Compare And Contrast The Tang And Song Dynasty

The Song Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty both had methods for choosing government officials. However, the Song Dynasty had the most foolproof way of choosing their government officials. This is because of three reasons. The first reason, is the school was funded by the state, which made it more equal and affordable between the aristocrats and the common people to get education to pass the exam. Another reason is that scribes copied the exams to be graded so the people who are grading the tests couldn't favor one person over the other.

The ruler of the empire decides all of this. The emperor is in charge of laws and armed forces. The emperor had 3 councilors of the state (Chancellor over Masses, Imperial Counselor, and Grand Commandant.) Due to the emperor being such a high head of the people he served as Chief Executive Official. In the Han Dynasty all people were Chinese, so all spoke Mandarin Chinese.

The Song and Tang Dynasties had many differences and similarities in the Period of Prosperity. First is the similarities. The Tang and Song had many similarities. Some of those similarities are both of the dynasties economies flourished and were very successful in the Period of Prosperity. Another similarity is in both dynasties art was very popular and successful.

Qing Dynasty or the Manchu dynasty was the last imperial dynasty of China. It ruled China from mid 17th century to early 18th century. Qing dynasty is the only imperial dynasty that is ruled by the foreigner not the Han Chinese. The Qing dynasty was originally non-Chinese people called Manchu who lived in the northeast region of China. After the Manchu-Qing rulers seized control of China in 1644, they moved quickly to preserve their traditional dress and other customs by asserting authority over the dominant Han Chinese.

China was said to live through many fascinating dynasties, but the Tang dynasty was said to be the greatest of Chinese history. The Tang dynasty was an age of historical achievements and innovations, a golden era. The Tang ruled over China through 618 to 907 AD. Two of the main religions during this dynasty were Daoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism. The Tang Dynasty flowed with prosperity and new ideas.

China has about 5000 years of history. There were 24 dynasties in China total. In my opinion, Tang Dynasty was the greatest. China’s civilization was most impacted by Tang Empire. Tang Empire started from 618 AD and ended in 907 AD.

The Qing and Ming dynasties are similar and different in some ways. When they both ruled China in a specific time period, they restored traditional ways that would bring prosperity to the Chinese and relied on Confucianism to reach stability for the people. To prevent further invasions, the Ming emperor developed an idea to create the Great Wall of China. The construction of the Great Wall took a lot of time and effort, but it was built for the safety of China. In addition, the government of Ming has revived imperial academies for everyone.

The Tang dynasty was known as the golden age in Chinese civilization. During this time Chinese painting developed drastically in technique as well as subject matter. These advancements in style and technique are what helped shape Tang painting, and influenced art in other places, such as East Asia and Central Asia. During the Tang Dynasty figure painting developed greatly, mainly due to paintings of monks, nobles and Buddha. These paintings were knows as court paintings. Figure painting reached its height in Southern Tang between 937 and 975, showcasing its elegant realism.

China, up until the Qin Dynasty, consisted of independent states controlled by kings fighting each other for land and power. This time period was called The Era of Warring States, which lasted two hundred years. After this time, the Qin Dynasty rose to power. They conquered all other dynasties, and established a centralized government, unifying China for the first time. The dynasty that succeeded the Qin, the Han, continued the centralized government and they started a westward expansion that would encourage trade and cultural diffusion.

The Ming and Qing dynasties were two of many dynasties in China. They were also in fact, the last two dynasties. The Ming dynasty ruled from 1368-1644, and the Qing empire ruled from 1644-1912. Both dynasties had long lasting eras of power because of strong framework from influential leaders. The Ming dynasty had Zhu Yuanzhang who was a successful war leader.

The Ancient Chinese Dynasties The three dynasties that will be compared in this essay are the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Qin Dynasty, and the China Tang Dynasty. The Western Zhou Dynasty lasted from 1046 B.C to 771 B.C. The capital city was in Haojing, now in the southern part of Xian, Shaanxi Province.

China experience the Mongols’ ransack and pillages, the dynasty era that stunt economic growth, the Japanese invasion, bloody civil war, and Mao’s regime. Meanwhile, their European and American counterparts develop

In the following essay, I will make comparisons with other periods of China and demonstrate how Yuan (1272-1368) change China substantially in cultural, political and social aspects with specific examples. Politically, Yuan unified the separated regimes since early 10th century and laid the prototype of the Chinese nations afterwards. Qin made China as a unified kingdom two thousand years before, but its territory only limited within modern Sichuan to Inner Mongolia. Han and Tang were two strong dynasties that adopted expansion policy, made modern Xinjiang and Northwestern provinces a part of their ruling area. However, a chaotic situation with Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms existed after Tang collapsed.

CCCH9006 China’s Modernisation In The East Asian Context Discuss the implications of these events on China’s modernisation process. - Taiping Rebellion - 1911 Revolution Wu Tien-hsuan 2013500516 Tutorial Group: Tuesday 13:30-14:20   In the modern world, China is only second to the U.S.A. in economic scale. According to the World Bank (2014), the GDP of China has risen from 8.227 trillion USD (2012) to 9.24 trillion USD (2013).

By reading the history of the previous dynasties, he realized that the fading of each dynasty was caused by the fatuity of Emperors and the ignorance of unconscious tyranny. Listening to only one side and currying favor were the causes of the fatuity and ignorance of emperors, so he wanted his ministers to supervise him to do the right things and followed the Tang Laws. He encouraged all his ministers to give advice to build the country better and point out the mistakes he made in his domination. This decision created the period of Zhenguan as a honest political period, because they could supervise the emperor, who was the core of the feudal government to do the right things, instead of blinding the eyes by his achievements. For instance, Emperor Taizong of Tang liked hunting very much, though he had declined the times of hunting after became the emperor, he would still do some huntings in several years.