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Guided Reading Activity 12-2
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Chinese Society
Guided Reading Activity 12-2
• 1. During the Tang dynasty, farmers were able to
develop new kinds of rice that grew well in poor
soil.
• True
• 2. People were moving northward to try to find
good land to farm and to keep from dying from
starvation.
• False
• People were moving Southward because rice
grew abundantly in the Chang Jiang Valley.
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• 3. The Tang rulers built roads and waterways that
increased trade.
• True
• 4. China traded tea and rice for silk and porcelain
from other countries.
• False
• China traded Tea, Steel, Paper, Silk, & Porcelain for
Gold, Silver, Precious Stones & fine woods.
• 5. During the Tang dynasty, trees for wood were
plentiful in supply.
• False
• During the Tang, wood was scarce.
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• 6. The Chinese discovered steel from using coal to
heat furnaces.
• True
• 7. Before printing was invented, books were too
expensive because they were copied by hand.
• True
• 8. Pi Sheng invented moveable type for printing that
made printing much easier for the Chinese.
• False
• Woodblock printing was still faster and easier
because the Chinese language has so many
characters
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• 9. The Chinese invented gunpowder that led to
the invention of the gun and fireworks.
• True
• 10. Chinese artists tried to paint realistic and
exact pictures of landscapes.
• False
• Chinese artists did not try to portray exact
pictures but the “Idea” of the landscape.