Comparison of the High Caliphate and the Golden Age
The High Caliphate, including the Umayyad and Abbasid dynasties, and the Golden Age of the Tang and Song dynasties had numerous similarities. Both strongly influenced foreign lands, while being influenced by others. However, the many differences in the more individual achievements of the High Caliphate and Golden Age of Tang and Song are what set the two ages apart and make them singular pieces to a larger whole in history, proving them worthy of closer study and comparison. First of all, there is the fact that both eras included two dynasties apiece. The Umayyad and Abbasid, and the Tang and Song dynasties were called dynasties due to the fact that succession of rule was passed along the ruling bloodline. This was more of a forced and reluctantly accepted trait in the Umayyad dynasty that continued throughout the Abbasid dynasty, whereas in the Chinese dynasties it was an integral part of the rule, according to the mandate of heaven that defined the rulers as divinely chosen for the task. Both the High Caliphate and the Golden Age of Tang and Song also had a period of transition and political fragmentation between dynasties as well. Both of these time periods produced dynasties with extensive empires in different regio
The two ages of dynasties produced effective, though different models of government and foreign affairs. The High Caliphate adopted and mixed a number of foreign governmental models, and also allowed non-Arabs to enter into office. Trade was widely accepted, and spanned a large portion of the globe because of the large number of Muslim traders everywhere. At first, trade in the Golden Age was limited to the canals between North and South, but later foreign trade expanded with the establishment of paper money and banking policies. The Golden Age's influence reached Tibet, Japan and Korea. As for government, the Tang created the open-examination system as an entryway into official status. Also, no official could hold office in his home district, and could not hold office in multiple areas. The bureaucracy remained basically the same throughout the Golden Age, lasting for 300 years in the South. The insights and innovations of both the High Caliphate and Golden Age of Tang and Song were quite impressive and useful, though obviously created to serve different priorities. The High Caliphate produced a large number of practical, educational scientific findings, whereas the Golden Age of Tang and Song came up with mostly agrarian ideas that aided their food production and growth. The High Caliphate contributed in the scien
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