Advances Are Made in Chinese Agricultural Technology
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Agriculture
- Subcategories: Empires, Dynasties, Farms, Farming, Rural Life
- Curriculum: Asian History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: China
- Date: 221 -220
Article abstract: The short-lived Qin Dynasty and the following four-hundred-year Han Dynasty brought significant technological advancements and government policies relating to agriculture that affected China for two thousand years.
Summary of Event
The period preceding the Qin Dynasty (Ch’in; 221-206 b.c.e.) in China was called the Chan-kuo (Ch’an K’uo), or Warring States Period (475-221 b.c.e.). All Chan-kuo states used iron for implements and weapons and irrigated and fertilized crops. These iron implements were crude but vastly superior for...
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