Chapter 7, Section 2
Pages 170-175
Standards 7.3.2 & 7.3.5
Objective/Goal for learning:
To learn that inventions made during the Tang and Song
dynasties are still in use today around the world.
Why does this matter?
 Do you see any connections to our past units?
 Patterns?
 Trends?
Advances in Agriculture…
 Always were expert farmers
 Grew even better during the Song dynasty
 Improved irrigation
 Discovered fast-ripening rice
 Wild land turned into farmland
 New crops
Improved irrigation…
 Used underground wells to water crops
 Invented the dragon backbone pump
 Portable watering device
Increased farmland…
 Areas which were “wild” were plowed and used for
farming = increase in food
 Terraced farming = steps into a hillside to make usable
farmland
New crops…
 Discovered fast-ripening rice
 Cotton
 Tea
Farming = SUCCESS!
 Increased food = increased population
 Taxes for the empire
City Life
 Farmers crops would be taken to busy cities
 CHANG’ AN = big city in Tang dynasty
 Largest city in the world
 Mix of different cultures…why???
Trade in China & Beyond
 Based in agriculture, but had other items as well
 Trade took place in China
 The Grand Canal = man-made waterways used for
transportation & trade
 Chinese also traded with other cultures outside of
China
 India, Southwest Asia
 Korea, Japan
Maritime Trade…
 Trading goods with other cultures/empires through
ocean routes
 New good = PORCELAIN
Arts and Inventions
 Great works of art & literature = Strong empire
 Not in survival mode!!!
Important inventions…
 Woodblock printing
 Gunpowder
 Compass
Complete these cause and effect
statements:
Cause:
Because there was increased agricultural production…
Effect:
…the population was able to grow in China.
Cause:
Because there was increased trade in China…
Effect:
…the cities in China were able to grow.
Cause:
Because the cities in China were able to grow…
Effect:
…art and culture was able to flourish.
Cause:
Because the Chinese came up with printing innovations…
Effect:
…Chinese literature was able to flourish.
Checking for Understanding!
Identify (point out) facts about the
Tang & Song Dynasties.
Tang Dynasty
Agriculture
Cities
Trade
Art
Inventions
Song Dynasty