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Tang and Song Achievements. I. Advances in Agriculture. 1. Northern China grew-wheat, barley and other grains 2. Southern China grew-rice 3. During the Song new irrigation systems were created and food production was improved a. Under ground wells b. Dragon backbone pump
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I. Advances in Agriculture 1. Northern China grew-wheat, barley and other grains 2. Southern China grew-rice 3. During the Song new irrigation systems were created and food production was improved a. Under ground wells b. Dragon backbone pump c. fast – ripening rice d. cotton and tea 4. Extra food led to increase in trade and population
II. Cities and Trade • City Life 1. China’s capital city of the Tang was Chang’an 2. Due to trade, there was a mix of cultures and religion 3. Song capital, Keifeng, also had a large population
Trade in China and Beyond • China became very wealthy • Grand Canal allowed the Chinese to move goods and crops from farms to cities • Foreign trade increased on land. The #1 item was silk • During the Song, maritime trade increased, porcelain grew as another valuable product. • This helped create a strong economy
III. Arts and Inventions • Artists and Poets 1. Wu Daozi – artist 2. Li Bo and Du Fu – poets 3. Li Qingzhou – literature 4. Tang and Song artists worked on clay and porcelain
Important Inventions • Han Dynasty – paper, magnetic compass • Tang Dynasty – woodblock printing, porcelain, gunpowder • Song Dynasty – moveable type, paper money, gunpowder