Describe the location of the tang and song dynasties relative to two oceans

Asia for Educators. Columbia University. This period of Chinese history, from roughly 600-1600 C. E., is a period of stunning development in China. From the Tang (discussed in the unit on the Tang Dynasty) through the "pre-modern" commercial and urban development of the Song, ca.

Explanation:

From the Qin Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty (221 B. C. - A. D. 1840), the Chinese government divided Chinese people into four classes: landlord, peasant, craftsmen, and merchant. Landlords and peasants constituted the two major classes, while merchant and craftsmen were collected into the two minor.

The Song dynasty (960-1279) follows the Tang (618-906) and the two together constitute what is often called "China's Golden Age."

The use of paper money, the introduction of tea drinking, and the inventions of gunpowder, the compass, and printing all occur under the Song. (The fact that the dynasty spans the year 1000 may make it easier for students to locate these developments in time.)

While short-lived, the Sui Dynasty built a strong foundation for the great achievements of the next dynasty, the Tang (tahng). The Tang Dynasty ruled for nearly 300 years (618-907). The Tang emperor who began these achievements was Tang Taizong. His brilliant reign lasted from 626 to 649.