The Sung Dynasty

Our next discussion is about the Sung Dynasty. This is the time period of 969 AD. This was founded by Zhao Kaungyin, the first Sung emperor. During the Dynasty, he created some new inventions. For example, the first creation was gun powder. The Europeans started to use the gun powder after it was made and use the powder for weapons. Also, The next creation was the clock. This was a useful invention because it taught how to tell time. This dynasty also brought Neo-Confucianism, the study of Confucius and his teachings/philosophy. Also, this enhanced education in schools for the growth of literature and the arts. The only bad part of the period was the weak military directly under the emperor's control. He feared that power hungry generals might want to rebel. When small barbarian tribes or nations would attack then the Sung would try to sign treaties with them.