HISTORY
CIVILIZATIONS OF ASIA
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economic problems and political violence
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prosperity, stable government, and advances in farming
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development of government bureaucracy
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overseas conquests and colonization
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Detailed explanation-1: -During the Song Dynasty, innovations in water control methods and seed strains helped to increase agricultural efforts. Building upon the development of a strengthened irrigation system of the Tang Dynasty, the Song Dynasty increased irrigation and damming systems, controlling flood-prone regions more effectively.
Detailed explanation-2: -Tang dynasty, Wade-Giles romanization T’ang, (618–907 ce), Chinese dynasty that succeeded the short-lived Sui dynasty (581–618), developed a successful form of government and administration on the Sui model, and stimulated a cultural and artistic flowering that amounted to a golden age.
Detailed explanation-3: -During the Song (Sung) Dynasty (960-1276), technology was highly advanced in fields as diverse as agriculture, iron-working, and printing. Indeed, scholars today talk of a Song economic revolution. The population grew rapidly during this time, and more and more people lived in cities.
Detailed explanation-4: -Farmers developed many varieties of rice, including drought resistant and early ripening varieties, as well as rice suited for special purposes such as brewing. They also remade the landscape by terracing hilly land, so that rice could be grown on it.