1. Tang and Song Achievements
Chapter 14 Section 2
Tang and Song Achievements

2. Question: How long have they (China) been communist?
The Communist Party of China (CPC) was founded on July 1, 1921 in Shanghai, China. After 28 years of struggle, the CPC finally won victory of "new-democratic revolution" and founded the People's Republic of China in The CPC is the ruling party of mainland China (P.R. China).

3. Advances in Agriculture
Chinese civilization always based on agriculture
Grew wheat, barley, rice, & grains

4. Advances in Agriculture
During Song Dynasty farming improved
New irrigation helped farmers
Underground wells
Dragon backbone pump
Allowed one person to do the work of several

5. Advances in Agriculture
Increased the amount of farmed land
Farms more productive
New fast growing rice
Could get 2-3 crops in one growing season
Grew new crops efficiently such as cotton
Tea production increased

6. Advances in Agriculture
Surplus agricultural items were taxed giving gov’t more money
Merchants traded surplus crops
Food was plentiful
Population grew quickly
Went from 60million to 100 million

8. Cities and Trade
During the Tang and Song dynasties food came into the cities from the countryside
Cities were busy and crowded
Tang capital city
Population over 1 million
Largest city in the world in its time
Religious & philosophical center

9. Trade in China and Beyond
Trade and agriculture made China richer than ever
Traders used rivers to ship goods within China
Especially the Grand Canal
Construction began under the Sui
Improved and expanded under the Tang

10. Trade in China and Beyond
During Tang dynasty most foreign trade used land routes
Silk was their most valuable
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11. Trade in China and Beyond
During the Song Dynasty sea trade became important
Pacific ports were opened to foreign traders
They also developed porcelain during the Song Dynasty

12. Trade in China and Beyond
Huge amounts of trade strengthened the economy
Porcelain- a thin beautiful type of pottery
Song invented the first paper money to ease trade

13. Artists and Poets
Artists & writers of the Tang Dynasty were some of China’s greatest
Wu Daozi (DOW-tzee) painted murals
Li Bo and Du Fu wrote poetry
Li Qingzhao (ching-Zhow) considered China’s greatest female poet

14. Artists and Poets Artists made exquisite clay figures
Also made porcelain items glazed with celadon

15. Important Inventions Tang Song Woodblock Printing Gunpowder Compass
Movable type
Paper money