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Song Dynasty: Why is it a superpower? - Coggle Diagram
Song Dynasty: Why is it a superpower?
Philosophical
Neo-Confucianism
Influenced how people behave: Made relationships with other people better
Less misunderstandings --> less "rebellions"
Living in harmony/peace
Encouraged people to speak up when they think others are doing something wrong
Every political official is a critics of power (Meritocracy)
Self-cultivation
Technological (Kevin and sarah)
!!!Between 960-1276, technology was getting more and more advanced!!!
Carved wooden blocks for printing faster and more efficiently
Printing (by the 9th century, the crafts men invented, books and carved it on woods. also inking and then pressing paper onto the blocks came later and it's called printing)
Gun powder can go boom
Political
Civil Service Examinations
It was possible to become a government official by passing a series of written exams
Everyone was equal
More "talented" government official
Highly competitive
Economic Improvement (William Lane)
Clothes are now made of silk instead of plants
Paper money exists so therefore it c an be stored easier and is cheaper to produce and more money could exist
More trade traffic using boats that carry spices and other trade-able goods which was good for government funds
Ceramics are a type of kitchen ware that was cleaner than wooden bowls which were used for trade and became very desired by lots of people
Without using so much bronze and silver on coins they can be used for technology advancements
Merchants became a more lucrative profession because they would make partnerships with stock companies so they could doge tax without going to jail which was if the merchants were on the silk road
Crops became more commercialized and luxurious food items like tea and oranges were being sold more often
Population also blew up over double over the space of 200 years so there are more people and in a sense more ambition
Iron production reached around 125,000 tons per year in 1078 which was used to invest in technology