Compare And Contrast The Achievements Of Tang And Song Dynasties

Song and Tang Dynasty’s Achievements The Song and Tang Dynasty has the most successful and useful achievements. Farming was getting better, which lead to the economy getting better, and trading got better. Li Yuan was the first emperor of the Tang Dynasty he was previously a general under the Sui Dynasty. Li Yuan and his son Li Shimin destroyed all rivals and established the Tang Dynasty. After eight years Li Shimin convinced his father to step down for his position for him to take the throne, taking the name Tang Taizong. Tang rulers carried empire-building to new extremes conquering territories into Central Asia. Chinese armies made neighboring lands of Vietnam, Tibet, and Korea to become tributary states. The Song Dynasty Zhao Kuangyin reunited China and founded the Song Dynasty which was ruled for 319 years. Slightly longer than the tang. The song controlled less territory . The Song Dynasty also face constant threat of invaders in the north. Under the song the chin ease economy Expanded because of improved farming methods and opened boarder policy. The latter allowed a new type of faster growing rice to be imported from Southeast Asia. Farmers are able to produce two crops a year, one rice an one of the cash crops.As people began to be more educated they developed technology such as improved compass, shipbuilding,

The Chinese built ships and their merchants carried goods to the southeast, to exchange spices and woods. To improve trade government issued paper money and all of chinas cities which we mainly center of government, were then the center of trade the Chinese perfected techniques in make porcelain . The developed glazes to decorate, tea service and was later called chinaware. After this great achievement, another came about, trade because more efficient, and the government issued paper money. China’s cities then became the center of