Question

Answer all questions given under the heading

Sung Dynasty

1. What sounded death knell to Tang empire?
2. What happened to the empire?
3. What about the achievements of the Sung Dynasty?
4. What was the end of the Sung Dynasty?

Answer 1

1. The rebellion of the hard-pressed peasantry under the leadership of Hung Ch’ao dealt a death knell to the Tang empire.
2. The empire split into five rival states until it was reunited under the Sung Dynasty.

3. Trade and industry flourished. Iron and steel industries became highly organized. It was a period of great prosperity to the landowning class, officials, and rich merchants.

4. The peasants suffer alone to poverty. Before any internal crisis could develop, there were two external invasions from the north that ended the Sung dynasty.