1. Chapter 8, Lesson 2 Chinese Society It Matters Because: During the Tang and Song Dynasties, the economy of China grew through trade & improvements in technology.

2. I. Economic Growth A. When Han Dynasty fell, civil war ravaged China 1. Farms, homes, & villages destroyed B. Economy recovered under Tang Dynasty 1. Gave land back to farmers a.learned methods of irrigation, crop rotation b.increase in food production led to population growth C. Tang rulers improved roads, bridges, reopened Silk Road porcelain D. Merchants traded silk, tea, steel, paper, & porcelain Porcelain 1. Porcelain - ceramic made from fine clay 2. Porcelain became an art form that exists to this day

3. II. Technological Advances coal l A. Discovery of coal led to development of mining steel 1. Coal burning led to discovery of steel 2. Steel became major trade good for China B. Innovations increased long-distance trade rudders & sails 1. Improved rudders & sails on large ships magnetic compass 2. Perfected magnetic compass Gunpowder u C. Gunpowder used in explosives & weapons 1. Also used in fireworks

4. Paper D. Paper mass produced 1. Early printing done by hand, then on carved wooden plates a. Invented movable type b. did not become popular due to of thousands of characters in Asian languages paper money 2. In 1024, Song Dynasty printed first paper money a. easier to produce & carry than coins II. Technological Advances

5. III. Literature & the Arts A. Emperors supported art, leading to golden age of culture B. Tang Dynasty considered great age of Chinese poetry 1. Poets wrote about nature’s beauty, changing seasons, friendship, & the shortness of life calligraphy C. Artistic writing called calligraphy became an art form D. Song Dynasty artists painted idealized nature scenes Taoism 1. Taoism taught that people should turn to nature & forget worldly concerns

6. Large empty spaces in paintings reflected Taoist belief that a person cannot know the complete truth about anything People in Taoist paintings were very small, expressing that people were only a small part of nature & did not control it