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Chapter 14 Section 2

Chapter 14 Section 2. Tang and Song Achievements. Question: How long have they (China) been communist?.

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Chapter 14 Section 2

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  1. 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 1949. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. Trade in China and Beyond • During Tang dynasty most foreign trade used land routes • Silk was their most valuable • Favorite Fast Talker

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

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

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

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