porcelain porcelain – fine clay baked at high temperatures Chang’an Chang’an – Chinese capital Li Bo – Li Bo – famous poet of the Tang era. His poems talked about nature Du Fu Du Fu – famous poet of Tang era whose poems talked of suffering of common people calligraphy calligraphy – beautiful style of writing Section 2 Vocabulary

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A Growing Economy Section 2 Notes Tang dynasty strengthened China’s economy by supporting farming and trade. Tang leaders brought peace to China and gave land to farmers. Farmers were able to make great advances in farming. Farming during the Tang dynasty

Section 2 Notes Farming Improvements: 1. Improved irrigation 2. New ways to grow crops 3. New kinds of rice that grew well in poor soil, grew faster and was disease resistant These improvements helped farmers grow more rice. They also began to grow tea and make improvements in other crops.

Section 2 Notes More people (population) More trade More Food Big cities More $ for people & govt.

Section 2 Notes Tang rulers had roads and waterways built (Grand Canal). Travel was easier so merchants increased trade w/people throughout Asia. Chinese Traders - Imports (into country) & exports (out of country) Gold Silver precious stones fine woods silk fabric tea, steel Paper porcelain China ExportsChina Imports

Section 2 Notes New Technology Chinese developed new technology such as steelmaking and printing The Chinese discovered that coal could be used to heat things. The coal mining industry developed and grew. Chinese needed coal (wood was scarce) to warm their homes and to cook. The Chinese also discovered that mixing iron and coal created a new strong metal they called steel. Steel was used to make armor, swords, farm tools chains, nail and sewing needles.

Section 2 Notes New Technology Chinese developed new technology such as steelmaking and printing Paper was invented during the Han dynasty but during the Tang rulers the printing press was invented which allowed mass production of books. Books were no longer hand printed so they were not as expensive. The first printed book, Diamond Sutra, was a Buddhist book. Books helped spread ideas more quickly.

Section 2 Notes New Technology Chinese developed new technology such as steelmaking and printing The printing press also allowed the Chinese to produce paper currency ($) which was way easier to make than the copper coins they were using. Paper money helped the economy to expand and cities to grow. Pi Sheng invented moveable type. This allowed characters to be rearranged making it easier to print.

Section 2 Notes New Technology Chinese developed new technology such as steelmaking and printing Chinese also invented gunpowder. They created the fire lance – a type of gun. Gunpowder helped make China’s army strong and allowed them to create fireworks. Other Inventions: compass, built ships with rudders & sails

Section 2 Notes New Technology Chinese developed new technology such as steelmaking and printing Chinese inventions reach Europe through missionaries and trade. Impact on Europeans: block printing =Publish books in large numbers Gunpowder=changed how wars were fought Compass =encouraged travel around world

Section 2 Notes Tang and Song dynasties were a golden era Art and literature was supported and encouraged Li Bo was a famous poet who wrote about nature Du Fu was a famous poet who wrote about social injustice and problems of the poor Landscape paintings were very popular during the Song dynasty Calligraphy was used to write beautiful characters The art of making porcelain was perfected during the Tang period and was used to make fine plates, cups, vases and figurines.

Section 1 Notes ? Name three ways farming improved under the Tang dynasty

Section 1 Notes ? What products were imported to China

Section 1 Notes ? What products were exported from China