7.03 (Song Dynasty Achievements)

Identify three examples of agricultural achievements in the Song Dynasty.

• Champa Rice & drought resistant rice

• Magnetic Compass

• Paper Money

• Chain Pump & Water wheel irrigation

• Iron Plow

Identify commercial advancements of the Song Dynasty

• Canals

• Paper money

• Gunpowder

• Iron plow

• Civil Service Exams

Which of the following are technological advancements of the Song Dynasty?

• Canals

• Champa Rice

• Coal & steel

• Moveable Type

• Gunpowder

Complete the cause & effect relationship below:

Cause: Farmers import new types of rice.

Effect: ?

• Many people converted to Buddhism out of thanks for the new rice.

• Farmers were now able to grow rice along the Yellow River.

• Rice grows very efficiently, resulting in conflict because of the competition.

• Rice grows more efficiently, increasing the population.

Complete the cause & effect relationship below:

Cause: ?

Effect: Foreign civilizations, like the Turks, use gunpowder for cannons.

• Chinese merchants trade with foreign powers, exchanging ideas and goods.

• The Song Dynasty was conquered, and their gunpowder was taken away.

• New forms of rice resulted in a bigger population in China.

• Song Leaders emphasized Neo-Confucianism to combat Buddhism's spread.

This unique good was by merchants traded in China, although it isn't originally Chinese.

• woodblock printing

• porcelain

• terracotta

• vase

Which Song advancement likely helped the spread of ideas through books and writing?

• paper money

• canals

• moveable type

• gunpowder

In which three ways did the Song Dynasty increase their commerce?

• Sailed across the East Sea to Japan

• Trade on the Silk Road

• Construction of canals

• Construction of more roads

• Building a merchant fleet of ships