Tang & Song Achievements

During the Song Dynasty, Farmers irrigated (watered) their fields by... (Choose two)

• Dug underground wells

• Grand Canal

• Developed and used the dragon backbone pump

• Terraced Farming

Food was abundant during this time because they developed

• Terraced farming to increase farmland

• Development of Fast Growing rice

• Learned to grow cotton & tea more effectively

• All of these

Agricultural surplus (plenty of food) at this time led to all of these except

• China's population grew to 100 million

• Helped to pay for taxes to government

• Encouraged China to go to War with Mongol Barbarians

• Trade of food crops increased

A series of waterways that were built by the Sui and improved and expanded by the Tang Dynasty is called..

• Eerie Canal

• Grand Canal

• Panama Canal

• Suez Canal

Chinese guarded the secret of making this export from rest of the world...

• Tea

• Silk

• Rice

• Spices

A thin, beautiful type of pottery called _________ was developed at this time

• Earthenware

• Stoneware

• Porcelain

• Bone China

Gunpowder led to development

• Fireworks & Rockets

• Bombs

• Guns & Canons

• All of these

A from of printing in which entire page is carved into block of wood

• Movable Type printing

• Wood block printing

• Digital printing

• Screen printing

When carved letters can be rearranged and reused during this time it was called _____________ Printing

• Movable Type printing

• Wood block printing

• Digital printing

• Screen printing

A invention used by sailors to navigate the seas is called_________

• Odometer

• Seed drill

• Abacus

• Compass