China influenced and changed the world, and that all had to start somewhere. It began with the people’s ideas and imaginations. Technology was a huge influence towards China during the Tang and Song dynasties. This was after a long period of disunity. Which means that at that time everything was recovering from a weak period in China. There are many technologies that impacted China. The three I chose to write about are canals, silk, and paper money. A canal is a man-made waterway for ships or boats. Paper money was a form of money other than coins, and silk is fiber produced by silkworms. Canals, silk, and paper money helped make China wealthy and prosperous by allowing long-distance trade and facilitating life for citizens.
Canal advanced China by creating more routes to transport to different places. The Grand Canal in China is mostly known as the longest and oldest waterway in the world. It flows from the northern to the southern area, and it connects the Yellow and the Yangtze river. The canal was originally constructed during the Sui dynasty but went through many renovation and expansions (Perkins 188). The canal made it easy to ship grains …show more content…
Silk was a popular good to trade which encouraged farmers to produce more to obtain more money. Silk was made from worms that women would raise. They would plant mulberry trees to feed the silkworms, and even built special rooms for them. Silk was so popular that it brought foreigners. It impacted the population because the people were attracted over to China (MIC: Williams). From the silk and other goods, came the Silk road. It connected the East and West for trading. This route gave China materials from Rome and other places. For example, China got glass, wool, animals, slaves, and many more goods. This all encouraged farmers to produce more silk, for they were earning extra money. One of the remarkable inventions that were traded in the Silk road was Chinese
Canal advanced China by creating more routes to transport to different places. The Grand Canal in China is mostly known as the longest and oldest waterway in the world. It flows from the northern to the southern area, and it connects the Yellow and the Yangtze river. The canal was originally constructed during the Sui dynasty but went through many renovation and expansions (Perkins 188). The canal made it easy to ship grains …show more content…
Silk was a popular good to trade which encouraged farmers to produce more to obtain more money. Silk was made from worms that women would raise. They would plant mulberry trees to feed the silkworms, and even built special rooms for them. Silk was so popular that it brought foreigners. It impacted the population because the people were attracted over to China (MIC: Williams). From the silk and other goods, came the Silk road. It connected the East and West for trading. This route gave China materials from Rome and other places. For example, China got glass, wool, animals, slaves, and many more goods. This all encouraged farmers to produce more silk, for they were earning extra money. One of the remarkable inventions that were traded in the Silk road was Chinese