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Chinese Society (Economic Growth (Farming Improvements (Why did China'…
Chinese Society
Economic Growth
Farming Improvements
Irrigation improved a lot by farmers who got a lot of land from Tang rulers
Why did China's trade grow?
They built roads and water ways
Silk was in high demand in areas of China
The Tang operated new seaports along China's coast
Technological Advancements
Coal and Steel
The inventions of Printing
Gunpowder and Ships
The Fire lance a gun type weapon that could only shoot 40 yards
In A.D. 1150 the Chinese inventors perfected the magnetic compass
Gunpowder was invented during the Tang dynasty
Ships helped them travel long distances on the water
In A.D. 1000 a printer named Pi Sheng made a movable type of printer
Woodblock printing began in A.D. 600
Paper was invented during the time of the Han dynasty
That discovery led to a coal-mining industry
China was running out of wood to burn so they discovered coal
China invented steel by using carbon from coal and mixed that with iron
Literature and the Arts
An Age of Poetry
Landscaping Painting
Porcelain
People started to use porcelain during the Tang dynasty
Porcelain is a ceramic fine clay baked at very high temperatures
Chinese artist painted landscapes during the Song dynasty
Chinese painter worked on works called calligraphy
The Tang dynasty was regarded as the great age of poetry
Li Bo was one of China's most famous poets
Another poet named Du Fu was a poor civil servant that faced many hardships