What occurred during the Song Dynasty in China?

What did the song dynasty rule?

In the 11th century

Which song dynasty ruled in the 11th century?

The northern song

What song dynasty ruled after the northern song?

The southern song

What dynasty ruled prior to the song dynasty?

The tang dynasty

Who made more conquests?

Song Taizong conquested the northern Han to expand

Did the song dynasty take over all of the land of the tang dynasty?

No

Who were the emporers?

Song Taisu, Song Taizung, Song Zhenzong

What did the three emperors try to do?

Conquest the land of liao

What happened in 1005?

The treaty of Chanyuan was established

What was the treaty of Chanyuan?

The creation of a neutral frontier—they had to stop their conquest attempts and pay dues to liao

Why was the treaty of chanyuan impactful on China?

It revealed that China wasn’t the only established empire/dynasty at the time.

What was beneficial about the treaty of Chanyuan?

Song China was able to shift away their focus from military affairs—spending fewer resources. Thus able concentrate on civility.

What impact did Taisu have as an emperor?

He was for the people—he allowed retirement, imperial marriages, and revived the tang examination system.

What was the tang examination system?

A testing system that determined the prime candidates for imperial China’s bureaucracy?

What is imperial?

In relations to an empire.

When was the imperial examination system revived in China?

During the song dynasty

How did Taizu appoint officials? Who did he appoint?

Frequently, they were military officials.

What was the exam about?

Confucianism—harmonious conduct, good governing, integrity

Who was the exam open to?

Men

What was China’s form of government?

An imperial bureaucracy

Why was the bureaucracy a crucial aspect of song China?

It was seen as an extension of the emperor—a cruciality of survival for the empire.

How did agriculture affect Song China?

It increased the population