Post a brief (approx. 250 word) message to the Discussion Forum addressing one of the following questions. Be sure to use information and examples from the textbook: The Tang and Song periods are o

 Post a brief (approx. 250 word) message to the Discussion Forum addressing one of the following questions. Be sure to use information and examples from the textbook: 

The Tang and Song periods are often seen in China as a kind of Golden Age in Chinese history. What about this period makes that era of Chinese society so "advanced" or "modern" compared to other parts of the world, and even relative to the present?