China’s Advances in Farming Technology and Trade

Farming Main crop In the south is Rice Shifted to the South Wheat and Barley grow well in the north Grows in flooded fields called paddies Developed advanced irrigation that included pumps

Chinese Rice Paddies

Doubles from 50-100 million from 750 AD to1100AD Developed fast growing rice…. Population grows Doubles from 50-100 million from 750 AD to1100AD

Land Tenure Han Dynasty: Government owned all land and given away equally Tang Dynasty: Government sold to the Richest Poor became peasants and farmers

Led the world in shipbuilding technology Junks Led the world in shipbuilding technology Ocean going holding 500 people Multiple Decks with sails Watertight compartments Rudders helps to steer the ship

Chinese Junks

Compass Magnetic compass allowed them to travel the open seas Trade routes to India and South east Asia

China and the Magnetic compass

China and gunpowder

Gunpowder First used for fireworks By the song it was being used for gunpowder, bombs, rockets and other weapons

Printing Chinese invented printing over 2000 years ago 800s developed woodblock printing (pages carved into blocks of wood) Movable type invented later…. (each letter carved separately and moved around Lowered cost of books Literacy goes up!!!!!!!!

Chinese Wood Block Printing

Movable Type Print Movable type invented later…. (each letter carved separately and moved around Lowered cost of books Literacy goes up!!!!!!!!

China Moveable Print

Trade and Industry Merchants were looked down upon…. Making money through trade was looked upon as an unworthy profession Food production increase allows growth of trade for products like pottery and cloth Transportation costs decreased with the building of the Grand Canal

Transportation The Grand Canal

Grand Canal Built in the early 600s World’s oldest and longest manmade waterway Connects the Huang He River in the north and the Chang River in the south 1100 miles of river carrying goods on barges

Money Economy People use money to get what they need. (no more trading) Copper coins first used during the Tang Dynasty Paper money first issued and used during the Song….easier to use and carry than coins

Tang Coin Money

Song Paper Money

Hard white pottery of extremely fine quality Porcelain Hard white pottery of extremely fine quality Major trade item prized around the world

Chinese Porcelain

Iron Iron was also used to make weapons, tools, nails and statues.

Iron Production