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Nov 11, 600
Coinage (Econoical)
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Nov 11, 600
Kaihuang Code (Political)
kaihuang codeThe standardized laws created by Emperor Wen of sui. It holds the the legal actions of the five punishment, eight deliberations and ten abominations. Violation of the codes include death, exile, imprisonment, severe beatings -
Nov 11, 600
central administrative system (Political)
sui administrativeThe three departments are secretariat, the chancellery, and the Department of State affair.
The 6 ministries are Ministry of Personnel, Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of Rites, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Works. -
Nov 11, 600
Equal-Field system (Economic)
equal field systemThe government collected all the lands and redistributed to the people.
Everyone were given a piece of land. Agriculture productivity increased. The system was issued to reduce gap between rich and poor. -
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Nov 11, 600
Examination (Social)
imperial examinationExamination to bring well educated people to work for the government to maintain a centralized governement -Anyone can take the examination, so birth and class did not provide any advantages -
Nov 11, 600
Foreign Relationship (Economy)
foreign relation in SuiManaged to conquer the Turkic people in the North. In 596, to improve relationships with the Tuguhun group by arranging marraige of Princess Guanghua to Tuguhun Khan -
Nov 11, 604
Second Emperor: Sui Yangdi
About Yangdi He acceded to the throne in 604, and it is generally agreed that he did so after assassinating his father (the Wendi emperor) . Began the work of The Grand Canal. -
Nov 11, 605
The Grand Canal
The Grand CanalThe construction of was made from 605-610 C.E. -Emperor Sui Yang issued the construction during his reign and completed the project.The Grand Canal helped increase trade between North and South China -
Nov 11, 620
Women in Society (Social)
Women in Tang DynastyDuring the Tang Dynasty which runs a patriachal society the women had roles such as taking care of the household, and raising the kids. -
Nov 11, 620
Imperial Examination (Social)
imperial examinationExaminations that people take to try to obtain role in governement. It's like JunZi. -
Nov 11, 620
Transportation & Communication (Economical)
CommunicationTang rulers extended and maintain raods that faccilitated trade within the country.The Silk Road also prospered. -
Nov 11, 626
Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty
[tang tai zong](www.warriortours.com/intro/history/tang/taizong.htm)He is born 599 and died in 649 C.E. He ruled from 626 to 649. He issued campaigns against Goguryeo. What he did: He taxed peasants only 1/4 of their annual harvest, maintain roads, Used the equal-field system. -
Nov 11, 630
Religion (Social)
ReligionBuddhism emerged as the dominant religon during the Tang Dyansty. They believed in afterlife, and held funeral practices such as placing the valuables with the dead. -
Nov 11, 645
Goguryeo-Tang War (Political)
war with gogurlyoIt was a series of wars fought between Tang Dynasty and the Goguryeo Kingdom from 645 C.E. to 668 C.E. -
Nov 11, 1041
Moveable-type Printing (Economical)
[moveable typing technology](people.lis.illinois.edu/~chip/projects/timeline/1045bisheng.htm)it was invented between 1041 and 1048 C.E. - It was invented by Bi Sheng - It helped increase the speed of forming a book, keep records - It was used in trade -
Nov 11, 1044
The Shanyuan Treaty (Political)
The Shanyuan Treaty of SongLiao & Song had been fighting against each other competing for land -But after years of war, the two sides worked out for a peace treaty -After this both sides' government stabilzed -
Nov 11, 1102
Standardization of Coinage (Economical)
[standardized coin](www.econ.ucla.edu/workshops/papers/History/Von%20Glahn.pdf)Standaridization of coinage helped increase trade within the country -
Nov 11, 1126
Emperor Qinzong of Song
[Emperor Qinzong](www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/111797/Qinzong)He is born in 1100 and died in 1161 C.E. -His reign is from 1126 - 1127 C.E. -He is the ninth emperor of the Song Dynasty -He made a poor decision to remove Li Gang from fighting against the Jurchens in search for peace -The Jurchens did not wanted peace, invaded Song Empire and ended the Northern Song Dynasty -
First Emperor: Wendi
Sui Dynasty, about Yang Jian The date is when he came to power and established Sui Dynasty.
Summary:
Made the Strong and central government like Qin. And he was the one who wanted to make The Grand Canal. -
wars with Guoguryeo (Political)
fight with GoguryeoFrom between 598 C.E. and 614 C.E. the Sui Dynasty had issued military campagins to obtain Goguryeo, Korea. It resulted in rebellion in Sui that made the downfall of Sui. -
centralized government (Political)
centralized gov.The three departments are secretariat, the chancellery, and the Department of State affair.
The 6 ministries are Ministry of Personnel, Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of Rites, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Works. -
Emperor Gaozu of Tang
GaoZu Tang DynastyHe was born in 566 and died in June 25, 635 C.E. He is the founder of the Tang Dynasty -He competed against other rulers to unified China -
Standardization of Coinage (Economy)
CoinageCoin was standardized to faccilitate trade. Tong Bao was the main coin that was used for nearly 300 years -
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Tang Code (Political)
all about tangIt brought order into the unified Tang Dyansty, and served as the codified law. It merged legalist and confucian ideas of law. It was created in 624 C.E, modified in 627 C.E. and 637 C.E. -
Empress Wu Zhao
empress wu zhaoHer reign was from 690 to 705 C.E. -She was the first femal empress .She strengthen the civil service system, patronized buddhist, organized secret police, put down rebellions, and opened imperial administrations. -
Maritime Trade (Economical)
trade in songDuring Song Dynasty; traded with Korea, Japan, also with countries in the South and Southwest -Song government sent missionaries to foreign countries to encourage them to trade with them -During the Song Dynasty their ships were larger than other countries that are competing against them for trade -
Family Custtoms (Social)
family society
follwed Confucius teaching - moral discipline, social order (ancestors) -descendents pay respect to their earliet traceable forfathers and perform rituals -Though the idea of the first born male to inherit the family's weath was no longer practiced -
bureaucracy (Political)
bureaucracyPeople were to take the imperial examination to see if they can be a beaucrat (official) which help stabilize the centralized government -
Foreign Relations (social)
foreign relations Kitan Empire guarded the North, which Song Dynasty failed to capture. Vietnam, Korea and Mongolia was beyond Song's power to conquer. Song later had to pay tribute to Kitan Empire to stop they from robbing in Song Empire. -
Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty
Emperor Taizu
He was born in 927 and diedin 976 C.E. His reign is from 960 - 976 C.E. He was the founder of the Song Dynasty. He strengthen government centralizatoin, state affairs, and held imperial examination for beaucrats. -
Emperor Zhenzong of Song
[Emperor Zhenzong](www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/109161/Zhenzong)He is born in 968 and died in 1022 C.E. -His reign is from 997 - 1022 C.E. -he was the third emperor of the Song Dynasty -Had series of wars against the Liao Dynasty, which resulted with a peace treaty. -
Foot Binding (Social)
foot bindingit was widely followed during the Song Dynasty -Cloth was used to tightly wrapped girls' feet to prevent it from growing; and resulted in tiny & curved feet -By doing so, husband/male guardians had tight supervision of women -
Imperial examination
imperial examinationThe imperial examination increased the quality of the government officials and showed equality and social justice. -
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Sui Dynasty
History of Sui Dynasty\ Summery:
Very Short Dynasty with the cruel rule under Yang Jian, made strong and centeral government like Qin did. It also have the significant Canal called 'The Grand Canal'. -
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The Tang Dynasty
Travel China site, but has great history of Tang Dynasty Had a great, long, and stable Government with confucian ruler. Great transportation and communication system with neighboring countries. Also reinforce the Equal-Field system in their own county. Also, Bureaucracy of Meirit. -
Period: to Nov 9, 1279
Song Dynasty
Wikipedia for hostory of Song Dynasty Summery:
Centralized administration that made military force under tight supervision. Also Bureaucracy based on merit. The dynasty is split into two different phase, which are Northern Song and Southern Song.
