How the Geography of China effect its trade during the Tang Dynasty

By Naom , Thomas, and Bianca How the Geography of China effect its trade during the Tang Dynasty

This is a PowerPoint presentation about how the geography of china affected its trade during the tang dynasty by Naom, Thomas, and Bianca. 1Our Question: how did Chinas Geography affect its trade during the Tang Dynasty?

Our main question is: How did Chinas geography affect its culture during the Tang dynasty? 2

First, we will tell you about the Tang Dynasty and its rulers. THE TANG DYNASTY

First of all we must tell you about the Tang Dynasty and its rulers3Li Yuan was the first Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.His son, Li Shimin, was given the throne next and became the second Emperor of the Tang DynastyLi Shimins successor, Gaozong, became the third Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.Empress Wu was the next Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.Her Grandson, Tang Xuanzong, was the Final Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Yuan (618 to 686 A.D)Li Shimin (626 to 649 A.D)Gaozong (649 to 683 A.D)Empress Wu (690 t0 705 A.D) Tang Xuanzong ( 712 t0 756 A.D)The Tang Dynastys Emperors:

LI YUAN WAS THE EMPEROR OF THE TANG DYNASTY. NEXT HE GAVE HIS THRONE TO HIS SON, LI SHIMIN. LI SHIMINS SUCCESOR, GAOZONG, BECAMeTHE NEXT RULER OF THE TANG DYNASTY. HIS DAUGHTER, EMPRESS WU, WAS THE NEXT RULER. AND FINALLY, HER GRANDSON, TANG XUANZONG, WAS THE FINAL RULER OF THE LAST GREAT DYNASTY OF CHINA.4

Now we will tell you about Chinas some of Tang Chinas Trade and the silk road, chinas main trade route to other countries.CHINAS Gateway to the world

Now we will tell you about chinas trade.5

The Silk Road ( in red) was a group of mountain ranges that made a road so people of Tang China could pass through and get to other countries so they could import and export products. The Silk Road

The silk road was a path of mountain ranges that the people of Tang China could get through so they can import and export products. 6People of the Tang Dynasty used grasslands to grow crops so they could trade them to other countries. This is one of the main reasons why Tang china had such a good trade system. Chinas rural area

The people of the Tang Dynasty used grassland and open fields to trade food with other countries.7Arts flourished during the Tang DynastyStatuespaintingsThe Golden Age

Art like painting and poetry flourished during the tang dynasty.8

Tang Chinas main trading items were silk , perfume, and spices, but China also traded other things, like machinery, iron, steel, mineral fuels, oil, and equipment.TRADE

Tang chinas main trading items were silk, perfume, and spices, but they also traded other things, like machinery, iron, steel, mineral fuels, oil, and equipment.9Chinese geographic featuresChinas geographic features were use as natural barriers. The barrier were seas , rivers ,mountains ,and deserts .The seas help them by making routes to get food . The Taklimakan desert was called the sea of death because of its boiling hot days , poisonous snakes , shortage of water. The Himalayan mountains were barriers because they were rugged .The rivers were needed for water.

These were the geographic features of China .There were rivers , ocean , deserts , and mountains were very helpful when ever there was and invasion. The sea also helps people of the Tang dynasty get seafood.

10The things that the people found

Archeologists have found many artifacts from the Tang dynasty. Cups, pots, and many other items were found.

The people found these items from the tang dynasty. Archeologists have found many artifacts from the tang dynasty for example cups, pots, statues( like terracottas) , and many other artifacts.11

After Months of research, here is the conclusion that we came up with.Now, you got the idea, right?

After months of research, this is the conclusion that we made up.12Because of the many trade items, such as crops and silk, Tang China flourished in the industrial world. Geographic impacts on China greatly affected its trade. Fields for farming and planting, many natural resources to make things out of, and a great trade route to export products may have made china the industrial engine of the world.OUR CONCLUSION

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