Tang and Song Achievements
Advances in agriculture led to increased trade and population growth.
Better: farming techniques
Irrigation
Dragon backbone pump
Better rice
Spinning
Developed in 1305 AD for silk production
Helped in working with tough silk fibers.
Italians brought it to Europe.
Coal and Iron Production
Used as a fuel source.
Used to produce enough heat to melt iron ore to produce iron/steel.
Marco Polo took idea to Europe.
Paper Money
Invented in 9th century called “flying money”.
Easier to carry due to size and weight.
Ships
Bamboo and mat sails were easier to work with than the European canvas
Created curved and triangular sails, enables boats to sail into the wind.
Watertight compartments.
Magnetic Compass
Learned how to use magnetic minerals in 500 BC.
It showed a constant southern direction.
Led to more exploration
Tang dynasty
The Great Wall
Building began in 221BC.
Rebuilt 700 years later.
3,665 miles long.
Can be seen from space?
Mechanical Clock
First clock model made in 725 AD.
“Cosmic Empire” clock in a tower over 35 ft high,
Moveable Type-Press
Bi Sheng created movable print in 1045.
Creates books faster.
Appears in Europe 400 yrs later.
Porcelain
Most famous and valuable
Developed technique 1400 yrs. Before Europeans.
Gunpowder
Discovered in the 3rd Century.
Used for first for fireworks and signals then weapons
1st gun developed in China.