THE TANG AND SONG DYNASTY

THE TANG DYNASTY EXPERIENCED A TIME OF PEACE AND

PROSPERITY SOME PEOPLE CALLED THIS THE GOLDEN AGE
OF ANCIENT CHINA. MOST OF THE ADVANCES WAS IN THE
TANG DYNASTY. DURING THE PERIOD OF THE SONG
DYNASTY, ANCIENT CHINA WAS THE MOST ADVANCED
CIVILIZATIONS IN THE WORLD.

ADVANCES IN
AGRICULTURE
DURING BOTH DYNASTIES THERE WAS MANY ADVANCES IN
AGRICULTURE. FOR EXAMPLE , THE DRAGON BACK BONE
PUMP AND WAS CREATED IN THE SONG DYNASTY. IT WAS AN
IRRIGATION SYSTEM TO BRING WATER INTO THE CANALS
THAT TRAVELED TO RICE FIELDS. ANOTHER ADVANCE IN
AGRICULTURE IS FAST RIPEING RICE. IT IS A TYPE OF RICE
THAT GETS RIPE FASTER THAN OTHER STRAINS AND IT WAS
ALSO CREATED IN THE SONG DYNASTY. LASTLY, THEY ALSO
HAD COTTON.

MAJOR CITIES & TRADE

THE WAY PEOPLE TRADED WAS THROUGH THE GRAND
CANAL. PEOPLE CAN SHIP GRAINS TO OTHER PEOPLE. ALSO
PEOPLE COULD TRADE ON THE SILK ROAD. PEOPLE WOULD
TRADE THROUGH THE SILK ROAD IF IT'S SOMETHING
VALUABLE . THE MAJOR CITY WAS CALLED CHANG'AN. MANY
DYNASTIES CHOOSE CHANG'AN FOR THEIR CAPITAL CITY
CHOICE .

INVENTIONS
THERE WERE MANY IMPORTANT INVENTIONS FOR EXAMPLE,
PAPER AND PORECELIAN WHICH IS A THIN POTTERY. THERE
WAS WOODBLOCK PAINTING WHICH IS A FORM OF PRINTING
IN WHICH AN ENTIRE PAGE IS CARVED INTO A BLOCK OF
WOOD. IN ADDITION, GUNPOWER WAS ALSO IMPORTANT.
PEOPLE USED THIS GUNPOWDER FOR FIREWORKS. THEY
THOUGHT THAT IS MADE THE EVIL SPIRITS GO AWAY. THEY
ALSO CREATED MOVABLE TYPE, MAGNETIC COMPASS, AND
LASTLY PAPER MONEY.