Tang+and+Song


 * Tang and Song **




 * Primary Source Analysis**

//Document: Ties that Bind: Paths to Power//

What do we know about where this was created? What have we learned about this topic? Society that may be relevant? || * Bureaucracy help the emperor runs the government and is wealthy. Who is the intended audience? How might they receive this? – quotes to support your claims? || * The intended audience is the high official of the bureaucracy. What is the purpose of this document? Read between the lines, support claims with a quote || * The purpose of the document is to explain how the bureaucracy hard is to get into it. People have to be talented in order to be a part of it. He said “in talent I do not compare with other men, so far I have held office only as an officer of guard” Support with quotes || Are willing to do what ever they need to get what they want. How does this relate to the big picture? What can it tell us as historians? Relate to ESPIRIT if possible || * This can relate to the system of government we have nowadays by the education that bureaucracy have is mainly use to challenge each other to obtain what they want. Also, they would do anything to reach their goal. For example, if someone wants to get a job, he/she will say whatever nice and good to the boss to obtain their jobs from them. It tells us as historians that human beings haven’t change much of getting to their goal, they will do anything including throw away their pride. || Questions? Did he actually get what he wanted? Have ever anyone that is not educated get to work at the bureaucracy?
 * Author – Who created this? What do we know about the author? What might influence their opinions? || * Wu Bao was the one that created this
 * The author is a local functionary and wants to win advancement of the imperial bureaucracy. Also, he is longing for a place in the bureaucracy.
 * Wu Bao wanting to be in the bureaucracy really badly could influence him to write only good things about the bureaucracy and how good bureaucracy is is in the government. ||
 * **Place** – Where and when was it created - || * It was created in China.
 * 690-907
 * During the Tang and Song dynasty period. ||
 * **Prior Knowledge**
 * Han dynasty fell and lack central government in China
 * China was divided into groups of empires
 * Mainly educated people join the Bureaucracy.
 * In the Qin Dynasty, they have used the bureaucracy to have control of their government. ||
 * **Audience**
 * They could receive this as an “admiration and respect” from Wu Bao by saying that the “nephew of the Prime Minister…have made use of…outstanding talents in his service”. Also, he considered him to have “high ability…been rewarded with commission”. Wu Bao has talked about so much great things about the bureaucracy and how great the high official is.
 * Try to get the placement by having them favor him. ||
 * **Reason for Creation**
 * Qualified to the job ||
 * **The Main Idea**
 * The main idea is people always say whatever they could to get what they want. He has said that “...I have held office only as an officer of the guard. I languish in this out-of-the-way corner beyond the Chien, close to the haunts of the barbarians”, in the quote, he wants to people’s sorry for him because he has always been a guard officer and he is willing to go out to attack the barbarians. ||
 * **Significance**

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//Politics of Tang and Song Dynasty// media type="custom" key="7725587"

//Tang and Song China// · Conquer southeast Asia · Buddhism lead to strong force · 907 dynasty decline Social · Man enforced by law · Children can’t be disrespected family members · Women could get to the highest level · Young women play polo ~ gets some freedom Intellectual and religious · High offices can only obtain if they pass the exams · Known poetry and lit stories · Artistic beauty · Confusion attack Buddhist growth Technology and Interactions · International trade system with route going from Islamic empire to Persia and Buddhist centers in the nomadic lands · Completed the great wall of china · Money was invented · Great river systems ~ movements of people – easier to travel · Horses, Persian rugs, and tapestries passed to China long these routes || Economic · Created luxury good like silk and wine · Tea and silk was produced such as market · Rice and grain was store in excess · Flying money was used~ credit · Junks were used to promote merchants Social · Extended family households preferred · Male-dominate hierarchy · Status of female decrease · Schools and temples had education and religious services · Neo-Confucian bring the old women status back into china- (the traditional) · Men were able to practice in premarital sex and remarry · Practice of foot binding ~ did not spread toward lower class due to lower class needed to do more work Intellectual and religious · Confucian ideas and values dominated · Influence by neo-Confucian thinking · Landscape paintings similar to song~ symbolic paintings · Intense interest in nature lead to an artistic bloom · Focus on Confucian Technology and interactions · Military technology like gunpowder, flamethrower, grenade, and firearm, cannon · Canal system~ Lead toward trade · || Economic · Great canal built by Yangdi · Relied on mainly agriculture · Peasant fund to empire · Exported manufactured goods to overseas areas imported spice and wood luxury good Social · Wealthy women ~ chances increase · Divorce allow by agreements · Law prohibit husband from setting aside his wife when her parents were dead or if he had been poor when they were married and alter become rich · Women were able to gain political power · Merchants became more powerful ~ more enroll in the society Intellectual and religious · Known for accomplishments in science, technology, literature, and arts · Engineers were made great advances · Scholar-gentry elites were responsible for artistic and literary creativity that developed · Confucianism was a key player · Earning education Technology and interactions · Grand Canal~ easier to trade and interact · Junks ~ ships including compasses, rockets and self-defense. · Advancement of trade || **__//ATTACHMENTS://__**     //SUMMARY:// The Tang and Song Dynasty in China can be compare and contrast with the economic, social, intellectual, religious, technology, interactions, and political of each other. In the Tang Dynasty, Southeast Asia was conquered by them and Buddhism has leaded the economic to a stronger force, but the dynasty has decline in 907. Also, the dynasty has man that is enforced by law and children are not able to be disrespected to their family members. If they do, they are punished or get hit. Women are able to get the highest level of everyone else in the social class. Also, young women are able to play polo and have some freedom. The Intellectual and religious that existed in the dynasty was high offices can be only obtain if the people passes the exams that was administered by the **Ministry of Rites**. After they pass the exam, they will receive the title of **jinshi**. Tang was known for their poetry, stories, and artistic beauty. As time goes on in the Tang dynasty, Confusion attacks the growth of Buddhist. The Tang considers having several of technology and interactions that is brought up into the dynasty. The international trade system with routes going from Islamic empire to the Persia, Buddhists, and centers in the nomadic lands was a major development. It affected the trading and interaction that China has with other countries. As a result of markets and merchants in trading areas, money came into place. Not so long after the money, the **flying money** was brought up to have credit and people won’t be walking around feeling that danger could approach them anytime in the Song Dynasty. Great river system was apart of the Tang dynasty and people would have an easier travel to other places by the rivers. Horses, Persian runs, and tapestries were passed to China through these routes. In politics, the tang dynasty has rebuilt and expanded its imperial bureaucracy and increases the examination systems. While the politics in the Song dynasty has never came in place for political and military strength due to the weakness of the imperial policies. The Song dynasty created luxury goods and flying money was used s credit. Junks were used to promote merchants during the trade across sea. The male mainly dominate hierarchy in the dynasty and status of women has decreased ever since due to the neo-Confucian bringing the traditional women status. Also, foot binding was considering being fashion and was commonly found in upper classes. The intellectual and religious of the Song dynasty is that the Confucian ideas and values dominated. Landscape paintings were similar to songs and consider being symbolic. In the Technology and interactions, the Song dynasty has military technology such as gunpowder, grenade, firearm, and cannon. Also, the Canal system that they have lead toward trading and all through the Song and Tang dynasty both consist of many contrasts, they also shared the same economic, social, intellectual, religious, technology, interactions, and political of one and another. Both of the dynasty relied on agriculture and peasants fund to the empire. Also, manufactured goods were exported to overseas areas. In social, the dynasties have wealthy women that consider having oppunities. Divorces were allowed and laws were put to prohibit the husband from setting aside his wife. Women were able to gain political power in both of the dynasty. Merchants were become in power and more enroll in the society. Examination existed in both dynasty and is run by bureaucracy. Also, scholar-gentry was revived and promoted interest of Confucian. Both of the dynasties were known for their accomplishments in science, technology, literature, and arts. Scholar-gentry elites were responsible for artistic and literary creativity that developed. In technology and interactions, they both has the Grand Canal, Junks, and advancement of trade.
 * Notes**
 * Tang || Song || Shared ||
 * Economic