Tang Dynasty Worksheet
Trade, Commerce, the Silk Road and the Grand Canal in the Tang Dynasty
After our presentation on trade, commerce, the Silk Road and the Grand Canal in the Tang Dynasty, how much do you remember? This worksheet will help you revise important facts of our presentation.
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Vocabulary Meaning agriculture Basically farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the tending of animals to provide food, wool and other products. impetus The force that makes something happen or happen more quickly. merchant(s) A person involved in trade, especially one dealing with foreign countries or supplying merchandise. predominantly Mainly; for the most part. expand Make something larger or more extensive.
Both the rapid development of __________ and the handicraft industry provided an __________ for the prosperity of domestic business and foreign trade.
Due to the opening up of the Silk Road in the Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD), vast quantities of foreign __________ and envoys came to trade in China.
The Chinese __________ imported silk as it was the most common thing traded in ancient civilization, many people traded it as it was soft and luxurious.
The Grand Canal was built in the Wu dynasty for the soldiers to get to their enemies to fight them, then the Emperor of Tang ordered their workers to expand the Grand Canal so as to __________ their trade, transport and traveling.
Traded Goods on the Silk Road (Word Find Puzzle):

Recap:
Trade & Commerce - A large number of commercial cities sprang up, such as Lanzhou, Chengdu, Guilin, Hangzhou as well as the capital Chang'An (currently Xian) and the auxiliary capital Luoyang because of the flourishing trade. The trade that took place during the Tang Dynasty was able to grow because of the systems and ways of trade set up by previous dynasties. The Tang Dynasty benefited from trade along the Silk Road trade routes and was influenced by contact with the
After our presentation on trade, commerce, the Silk Road and the Grand Canal in the Tang Dynasty, how much do you remember? This worksheet will help you revise important facts of our presentation.
Fill in the Blanks:
Vocabulary Meaning agriculture Basically farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the tending of animals to provide food, wool and other products. impetus The force that makes something happen or happen more quickly. merchant(s) A person involved in trade, especially one dealing with foreign countries or supplying merchandise. predominantly Mainly; for the most part. expand Make something larger or more extensive.
Both the rapid development of __________ and the handicraft industry provided an __________ for the prosperity of domestic business and foreign trade.
Due to the opening up of the Silk Road in the Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD), vast quantities of foreign __________ and envoys came to trade in China.
The Chinese __________ imported silk as it was the most common thing traded in ancient civilization, many people traded it as it was soft and luxurious.
The Grand Canal was built in the Wu dynasty for the soldiers to get to their enemies to fight them, then the Emperor of Tang ordered their workers to expand the Grand Canal so as to __________ their trade, transport and traveling.
Traded Goods on the Silk Road (Word Find Puzzle):

Recap:
Trade & Commerce - A large number of commercial cities sprang up, such as Lanzhou, Chengdu, Guilin, Hangzhou as well as the capital Chang'An (currently Xian) and the auxiliary capital Luoyang because of the flourishing trade. The trade that took place during the Tang Dynasty was able to grow because of the systems and ways of trade set up by previous dynasties. The Tang Dynasty benefited from trade along the Silk Road trade routes and was influenced by contact with the