Chapter 14 Section 2Tang and Song Achievements

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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).

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Advances in Agriculture Chinese civilization always based on

agriculture Grew wheat, barley, rice, & grains

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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

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Advances in Agriculture

Increased the amount of farmed landFarms 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

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Advances in AgricultureSurplus agricultural items were

taxed giving gov’t more moneyMerchants traded surplus cropsFood was plentifulPopulation grew quickly

Went from 60million to 100 million

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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

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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

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Trade in China and Beyond During Tang dynasty most foreign trade

used land routes Silk was their most valuable Favorite Fast Talker

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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

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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

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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

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Artists and Poets Artists made exquisite clay figures Also made porcelain items glazed with

celadon

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Important Inventions Tang

Woodblock Printing Gunpowder Compass

Song Movable type Paper money

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