Inventions of Tang and Song Dynasties in China



Chinese Dynasty Notes

Essential Questions

1. What were the two types of printing invented in China during this time?

2. How did the magnetic compass impact China?

3. Summarize the important events of Marco Polo’s life (think about the video).

Timeline of Dynasties in China in the Post-Classical Period

|Dynasty |Year (C.E.) |Event |

|Sui ( ) | | |

| |627 |Tang Taizong becomes _______________ |

|Tang | |_____________ Wu Zhao assumes throne |

|( ) |751 |Chinese lose Battle of Talas |

| |850 |__________________ invented |

| | |Government issues paper money |

|___________ (960-1279 C.E.) |1040 |______________________ invented |

| |1126 |Song Dynasty retreats to south |

| |1215 |__________ Khan invades northern China |

|Southern Song (1127-1279 C.E.) | |Kublai becomes Great Khan |

| |1275 |______________________ reaches China |

|_______ Dynasty (1279-1368 C.E.) | | |

Inventions of Tang and Song Dynasties in China

| |Date |Description |Impact |

|Porcelain | |Bone-hard, white ceramic made of a |- Became a valuable ______ |

| | |special clay and a mineral found only in|- Is so associated with Chinese culture that|

| | |China |it is now called “____________” |

|Mechanical clock |700s |Clock in which machinery regulated the |- Idea for mechanical clock was carried by |

| | |movements |traders to |

| | | |___________ ___________ |

|Printing |Block printing – |Block printing – one block on which a |- Printing technology spread to ____________|

| |Movable type - 1040 |whole page is cut |and Japan |

| | |Movable type – individual characters |- Movable type also developed later in |

| | |arranged in frames, _______ |________ |

| | |______________ | |

|Gunpowder |800s |Explosive powder made from mixture of |- First used for __________, then weapons |

| | |saltpeter, sulfur, and ____________ |- Technology spread west within 300 years |

|Paper money | |Paper currency was issued by Song |- Contributed to development of large-scale |

| | |government to replace __________ ___ |commercial economy in China |

| | |_________ ________ used by merchants | |

|Magnetic compass (for |1100s |Floating magnetized needle that always |- Helped China become a _______ |

|navigation) | |points ___________________, adapted by |_____________ |

| | |sailors for use at sea |- Technology quickly spread west |

Using the chart above, answer the following questions in complete sentences.

1) Which invention would be most useful to a new society? Why?

2) What drawbacks, or consequences, might there be if you introduced these inventions into a new society?

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