1. Tang & Song Achievementsp

2. I. Agriculture A. North grow wheat, barley, & other grains
B. South grow rice

3. C. Song dynasty irrigation improvements:
1. underground wells,
2. dragon backbone pump
(scoops water into irrigation canals)

4. D. more land cultivated, farms more productive, fast-ripening rice discovered
E. new crops:
1. cotton for clothes & other goods
2. tea production increased

5. F. Surplus
1. paid taxes
2. traded
G. Population grew to nearly 100 million

6. II. Cities & Trade A. City Life
1. Tang dynasty capital: Chang’an, population over a million
2. many cultures (China, Korea, Persia, Arab, Europe)
3. religious and philosophical center (Buddhist, Daoists, Christian, etc)
4. Song dynasty capital: Kaifeng

7. B. Trade
1. Trade grew & made China rich
2. Internal trade: along rivers, Grand Canal (started in Sui dynasty & improved during Tang). Brought goods & crops into cities

8. C .Many goods 1. Exports: tea, rice, spices, jade, silk
2. Imports: foods, plants, wool, glass, gold, silver

9. D. Overland trade
E. During Song, sea trade more
important
-Developed porcelain
F. Strong economy. Merchants important in Song dynasty
G. Paper money invented 900’s.
Made trade easier & lighter

10. III. Art & Poetry
A. Tang Dynasty – 1. Wu Daozi painted murals 2. LiBo and DuFu wrote poems B. Song Dynasty --Li Zinghzhao female poet C. Clay figures of horses D. Song – made porcelain (glaze called Celadon)

11. IV. Inventions Paper 1. Invented c. 105.
2. Cheap & easy way to keep records
Woodblock printing
1. Carve onto wood & then make multiple copies
2. (made world’s first printed book 868)

12. C. Gunpowder
1. Mixture of powders used in guns
& explosives
2. Originally used in fireworks
3. Then small bombs & rockets
4. Then explosives, firearms, &
cannons

13. D. Compass
1. Uses earth’s magnetic field to
show direction
2. Helped navigators travel great distances

14. Movable type -used to print books Paper Money Made trade lighter
more convenient than metal coins
Modern Chinese paper money