What do you imagine Western Europe would be like in the Middle Ages if the
Roman Empire had not fallen apart in the 5 th century? Write at least one paragraph (5 Sentences)

China goes through many changes in ancient history. Our Curriculum picks up during the Golden Age
We are now in the 7 th Century AD.
We begin 900 years after the Great
Wall was built in the Chin Dynasty in
220 BC.

Two Great Dynasties in China
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During the Tang (618-
907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties, China becomes the richest, powerful, and most advanced country in the world.
Today China has the 2 nd richest economy in the world and is home to 1.3
Billion people.

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Main Idea:
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Tang and Song China experienced an era of prosperity and technological innovation.
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What is technological
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Examples today?
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Why it Matters Now:
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Chinese inventions from this period: such as printing, gunpowder, rockets, fire arrows and the compass, changed history.

Silk Road:
East Asia to
Europe

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The Tang Dynasty World
View:
West along the Silk Road
The Song Dynasty World View:
Looks east towards the sea

Trade/Foreign Contacts
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Silk Road
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West; Tang Dynasty
Not only Silk
Ideas / Technology
Religion
Black Death as well

Trade/Foreign Contacts
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Silk Road
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 west; Tang Dynasty ocean ships east, Song Dynasty
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Korea
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Japan
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India
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Persian Gulf
 east Africa

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Imported fastripening rice from
Vietnam
Agriculture

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 imported fastripening rice from
Vietnam
Canals used to transport rice to
Urban Centers allowed two crops each season instead of one
Agriculture

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 imported fastripening rice from
Vietnam allowed two crops each season instead of one fueled population increase
Agriculture

Science and Technology
 mathematics flourished
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This is the Abacus – an ancient calculator invented by the Chinese.

Science and Technology
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 mathematics flourished adopted the use of algebra and the concept of zero

Science and Technology
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 mathematics flourished adopted the use of algebra and the concept of zero invented movable type

Science and Technology
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 mathematics flourished adopted the use of algebra and the concept of zero invented movable type developed gunpowder

Inventions of Tang and Song China

Golden Age of Art
 wealth, education, and urban culture = artistic achievement

Golden Age of Art
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 wealth, education, and urban culture = artistic achievement great poetry
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Li Bo and Du Fu

Golden Age of Art
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 wealth, education, and urban culture = artistic achievement great poetry
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Li Bo and Du Fu
Three-color ware was one of the greatest contributions of the Tang
Dynasty

Golden Age of Art
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 wealth, education, and urban culture = artistic achievement great poetry
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Li Bo and Du Fu
Three-color ware was one of the greatest contributions of the Tang
Dynasty.
Many figurines, predominantly horses and camels, were produced.

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Most of these pieces have been found in the more affluent tombs of the Tang period

The Tang and Song Dynasties Compared
Expanded the empire, had a female ruler, adopted
Buddhism
Tang Only
Both
Prospered through trade, improved agriculture,
Arts, Science and Math
Song Only
Ruled smaller empire developed into great sea power created paper money and movable type