Question 1
• Under the Tang and Song Dynasty, China’s
economy was mainly what?
• A. Iron
• B. Agriculture
• C. Service
• D. All of the above
Question 2
• How did the Tang and Song Dynasty bring the
country of China together?
• A. They created a new type of mail system
• B. They used the automobile for travel
• C. They used new roads and waterways for
trade and communication
• D. They held hands across China to show
unity
Question 3
• Around 1000 A.D., why did farmers plant a
new type of rice?
• A. The rice grew quicker and could produce 2
to 3 yields of rice in a year
• B. It was a better tasting rice that people
enjoyed
• C. Rice just grew better in China
• D. None of the above
Question 4
• As China began to grow more rice, the extra
amount of food meant what for the people of
China?
• A. Less farmers, more trades people
• B. More food to trade with other areas
• C. More jobs
• D. All of the above
Question 5
• China was the first to use this type of currency
in the trade of goods?
• A. Paper Money
• B. Coins
• C. Gold
• D. Silver
China’s Economy
• Under Tang and Song
Dynasty, China’s economy
grew
• China’s economy was
based on farming and
trade
• Economic growth was due
to changes in travel,
agriculture and commerce
Changes in Travel
• Tang & Song built roads and
waterways
– Chinese empire brought
together
• Better routes brought
improved trade
• Changes in ship building
– Gigantic ships powered by
both oars and sails
– Faster & safer voyages
China’s Routes
• New roads gave traders the
ability to move goods
– tea, grain and other goods
– Inns for travelers
– Mounted Messengers
• New Waterways
– Government repaired canals
– Built new canals to link
major rivers
– More efficient ways to move
products
Agricultural Chage
• Climate change in China
also allowed farmers to
grow more rice.
• Extra rice sold imperial
centers of northern China
• Extra food meant fewer
people to work as farmers
• More people can work in
trade
Agricultural Changes
• 1000 A.D., farmers began
planting a new type of rice
• New type of rice gave farmers
the ability to have 2 to 3
crops in a year
• More food = More population
• Chang Jiang becomes major
area to grow rice
Changes in Commerce
• Cargo ships & barges carried
goods on canals and rivers
• New Chinese foods and
products sent to Korea and
Japan
• Use of money (coins and
paper money)
• More people became
merchants
Question 1
• Under the Tang and Song Dynasty, China’s
economy was mainly what?
• A. Iron
• B. Agriculture
• C. Service
• D. All of the above
Question 2
• How did the Tang and Song Dynasty bring the
country of China together?
• A. They created a new type of mail system
• B. They used the automobile for travel
• C. They used new roads and waterways for
trade and communication
• D. They held hands across China to show
unity
Question 3
• Around 1000 A.D., why did farmers plant a
new type of rice?
• A. The rice grew quicker and could produce 2
to 3 yields of rice in a year
• B. It was a better tasting rice that people
enjoyed
• C. Rice just grew better in China
• D. None of the above
Question 4
• As China began to grow more rice, the extra
amount of food meant what for the people of
China?
• A. Less farmers, more trades people
• B. More food to trade with other areas
• C. More jobs
• D. All of the above
Question 5
• China was the first to use this type of currency
in the trade of goods?
• A. Paper Money
• B. Coins
• C. Gold
• D. Silver