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In the capital city of Kaifeng emperor Taizing led the empire, instituting successful policies and winning many wars to expand the empire.
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The empire has to pay off the northern states to keep them from invading.
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The new strain of rice ripens early and is drought resistant. This creates a rice production boom which leads to a huge growth in population and an economic revolution.
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Using baked clay Bi Sheng created the first movable type.
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While gunpowder was already used this new gunpowder was made much more powerful.
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The Song thought that the people of the Viet territory were weak but after two years of fighting it ended in a stalemate.
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Iron is needed to make the weapons that the armies use. The peak of production in 1078 was six times more than was produced in the year 800 in the Sung empire.
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Corruption had begun to decrease the power of the empire. The Jurchen state captured the Song emperor and declared it the Jin Empire. People fled to the south and created the Southern Song Empire.
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The new capital city is in Hangzhou. The focused on foreign trade and a new era of prosperity began.
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It was a commentary on government which contributed to Neo-Confucianism.
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After attacking the Song empire the Mongols and Song create a brief alliance. It is stopped when Mongols turn on the Song and begin attacking again.
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After decades of attacks by the Mongols the Song crumbles.