Compare And Contrast Ming And Song Dynasty

    Earlier this week we focused on ancient eastern China during the Han Dynasty and the east asian philosophies that arose during this time period. We reviewed three great asian philosophers, Confucius, Lao Tzu, and Buddha. In class we also picked from a list of quotes from these three philosophers a quote they said that really resonated with us and wrote a descriptive essay on it and shared it in class for extra credit.

The Han and the Yuan Dynasties share some similarities, but also some differences. First I will be talking about the similarities that both Dynasties shared. First the Han dynasty shared some native trait while the Yuan Dynasty had foreign traits. The Han Dynasty lasted over 100 years and had numerous leaders to lead. On the other Hand the Yuan dynasty only lasted a generation and then started to wear out over the years. Han being a new culture created a new philosophy for a new dynasty starting out was big. Usually dynasties just passed down traditions and they followed it, but for the Han that wasn't the case. The yuan dynasty did follow the traditions and they picked up cultures traits from chinese tribes. They shared laws, Gods,

After the Warring States Period, there were two major dynasties; the Qin and the Han. The Qin dynasty ruled first and created many policies that were adopted and abandoned by the second rulers, the Han dynasty. One policy that was implemented from the Qin, by the Han was standardization. Shi Huangdi, the ruler during the Qin dynasty, implemented the idea of standardization and executed his plans for standardization in an orderly fashion. Huangdi standardized the following throughout China; the Chinese language, the weights and measurements used, the currency of China, and the axes on transportation or motor vehicles.

The Qin and Han dynasties changed many things regarding how China was governed. Like when Qin Shi Huang standardized the units of measurement, currency, and the width of roads to ease trade within his country, strengthening the unity between areas. Another change is the Han dynasty’s usage of education. They let all boys receive an education to a certain extent, however, if they wanted to further their education more they would have to travel to the capital. One of the several changes Qin Shi Huang changed how dictators controlled China in many ways how he distributed his land and power. Many of the changes he implemented were used by Chinese rulers for over 2000 years, these changes created a lasting effect on how China was ruled. The Qin

In the Dynastic Cycle the Tang and Song Dynasties were very different although they had very close founding dates, one after the other, their period of decline/warfare were very different. First, the Tang dynasty was founded in the year 618 CE and ended in the year 907 CE. The Song was founded in about 960 CE right after the Tang ended. The Song Dynasty ended in 1279. Next, the Song and Tang Dynasties ended in very different ways. First, the way that the Song Dynasty ended was that they were attacked by the Khitans in the Northern part of the empire. They were very easy to attack because they believed in an educated person over a strong military. Then the rest of the Song dynasty was destroyed because of more attacks from invaders.

In the Dynastic cycle, the Zhou and Song Dynasties of ancient China showed similar periods of Prosperity. During the period of Prosperity the Zhou dynasty took over the Shang dynasty to rule over. Zhou believed in a strict control so he made a political system. The Song dynasty was different because Song didn't take over too rule. He was the next ruler of China.

China was divided for almost four centuries. It became unified in 581 with the founding of the new dynasties, Sui, Tang, and Song dynasties. During the time of these dynasties, many changes took place. There were changes in the political, social, and economic structures. The first changes took place during the Sui dynasty in 581. Additional changes took place during the Tang dynasty in 618, and the Song dynasty in 960.

• The historical importance of the term movable type is that it is a printer that can arrange blocks of individual characters in a frame to make up a page for printing. This was one of the advancements in the Tang and Song Dynasty. Advancement is gunpowder. Gunpowder leads to the creation of weapons. The Tang’s agriculture also helps them succeed because the new fast-ripening rice from Vietnam can feed the whole population.

Following the collapse of the Han Dynasty in 220, China declined into an elongated term of division. China was divided and in a time of war, with a lack of leadership. It was only in the Sui Dynasty (589-618) reunited North and South China as one. The Tang (618-906) and Song (960 - 1279) Dynasties that followed created the “Golden Ages of China”. Although the Tang and Song Dynasties existed in a similar time and had a similar economy, there are also many differences between the influential dynasties such as certain aspects of their society and politics.

The Han Dynasty was the second imperial dynasty right after the Qin Dynasty, so there are major similarities between the two. One of those is the social structure of the country. The system consists of three tiers. Bureaucrats and government officials are on top, skilled laborers such as farmers and blacksmiths were the middle class, and servants and merchants were the bottom class. The country was ran by the Emperor and his/her royal family. Importantly the social class did not impact the wealth or power of each individual or family, it only indicated their status. This is how order was established throughout this civilization.

The family structure of the Ming and Qing dynasty revolved entirely around the concept of Filial Piety. Filial Piety, had a focal point aimed at the relationship between the father and the duties of his children to him. The father was the leader of the house who in turn passed this position to his eldest son. Furthermore, it was the sole responsibility of the children to take care of his or her parents as they grew old in age. Over time these family lines grew and became known as clans. Not only did the clans take care of one another, the also had many members from various ranks within the hierarchy of society. When a member of the clan climbed the ranks in society, it brought great promise and or wealth to the entire clan. However, women

The Qing and Ming dynasty ruled for extremely long and both were prosperous. The Qing lasted for over two hundred years while the Ming lasted for about 300 years. This is an extreme amount of time for these empires to thrive in ancient China. The Ming dynasty made China a great superpower through trade. Becoming an extreme trading place, it began to influence other parts of Asia, majorly in the west.

a. The population of China approximately doubled between the start of the Ming dynasty in 1368 and its collapse and replacement by the Manchus in 1644 . This population increase, along with a reduction in government regulation, led to China’s 3rd Commercial Revolution, which lasted from 1500 and 1800. Economic advances during this time, which extended into the Qing era,

The Tang and Song dynasties were the golden ages of Chinese poetry literature in China, such as these poets from Tang Dynasty including Li Bo, Du Fu, and Wang Wei, are recognized throughout the world and are still view as renown symbols from generation to generation of poets history. However, Tang poets apparently had different literary aspects, creating diverse characteristic of Tang Dynasty literature. In the Tang period, the poetry viewed as new world to make it look fascinating and appealing, whereas Tang poetry has introduced to society that became thoughtful and philosophical. Tang poets were seen as the new adventures, precious elements, and estimable feelings. In addition, Tang poets seemed to developed more about structure to describe of daily life, social role, and the valuable lesson of

The Chinese Empire was large and controlled most of Asia at one point in time. One of the dynasties that ruled the empire was the Ming Family. Ruling from 1368-1644, almost three hundred years, the Ming Dynasty impacted Chinese history very much.