China : The Sui, Tang and Song Dynasties
China’s history organized by its ruling Dynasties China already years old when Sui Dynasty emerged in 589 AD Important early ones to remember –Qin ( BCE) Unified Chinese-speaking people –Han (202 BCE – 220CE) Prosperous (similar to influence of Roman Empire on modern European cultures) Dynastic History
U.S.A. ( CE) Qin Dynasty ( BCE) Sui Dynasty ( CE) Song Dynasty ( CE) Yuan Dynasty ( CE) Tang Dynasty ( CE) Interregnum ( CE) Han Dynasty (202 CE-220CE) Zhou Dynasty ( BCE) Shang Dynasty ( BCE) CE2000 BCE
A Military Leader Forms New Dynasty New Dynasty Expands China & Reforms Government Chinese Dynastic Cycles Peasants Revolt and Intellectuals Challenge Dynasty Dynasty overextends itself Mandat e of Heaven
World’s largest population, and growing (approximately million during Tang) Territorially the largest country in world Numerous inventions with world-wide impact: Gunpowder Compass Silks Movable type printing Clocks Porcelain Paper money Growing trade of these goods spreads Chinese culture and influence throughout Asia Pax Sinica, CE
Interregnum (c.580 C.E.)
Sui Dynasty, AD
Sui Wendi, first Emperor of Sui Dynasty
Tang Dynasty, AD
Gao Zu, 1 st Tang Emperor Tang Taizong, 2 nd Tang Emperor Wu Zhao, Tang Empress
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Sui Dynasty : Qin Dynasty Tang Dynasty : Han Dynasty Explain... Comparisons
Song Dynasty,
Southern Song,
Photos from a recreated city of the Song Dynasty
Printing pages from Song Dynasty, 12 th Century