Chapter 12 Section 2

Deborah Thompson

The Tang Dynasty strengthened China’s economy by supporting farming and trade.

They gave more They gave more landland to the farmers which allowed to the farmers which allowed

farmers to make advances such as:farmers to make advances such as:

They improvedThey improvedirrigationirrigation and and

introduced newintroduced newways of growingways of growing

their their cropscrops..

They They began tobegan to

grow grow tea.tea.

They developed They developed new kinds of new kinds of ricerice, , which grew well which grew well

in in poor soilpoor soil, , produced moreproduced moreper acre, per acre, grew grew

fasterfaster, and were , and were resistantresistant

to diseaseto disease..

They had roadsand waterways

built whichmade travelwithin and

outside Chinamuch easier

and increased trade.

They establishedtrade routeswhich linked

China to Central Asia,India, and

Southwest Asia.

They opened new ports

alongChina’s coast

to boost trade.

They controlled

the Silk Road and

traded these goods.

Paper

Tea

Steel

Silk Fabric

Porcelain

The Chinese developed new technologies, Such as steelmaking and printing.

Discovered Discovered that that coalcoal

could be used to could be used to heat thingsheat things..

Developed Developed blockblock

printingprinting and began and began

printing booksprinting books

first book was afirst book was a

Buddhist Buddhist book called book called

Diamond SutraDiamond Sutra..

Made Made armorarmor, , swords, swords,

helmets, stoves, helmets, stoves, farm toolsfarm tools, drills,, drills,

steel chainssteel chains, steel , steel nails, and nails, and

sewing needlessewing needles..

Mixed molten Mixed molten ironiron with with carboncarbon

from coal tofrom coal tocreate steel.create steel.New

TechnologiesFor Tang And Song

Name

Newtechnologies

Chinese printer namedPi Sheng inventedthe movable type

for printing.

Made gunpowderfor use in explosives

and fireworks.

Built large ships with rudders and sails.

Invented the compass to helpthem find their

way at sea.

During the Tang and Song dynasties, ChinaEnjoyed a golden age of art and literature.

Tang and Song

eras were a golden age for

Chinese culture.

Chinese rulers actively

Supported art andLiterature, and invited

artists and poets toLive in capital city

Of Changan.

Chinese writersbest expressedthemselves in

poems.

Invention of printing

helped to spreadChinese ideasand artwork

Li Bo was one of the most popular poets of the Tang Era, and his poems centered on nature.

(Still Night Thoughts)

Duo Fo was a favorite poetWho wrote serious poems

That dealt with issuesSuch as social injustice and

Problems with the poor(Spring Landscape).

Evening haze creeps up hill paths, I lie in the pavilion overlookingThe river: light clouds envelopCliff sides, and the moon’s

reflectionIs twisted by the waters:Cranes and storks rest afterTheir flight: wild beasts howlAs they seek their prey: sleepDoes not come to me, for stillI worry about war, knowing I haveNo way to set the world aright

What is the poet describing?a. The countryside in the

eveningb. A city streetc. An ocean voyaged. The morning sunrise

Why can the author not sleep?a. It is too noisyb. His friend wakes himc. He is worried about ward. He is not in his bed

Artists did not try to make Artists did not try to make exact pictures of the exact pictures of the

landscapeslandscapes being painted. being painted.

It expressedIt expressed Daoist Daoist belief belief that a person can’t know the that a person can’t know the

whole truthwhole truth

They portrayed the They portrayed the ideaidea instead and left instead and left empty empty

spaces.spaces.

Widespread painting during

the Song Era

They demonstrated that people They demonstrated that people are living in, are living in, not controllingnot controlling, , nature and are part of the nature and are part of the

harmony of natureharmony of nature..

Calligraphy is still used Calligraphy is still used today.today.

Painters used a brush and ink to Painters used a brush and ink to write beautiful characters called write beautiful characters called

calligraphycalligraphy..

People People portrayed as portrayed as small figuressmall figures

Chinese Painting

Chinese artisans perfected the art of makingporcelain which became known as “china.”

Porcelain was made into plates, cups, figurines,

and vases.