1. Tang Dynasty Song Dynasty
Advances in Agriculture, Trade,
Arts and Inventions

3. Advances in Agriculture
Song Dynasty
New irrigation techniques:
Underground wells
Dragon backbone pump--allowed one person to pump water instead of several people to scoop water
Cultivated land increased
Fast-ripening rice--grew quickly so three crops could grow in the time it used to take one crop to grow

4. Advances in Agriculture
growth of new crops
cotton
tea!
Results:
More food --> Increased population!

6. City Life
Tang Dynasty
Chang'an--largest city, huge, bustling trade center
Mix of many cultures:China, Korea, Persia, Arabia, and Europe
Religious and philsophical center: Buddhism, Daoism, and Christianity
Song Dynasty
Cities continued to grow

7. Trade in China and Beyond
Traders used China's rivers to ship goods on barges and ships
Tang Dynasty improved and expanded Grand Canal which allowed Chinese to move goods and crops longer distances

9. Trade in China and Beyond
 Trade Beyond China (outside of China)
Tang Dynasty
Trade routes on land
Traded goods: tea, rice, spices and jade
Silk!
Song Dynasty
Trade routes on water
Porcelain!
Strong economy led to invention of Paper Money

11. Arts Tang Dynasty painted murals that celebrated Buddhism and nature
Poetry
Song Dynasty
Li Qingzhao--greatest female poet
Used pale green glaze over its porcelain
Tang and Song
Clay sculptures of horses

12. Inventions Tang Dynasty wood block printing gunpowder
magnetic compass (improved from Han dynasty)
Song Dynasty
movable type
paper money