Achievements


 * From 960 to 1279.
 * descovered fireworks
 * lasted for more than 500 years
 * in 1979 A.D. the mongols invaded from the north and killed the last of the Song emperors.
 * After the fall of the T'ang dynasty, a new dynasty, the Sung, reunified the country.
 * Conquering the Northern part of China.
 * Sung Dynasty lasted for a long time because of advancments in the society.
 * There culture brought rise to a new religon..
 * With this rise in culture came a new religion, called Neo-Confucianism. This religion was thought of by a scholar named Chu Hsi.
 * Sung Dynasty Chinese Art - 960-1279 AD
 * Emperor Hui-tsung, opened a school for painters, and many famous painters came from this school.
 * ** First to invent paper money in 1024 **
 * first to invent gunpowder(rockets, guns, flaming arrows)
 * first to have an organized military to fight the mongols.
 * The sung dynasty brought peace to China
 * **the sung dynasty would last 319 years and was one of China’s most brilliant and attractive dynasties of all time.**
 * the first emperor who brought china back together was T’ai-tsu.
 * the sung dynasty made many improvements such as housing and care for the elderly, state hospitals, low-interest loans for peasants, state orphanages, free pharmacies for the poor, filled state granaries, and fire stations and libraries in the large cities.
 * during this time a new printing technology made books more widely available.
 * The Sung dynasty used checking accounts, bills of exchange, and promissory notes as we do today.
 * Increase in agriculture grew from the introduction of new tools and techniques, and advances were made in the fields of mining and manufacturing of ceramics.
 * The Sung Dynasty was rich in cultural heritage
 * The Sung Dynasty lasted for more than 300 years, due to major advancements in the society.
 * 960 a new power, Song (960-1279), reunified most of China Proper.
 * The Sung introduced paper money in 1024
 * chao kuang founded the sung dynasties.
 * Because the Juchen had cut off their traditional route along the Silk Road, traders began sailing to South-East Asia and to india.
 * he was a general made emperiorby his woriors in 960 AD.
 * chao kuang had lived a long life which allowed him to establish a more solid foundation for his succussors.
 * first autopsy done on a southern chinese captives body in 1145 AD.
 * advances in medicine and acupuncture also took place in this dynasty.
 * favored diplomacy over military power.