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Read Works: The Tang and Song Dynasties in China
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a five-page PDF nonfiction passage entitled "The Tang and Song Dynasties in China" which focuses on Chinese history including the Tang and Song Dynasties. It is followed by 10 comprehension...
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China Knowledge: Song Dynasty
Comprehensive article that covers the Song Dynasty. Extremely informative and interesting.
Columbia University
The Song Dynasty in China (960 1279)
A look at the Song Dynasty that answers the question: "Does modernity begin with the Song dynasty?" Author discusses economic growth, commercialization, urbanization, and intellectual life while studying a 12th-century scroll.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: An Introduction to the Song Dynasty (960 1279)
The Song dynasty was the second great "medieval" period of China. Northern Song (while it lasted) and the Southern Song (from 1127 until 1279) achieved incredible feats of learning, science, art, and philosophy. International trade and...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Key Concepts: Song China
The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for a high school or college level world history course. This section assesses students' knowledge of the prosperity that occurred during the Song Dynasty.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Focus on State Building: Song China
The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for a high school or college level world history course. This section assesses students' knowledge of the cultural and political powers that were unified during the Song Dynasty.
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University of Washington
University of Washington: Military Technology [Pdf]
This unit can be used to help learners grasp the long-term military confrontation between Chinese dynasties and the northern steppe societies. This unit lends itself to a comparative approach as many of the weapons and techniques have...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Kids History: The Song Dynasty of Ancient China
Explore the Song Dynasty of Ancient China including the Northern and Southern Song, advancements, culture, and government on this site.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Quiz: The Song Dynasty of Ancient China
History Questions: Song Dynasty Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
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Travel China Guide: Northern Song Dynasty (960 1127)
Brief encyclopedia style article that discusses the history of the Northern Song Dynasty.
University of Maryland
Umd: The Imperial Era Ii the Song Dynasty
This site features a brief article about the foundation of the Song Dynasty.