China in the Middle Ages: Additional Resources 17.1

“Tang and Song China”

I. The Tang Dynasty

                a. Timeline

        A. Tang Rule

                a. Map of 700 A.D. 

b. Bureaucracy: Spied on bureaucrats to make sure everyone did their job correctly.   Acted as court of appeals for anyone who felt they had not been treated fairly

c. Tang Bureaucrat: 

B. A Flourishing Capital

a.Chang'an Map

b.Chang'an Cont.

II. Rise of the Song Dynasty

        A. Fall of the Tang

                a. Four Reasons for the fall

        B. A New Dynasty Rises

                a. Song: Map

               

III. The Examination System

                a. Scholar Officials

                b. The Merit System: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

IV. Tang and Song Prosperity

        A. The Emperor and the Officials

                a. Urbanization

        D. Advances in Farming

                a.Advances in Farming

V. Trade Fuels Prosperity

        A. The Grand Canal

                a. Map

                        b. Images

        B. Currency

                a. From Tang to Song

        C. Expanding Industries

                a. Ceramics

                b. Iron

VI. China’s Golden Age

                a. Themes and Key Points