1. 17.4 Notes: Chinese Society

2. How did technology allow China to expand the tribute system? Write at the top of your notes Draw a box around it. We will refer back to it during the notes

3. China’s technology and trade had a worldwide impact. Daoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism were influential belief systems in China. Some features of Chinese society were important from the Tang dynasty through the Ming dynasty. Chinese Society Key Ideas

5. Huge ships called “junks” shipbuilding technologies -very advanced -Multiple decks and masts -Watertight compartments Marco Polo Venetian merchant who traveled to Kublai Khan's court Main source for info on Chinese ships Chinese Society Chinese Shipbuilding

6. invention of magnetic compass opening of trade routes to India and Southeast Asia. Advances in printing lowered the cost of books increased number of schools. More people learned to read Chinese Society Technological Advances: Cause and Effect

7. Gunpowder -first used for fireworks Water Pumps and Wheelbarrows -Used in building projects Weaving and Spinning machines -helped the silk industry grow Chinese Society Other Chinese Inventions

8. Gunpowder spread to Muslim areas & Europe. Water pumps /other advances in farming - led to producing extra food - could be used for trade. Improved production methods created more silk for trade. Chinese porcelain became a worldwide trade item. Chinese Society Technologies Increase Trade

9. The Ming Dynasty How did technology allow China to expand the tribute system? Effects of Technology on Tribute System

10. From the Tang through the Ming, scholars valued “the three perfections.” These art forms were painting calligraphy poetry. Chinese Society The Three Perfections