize in hunting, farming, or fighting. This allowed for a boom in skill; in the modern world, a person who learned about fluid mechanics would be

Tang Taizong (627-649) was the second Tang emperor and ruled the Tang Empire at its highest point. He was an zealous and charismatic individual; he even kicked his father out of the throne and killed his two brothers just so he could become the emperor. Taizong’s reign brought about the most eminent period of prosperity and tranquolity in China’s society and helped China become one of the most powerful feudal empires the world has ever seen. His empire covered most of the territory of present day China, Mongolia, Central Asia, Vietnam, and Eastern Kazakhstan.

The Han Dynasty, dating from 206 BCE-220 AD, was founded by Liu Bang who was the winner of the civil wars that followed the collapse of the first Imperial dynasty in China (Qin Dynasty). The Han dynasty is considered an influential empire that created a spiritually and philosophically enlightened nation through the teachings of Daoism, Legalism and Confucianism. At the time that Liu Bang first founded the Han dynasty the basic structures of the Qin state were retained, and the ideology of the Qin state initially drifted deeper and deeper into a Legalist and Daoist union. Many elements of these ancient philosophies can be distinguished in the religious and superstitious beliefs and practices that were performed in Han China. The implementation of these three philosophies during a time of political corruption, and spiritual chaos helped to create an overall calmer and intellectual society. The philosophical and spiritual movement of this time and in turn shaped modern religions, state ethics and beliefs.

The Tang Dynasty also had good leaders, such as Xuanzong and Taizong. The emperor Taizong was the second emperor of the dynasty, who helped his father, the first emperor of the Tang Dynasty, establish the dynasty. He saw places where his father could improve, and when he was emperor, he took all of his father’s accomplishments, and further improved them. The emperor Xuanzong brought China to the heights of its golden age. He was really successful because he understood the rewards of a balanced rule. There was improvements

The Tang and Song dynasties both have similarities and differences. The Tang dynasty of China lasted from 618-907 Common Error (CE). While the Song Dynasty of China started shortly after from 960-1279 CE. Both of these dynasties were part of China. The there are four dynastic cycles they included, Dynasty founded and or started, Period of Decline, Period of rebellion/ warfare, and lastly Period of Prosperity. The Period of Prosperity is the most important part of the cycle because without it China would not be the same.

Qin Shi Huangdi was a very important ruler in china's history. However, many historians still can't decide a difficult question: was Qin Shi Huangdi an effective ruler? He started his life as a great ruler and like his father King Zhuangxiang of Qin he was a great war general. It didn't take long before Qin Shi Huangdi had taken control of all his enemies. However, too much power isn't always good for an emperor. Qin Shi Huangdi became ruthless and didn't care about anyone's opinion unless they were agreeing with him. Nevertheless, after analyzing a number of different sources, it is evident that Qin Shi Huangdi was an effective ruler.

There is much debate about the greatest or most successful person in history. Greatness is often defined as “having ability, quality, or eminence considerably above the normal or average”. Many leaders fit this definition and have accomplished great things and left notable legacies. Liu Bang is one of these people. Liu Bang was born at the end of the Zhou dynasty on the East coast of China.

The Shang Dynasty (c.1600-1046 BCE) was the second administration of China which flourish the Xia Dynasty (c. 2700-1600 BCE) after the oust of the Xia tyrant Jie by the Shang pioneer, Tang. Since so many history specialists ask the question that Xia Dynasty truly existed, the Shang Dynasty may have really been the first in china and the source of what must be perceived as Chinese Culture. The dependability of the nation while the Shang Dynasty cause to so many social advances, for example, the calendar, religious customs, and composing. The primary lord, Tang, immediately started to work for the general population of his nation rather than for his own joy and gave a good example to his successors. These men made a stable government which would proceed for a long time however in the end, as indicated by the records of the Chinese students of history, they lost the order of paradise which enabled them to run the show. (Mark and Mark, 2017)

“He imagined he’d gone up to the skies and there he had met a very tall man with a long beard and thick belt who had told him to come back to Earth and eradicate the demons on Earth”, said Jonathan Fenby, who has written history of modern China, about the man Hong Xiuquan. The Taiping Rebellion (1850 - 1864) was one of the bloodiest civil wars in China, with an estimated death toll of over twenty million. Taiping rebels wanted to bring down the Ch'ing dynasty (also known as the Qing, or Manchu Dynasty), because they used the country’s gold and silver as they wished and did not care much for the citizens. It was led by a man named Hong Xiuquan, who converted into a Christian and thought that he was the one who will take over China. His teachings intrigued many others, which led to more people joining the fight against the corrupt government. Taiping was the name

Rhoads Murphey describes the history of China history is on the succession of dynasties that ruled it over a period of time until around 1912 when Republic of china was formed before rising to the current People’s Republic of China was formed in 1949. In China, a dynasty was made up of Kings or emperors that came from the same family. They ruled in succession where a king could be inherited by his son or his immediate relatives. Although china’s history is majorly regarded on the basis of dynastic ruling, other small kingdoms were established that ruled different part of china. For example, in 200AD, the fall of great Han dynasty triggered formation of smaller kingdoms all over the china which were later united by a short lived Sui Dynasty that reigned between 580 and 618 AD.