How Did China Improve The Song Dynasty

Song China The Song Dynasty existed between 960 AD and 1279AD. There were two different stages of the Song Dynasty between those dates, the Northern Song (960-1127 AD) and the Southern Song (1127-1279 AD). During the time of the Song Dynasty, China was the most advanced place in the world. China was rich in so many ways, such as agriculture, iron working, and printing to name a few. The Song Dynasty was a time when China was advanced economically and scientifically, so much that scholars still refer to it today. Emperor Taizu was the first emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty. As emperor, Taizu instituted many critical processes that strengthened the Song Dynasty. A very important part of this period was the restoration and strengthening of the Confucian
The two previous empires, the Sui and Tang Dynasties, created the foundation for the success of the Confucian system. The Song Dynasty reformed the Confucian system and in turn increased the power of the Song emperor, even more than had been seen in the two previous dynasties. The Confucian civil service consisted of “a series of extremely rigorous exams, first on the regional and then on the national level” (Judge and Langdon pg. 303). These exams were so difficult that only 1 percent of individuals passed. This insured that the government consisted of well-educated individuals; these individuals would then became state officials and had to earn their way up through the ranks. By earning their own way, they had to depend on the favor of those higher in power than themselves, this enforced loyalty to the Emperor and high officials. Most of these