HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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end of Chinese Civilization
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Dynastic Cycle
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Golden Age of China
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Song dynasty (960-1279) follows the Tang (618-906) and the two together constitute what is often called “China’s Golden Age.” the inventions of gunpowder, the compass, and printing all occur under the Song.
Detailed explanation-2: -During the Tang and Song dynasties, China continued to participate in the international trade networks that took Chinese goods to India, West Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and Europe. Chinese merchants themselves went as far as the Malay Peninsula. Silk remained the largest Chinese export.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Tang dynasty (618-907) became the golden age of Chinese poetry. More than 2, 000 poets of note produced nearly 50, 000 poems of literary value. These are some of the reasons for the poetic greatness of Tang.
Detailed explanation-4: -Just a few of these advancements included improvements in agriculture, development of moveable type, uses for gunpowder, invention of a mechanical clock, superior shipbuilding, the use of paper money, compass navigation, and porcelain production.