SS Vocab 7.3.2 Tang and Sung Dynasty Developments
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MrKoppes on May 1, 2009
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Mr. Koppes' US History, Mr. Koppes' Medieval and Early Modern History
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 agriculture | it was a huge step in the progress of civilization when tribes left hunting and gathering and began to develop more sustainable methods of obtaining food |
| Tang Dynasty | Dynasty often referred to as China's Golden Age that reigned during 618-907 AD |
| Song Dynasty | the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279 |
| commerce | exchange of goods; trade |
| porcelain | thin pottery,it was also an important item the Song used for trade. |
| gunpowder | a mixture of powders used in explosives and guns,it was developed early in Northern Song Dynasty. |
| compass | An instrument that uses earths magnetic field to indicate directions, it was one of the most useful achaivments of Tang China. |
| inventions | a new tool, device, or process, created after scientific study and experimentation |
| The Grand Canal | The oldest and longest man-made canal. Built during the Sui Dynasty and still around today. |
| The Paper Trail | paper money was printed for the first time in China in the AD 900s and was used for about 700 years,through the Ming dynasty. |
| Great Wall of China | a fortification 1,500 miles long built across northern China in the 3rd century BC |
| technological | of or relating to a practical subject that is organized according to scientific principles |
| commercial | connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises |
| wheat | annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains |
| rice | grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished |
| Empress Wu | Only women emporer of China powerful and cruel along with talented and intellegent |
| dragon backbone pump | one of the many agricultural achievments made during the Song dynasty |
| Chang Jiang | the longest river of Asia, under the Song dynasty this once wild land became suitable for farming |
| Chang'an | during the Tang dynasty this was the capital and the largest city |
| Kaifeng | the Song capital this city was home to almost a million people |
| woodblock printing | invented during the Tang dynasty, printers could copy drawings and texts much faster than copying them by hand |
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