U5L20 - China Develops a New Economy

A growth in rice production would most likely result in

• a decrease in agriculture because of more competition.

• an increase in the economy because of more crops to sell.

• a decrease in trade with foreign countries.

• an increase in artisans making more goods to sell at market.

During the Song period, China's cities were

• either very rich or very poor.

• much smaller than the cities in Europe.

• much larger than the cities in Europe.

• poor although they had advanced technology.

What linked northern and southern China

• Grand Canal

• Amur Trail

• Ganges River

• Aral Sea

China became prosperous because of changes in

• agriculture.

• trade.

• commerce.

• all of the above

This jade bird was made during the Song dynasty. How did the shift to growing rice encourage trade and the demand for luxury items?

• With an increase of food, peasants could take time away from farming to sell other products.

• Rice farmers could market their surplus rice and make more money.

• Landowners became rich enough from growing rice to buy luxury items.

• all of the above

What was one major reason for the increase in rice production during the Song dynasty?

• a new variety of rice was introduced

• . fewer jobs in the cities meant more people became farmers

• peasants had to spend all their time farming

• . less rain during this period meant more rice could be grown

To grow rice on hillsides, farmers created flat areas called

• harrows.

• millets.

• terraces.

• wetlands.

To improve farming techniques for rice and other crops, farmers in southern China

• began using fertilizer.

• created irrigation systems.

• improved the plow and harrow.

• all of the above

This is a Song dynasty pagoda in southern China. Why did many people decide to move south during the Tang dynasty?

• bad weather that prevented farming

• attacks by tribes from Mongolia

• famine and outbreak of diseases

• lack of water in some areas

What was one result of farmers moving from northern to southern China?

• Farmers began growing wheat and millet in the south because of the cold and dry conditions there.

• Farmers began growing rice plants in the south because of warm and wet conditions there.

• Farmers began growing rice in southern China because it was the only crop that would grow well there.

• Farmers began growing wheat in the north because of the warm and wet conditions there.

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