1. Do Now 10/27
1. In 1995 which religion made up the highest percent in South Korea? 2. Describe what happens to the religion of Buddhism between 1985 and Describe what happens to the religion of Confucianism between 1985 and 2005.

2. Standards Clear Targets
7.22 – Summarize the significance of the rapid agricultural, commercial, and technological development during the Song dynasties.
7.23- Trace the spread of Chinese technology to other parts of Asia, the Islamic world, and Europe including papermaking, wood-block printing, the compass, and gunpowder.
Clear Targets
Describe the growth of agricultural, commercial, and technological developments under the Song and Tang dynasties.
Explain the importance of papermaking, woodblock printing, the compass, and gunpowder.
Examine the spread of Chinese technology to other parts of Asia, the Islamic World, and Europe.

3. Chapter 8 Lesson 2 Chinese society
Mrs. Stoll 7th Grade Social Studies

4. Economic Growth
The collapse of the Han dynasty in A.D 200s ruined the economy of China.
Fighting among warlords and invaders caused:
Destruction of farmland and cities
Artisans made fewer products
Merchants had fewer goods to trade
Under the Tang dynasty the economy recovered and prospered with the control of the Silk Road.

5. Farming Improvements Tang dynasty gave more land to farmers.
Farmers improved irrigation which increased the growth of crops.
Developed new types of rice that grew well in poor soil.
New varieties of rice produced more rice per acre and resisted disease.
Farmers also began to grow tea

6. Farming Improvements
Increase in food supply resulted in an increase in China’s population.
New settlements developed into new cities.
Rice became an abundant crop in the Chang Jiang Valley

7. Growth in China’s Trade
Tang rulers built roads, waterways, and seaports as a result travel within and outside of China increased.
Caravans traveled along the Silk Road carrying goods from China to other parts of Asia.
China traded silk, tea, steel, paper, and porcelain.
China imported gold, silver, precious stones, and fine woods.

8. Chinese Paper-Making Process
Gather and clean materials
Cut up materials
Marinate in lime
Boil materials
Grind up materials
Mix pulp over screens
Pull up paper screen
Dry each sheet in sun
Keep paper in stock

9. Chinese Silk

12. Technological Advances
Chinese society saw great technological advances under the Tang and Song dynasties.
By A.D. 600s Chinese discovered coal could be used as fuel
Led to the development of the coal-mining industry
Coal and Steel

13. Coal and Steel When iron was produced in coal-
heated furnaces, the melted iron
mixed with carbon from the coal.
This created a much stronger metal -- steel
Steel was used to make armor, swords, and helmets for military.
Also made stoves, farm tools, drills, nails, and sewing needles.

14. The Invention of Printing
Paper was invented during the Han dynasty, but was produced in large amounts under the Tang dynasty.
Led to the invention of a method for printing books.
Before, printing books
were copied by hand and
were very expensive.
In A.D 600s Buddhists
monks began woodblock
printing.

15. The Invention of Printing
Printers used a wooden block for
each page they needed to print.
They carved the page’s Chinese
characters into the block.
They put ink on the block and pressed a piece of paper onto it.
Printers rubbed the sheet of paper to transfer the characters onto the page.
Each wooden block could make thousands of copies.

16. The Invention of Printing
Woodblock printing was a major advancement, but changes couldn’t be made to the block once it was carved.
In A.D. 1000s Chinese printer, Pi Sheng, invented the movable type.
Each character is an
individual piece that can
be arranged to form
sentences and used again
and again.

17. The Invention of Printing
Under the Tang dynasty rice production and trade increased.
Chinese traders needed more than just copper coins to support the empire’s economy.
In A.D. 1024, during the Song dynasty, Chinese began to print the world’s first paper money.
A Ming dynasty 200 cash note

18. Gunpowder
Gunpowder was invented during the Tang dynasty for weapons and explosives.
Fire lance- similar to a gun, could shoot a mix of flames and objects a distance of 40 yards.
Helped make Chinese army a powerful fighting force.
Gunpowder was also used for fireworks

19. Ships Several Chinese inventions directly increased trade.
Chinese invented large ships with
rudders and sails, which helped with steering.
In A.D. 1150, Chinese inventors perfected the magnetic compass.
The compass helped to navigate their ships’ locations and sail farther from land.
Chinese were able to sail to Southeast Asia, India, and further west.

20. Chinese Effect Europe
Printing made it possible to publish books in large quantities.
Gunpowder changed how wars were fought.
The magnetic compass enabled Europeans to explore the world.

22. Literature and Arts
Tang and Song dynasties are considered the golden age of Chinese culture; especially literature and art.

23. Age of Poetry
Tang dynasty is considered the great age of poetry in China.
Chinese poets often expressed a Daoist appreciation of the world.
Wrote about the beauty of nature, the changing seasons, joys of friendship, and sadness at the shortness of life.

24. Landscape Painting Increasingly popular during the Song dynasty.
Did not paint the exact appearance of a location
Tried to portray the “idea” of mountains, lakes, and other scene.
Intentionally left empty space in their paintings.
Daoist believe a person cannot know the whole truth about something.
Daoism is the belief that people should turn to nature and give up worldly concerns.

25. This landscape painted in the 1100s –shows the Daoist love of nature

26. Landscape Painting Daoism greatly influenced landscape paintings.
Humans are painted as mall figures compared to the landscape.
Paintings expressed the idea that people were a part of nature, but did not control it.
Chinese painters often wrote poems on their works.
Wrote beautiful calligraphy using a brush and ink.

27. Porcelain
During the Tang dynasty, artisans became skilled in making porcelain.
Often referred to as “China” because it came from China to the West.
Can be made into figurines, vases, cups, and plates.
Methods for making porcelain reached Europe in A.D. 1700s.

28. Review Questions
Use your textbook to cite evidence to support your answers. 1.Describe how the reopening of the Silk Road affected the economy and culture of China? 2. Explain how the printing of paper money helped the economy of China. 3. Explain why you think the rulers of the Tang and Song dynasties supported the arts and literature.

29. Review Questions
Use your textbook to cite evidence to support your answers. 1.Describe how the reopening of the Silk Road affected the economy and culture of China?

30. Review Questions
Use your textbook to cite evidence to support your answers.
1.Describe how the reopening of the Silk Road affected the economy and culture of China?
Made it easier for goods to travel between China and the rest of Asia
Since more goods were sold, the economy improved
Increased trade also meant the exchange of more goods and more ideas.

31. Review Questions
Use your textbook to cite evidence to support your answers. 2. Explain how the printing of paper money helped the economy of China.

32. Review Questions
Use your textbook to cite evidence to support your answers.
2. Explain how the printing of paper money helped the economy of China.
Easier to make and carry than coins
More money became available for traders to use in business.
As a result the economy grew

33. Review Questions
Use your textbook to cite evidence to support your answers. 3. Explain why you think the rulers of the Tang and Song dynasties supported the arts and literature.

34. Review Questions
Use your textbook to cite evidence to support your answers.
3. Explain why you think the rulers of the Tang and Song dynasties supported the arts and literature.
Art and literature reflected the ideas and beliefs of the culture
Rulers wanted works that celebrated the Chinese landscape, people, and beliefs
It would increase curiosity and possibly trade or travel

35. Reflection-Opinion How the development was created Why it is important
Imagine that you are a scholar-official. Your job is to report back to the emperor about changes taking place. Which technological, economic, or cultural development do you think would be most important for the emperor to learn about. Write a letter to the emperor that describes:
How the development was created
Why it is important
How it will change the empire
Provide TWO reasons (cite evidence) from the textbook that support your idea.
Minimum of two paragraphs

36. Reflection
Which development or invention do you think was most beneficial? Explain why and provide evidence.