The Song dynasty was the biggest contributor to modernizing ancient China, they had many inventions that not only gave them the main advantage in their time but also impacted the world on a long term. This industrialization expanded the dynasty and its overall economy. Without this, China would have never had the chance to modernize. The Song dynasty is usually introduced in Chinese history as a part of China’s golden age, this can be perceived as extremely true or not so accurate depending on the view you choose to give it. The Song dynasty was a time for many new discoveries and inventions, this, eventually led to China being the country with the most advanced technology of the time, resulting extremely useful for the many wars in the time of its reign.
China found itself in a deficient state before the Song dynasty, it took an extremely good managing to be able to engender a high functioning body of government. The success of this dynasty lays on the perseverance that they had in maintaining
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Eno. “Song Dynasty Culture”). The song dynasty took no risks in trying to defeat other empires that threatened them, this decision permitted many scientific and economic changes within their territory. They had a very strategic capital for most of the Northern Song which allowed them to expand their economy through the silk road. This place called Kaifeng was the basis for all the trade taking place during the time, its position offered a great advantage to connect with China, and many outsiders. During the Song dynasty, they were not looking for expansion to other territories or bonding with others, they were looking for the inner strengthening of China. This is one of the main indicators of the song dynasty, their inclination to inner development. The trading enabled success, which helped the economy rise in addition to the