Chinese+Empires

__**Chinese Empires**__
 * Sui and Tang Dynasties**

The period of disunion - The period of disunion lasted about 350 years started at about 239 and ended about 589. No one is in power. The nomads took over china and formed kingdoms. When the nomads came to china the Chinese left. But china continued to grow. The nomads adapted a lot of the Chinese culture.

The Sui Dynasty - The Sui Dynasty began in 589 when a northern ruler named Wendi reunified China. Wendi restored order, created a new legal code, and reformed the bureaucracy. The greatest achievement of this dynasty was the building of the Grand Canal. This waterway was 1,000 miles long and connected northern and southern China. Goods could be traded between these two regions more easily. As you might guess, this improved the economy and the lives of China's people. The son of Wendi, Yang Di began the work on the Grand Canal. Hundreds of thousands of laborers died working on this project. This led to some discontent and rebellion. In 618, Yang Di was assassinated. The Sui dynasty ended with this assassination.


 * [[image:https://elchohistory.wiki.zoho.com/_attach/1.1/11-1/emperor_wen_of_sui__the_founder_and_first_emperor_of_chinas_sui_dynasty650023ac682e40335afc.jpg width="222" height="169" align="baseline" caption="Emperor Wendi"]] ||  || [[image:grandcanal width="241" height="347" caption="The Grand Canal"]] ||

The Tang Dynasty

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 * 1) Rulers
 * 2) Sui general founded the Tang dynasty
 * 3) The dynasty ruled from 618-907
 * 4) A lot of expansion happened when Taizong was in power
 * 5) Taizong ruled from 623-649
 * 6) Wu Zhoa gained then gained power when her husband died she was the only Empress of all Chinese's history
 * 7) Wu Zhoa was over thrown in705
 * 8) The Tang dynasty then reached it height under Xuanzong
 * 9) Which then ruled from 712-756
 * 10) Government
 * 11) Two capitals
 * 12) Chang'an
 * 13) Luoyang
 * 14) Had civil service examination system:
 * 15) People had to pass written exams to work in government
 * 16) Diffusion
 * 17) Served as a model across Asia

The Age of Buddhism -First came to China during Han times. -Many Chinese turned to Buddhism during the period of Disunion. -Buddhism was well established in China by the Tang Dynasty.

The Tang Decline

:a powerful king killed the empe ror and ended the Tang dynasty


 * The So****ng Dynasty - Aft****er the Tang dynasty, Chin****a was split apart and not unified again until the Song dynasty. This family of rulers was in control of China for about 200 years. There were great achievements and prosperity under the Song rulers at a time when China became the most advanced civilization in the world.**

Government and Civil Service

The Southern Song


 * Cultural Achievements**

Literature and Art

 several huge writings of literature emerged, such as the history text of the Zizhi.  Travel literature became popular with the works of geographer Fan Chengda and Su Shi who wrote   //   Record of Stone Bell Mountain    // .

Inventions and Innovations~
 * [|innovations and inventions in ancient china] ||


 * Prosperity and Society**

Chinese agriculture replenished by forming new irrigation techniques and farming new fast ripening rice. The climate allowed them to get two or three crops. Which allowed the production of cotton and tea to increase. With so much food the population grew. Farmers fed nearly 100 million people. Which leads to why China has the highest population.

Trade

Trade expanded when roads and canals were improved. During the Tang dynasty the land routs, such as the Silk Roads. The Silk Roads connected Central Asia, India, and beyond. China also traded by sea with Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia. During the Song dynasty many regions visited China's port cities. The expand of trade helped create a much better economy of China.

City Life Trade grew along with the cities. In side of the huge cities the streets were lined with shops and tea houses and restaurants. Some cities had a populations of over 1 million.

Society - China’s aristocrat family’s were declining so a new class called the gentry developed. The gentry consisted of people that were important to society such as land owners. But most Chinese people were peasants they didn’t received much schooling and payed most of the taxes. The high class women practice foot binding they wrapped the feet in cloth so tightly the feet couldn’t grow this was how the men showed authority over women.