Lesson 9 of 11
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China under the Song

China under the Song, 960-1279

The Tang Dynasty is one of the great periods of China's development.

Under the Song, several great inventions were developed.
Paper money is perhaps the most interesting (even though it appears in the late Tang).

the boats will be equipped with rudders

But a division between the North and South part of China. The Song will be forced to retreat to the Song due to pressure from the Jin and Xixia nomads (?)

Southern Song (1127-1279), capital Lin'an (Hangzhou)

Song

The Khmer empire and its capital Angkor are at the peak of their economic and political development.

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