Changes And Continuities In China From 600 CE To 1750 CE

From the time period 600 CE to 1750 CE, Asia went through major changes. Due to the Mongolian peoples however, China was able to return to their cultural roots after Mongolian dominance, but the Islamic Middle Eastern Empire drastically changed their culture after the Mongol’s influence. The most important continuity throughout China from 600 CE to 1750 CE was their development of new technology. The Sui Dynasty had three technological advancements that were immensely impactful. The first advancement was the Grand Canal. This made transportation and trading easier. The second development was that they built granaries. These granaries supplied the people with a stable supply of food and it made food cheaper. The third contribution was that

A very important invention from the Tang Dynasty was the creation of a vaccine for small pox. This was kept in China and it was not shared with the world for a long time, which was a secret advantage in war and in trade. The Song Dynasty was the last dynasty in China before the Mongolian people took over. The Song Dynasty is known for their creation of porcelain in 851 CE. They also had beautiful landscape paintings based on Confucian ideas. Their architects composed the pagoda, which was a building that was many stories tall with the corners of the roof curved up. They used the pagodas as temples. The Song people also created Calligraphy, which is a form of handwriting. They also invented a movable type printing machine, which spread to Korea and Japan. This creation allowed faster printing and it lead to the widespread diffusion of ideas. The Song Dynasty also created the spinning wheel, which was used to make thread. One of the most influential ideas of the Song Dynasty was that China started to cultivate rice. They were able to plant two rice crops a year, which lead to an abundance of food. After

Before the Mongol’s reign, women were treated unfairly and poorly. Their status during the Sui Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty was low, even though many empresses tried to make women more important. The women during these dynasties did not have any property rights, they were excluded from education, and polygamy and the use of concubines was common. There was a break of this horrible treatment, though during the reign of the Mongols. Women had rights to owning their own property, they could divorce, and they could receive an inheritance. Also, women could be recognized as writers, thinkers and philosophers. After the fall of the Mongols, the Ming Dynasty took over and women in China were back to being treated