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The agriculture in China is from a tale told about Shen Nong Shi. Before Shen Nong Shi people were hunters and gatherers. Shen Nong Shi tasted herbs and plants to determine which ones were safe for humans to eat. Giving these foods to the people then to become farmers. He then eventually helped create the farm tools that were used in Ancient China.
The civilization was settled in between two rivers, The Yellow River and The Yangtze River. 10 percent of China's land is actually fertile for farming. With a rapidly increasing population Ancient China must have had a very efficient farming method. The progression of agriculture can be divided up into six different stages.
The Neolithic Age, where agriculture was developed of a picking and plucking method. As well as keeping the traditional hunting and fishing. This created a solid base for the emergence of human civilization in the region.
The next age covered the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties. During this time period China invented metal smelting technologies. This allowed bronze farming tools to begin to be used. As well as irrigation became something to improve a farm. This time period started the creation of agriculture technologies in China.
During the next age intensive and meticulous farming appeared. This age also brought the technology to smelt iron. Chinese society was created in the region we know as Asia. Because of the ability to obtain iron tools agriculture as well gained an advancement.
The Qin and Han dynasties were created in this time period. This brought intensive and meticulous farming into Northern China because of the dry land. Agricultural technologies were created to help improve farming. These include hallowing, leveling land, and furrowing. During this period more tools were also invented to increase farming efficiencies.
Sui, Tang, Song, and Yuan dynasties ruled the next era. This brought paddy flied cultivation. Along with that cane paddy field tools. The economy of China shifted from North to South. Cotton then became something that was more available. Agricultural books also started to appear more often. The ways farmers used their land became more efficient. During this period both north and south China received great improvements to agriculture.
The last stage was the advanced phase. That introduced intensive cultivation from the Ming Dynasty. The small amount of land for the ever increasing population became extremely noticeable. As a result intensive and meticulous farming became more sophisticated. Crops from America also began appearing making their food supply very diverse for the time.
The civilization was settled in between two rivers, The Yellow River and The Yangtze River. 10 percent of China's land is actually fertile for farming. With a rapidly increasing population Ancient China must have had a very efficient farming method. The progression of agriculture can be divided up into six different stages.
The Neolithic Age, where agriculture was developed of a picking and plucking method. As well as keeping the traditional hunting and fishing. This created a solid base for the emergence of human civilization in the region.
The next age covered the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties. During this time period China invented metal smelting technologies. This allowed bronze farming tools to begin to be used. As well as irrigation became something to improve a farm. This time period started the creation of agriculture technologies in China.
During the next age intensive and meticulous farming appeared. This age also brought the technology to smelt iron. Chinese society was created in the region we know as Asia. Because of the ability to obtain iron tools agriculture as well gained an advancement.
The Qin and Han dynasties were created in this time period. This brought intensive and meticulous farming into Northern China because of the dry land. Agricultural technologies were created to help improve farming. These include hallowing, leveling land, and furrowing. During this period more tools were also invented to increase farming efficiencies.
Sui, Tang, Song, and Yuan dynasties ruled the next era. This brought paddy flied cultivation. Along with that cane paddy field tools. The economy of China shifted from North to South. Cotton then became something that was more available. Agricultural books also started to appear more often. The ways farmers used their land became more efficient. During this period both north and south China received great improvements to agriculture.
The last stage was the advanced phase. That introduced intensive cultivation from the Ming Dynasty. The small amount of land for the ever increasing population became extremely noticeable. As a result intensive and meticulous farming became more sophisticated. Crops from America also began appearing making their food supply very diverse for the time.
Citations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylWORyToTo4&list=PLBDA2E52FB1EF80C9&index=7
http://www.flocabulary.com/ancient-china/
http://gssg-mobile.wix.com/ancient-history#!crazy-emperor-qin/c1r0y
http://www1.chinaculture.org/created/2005-04/30/content_68349_2.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylWORyToTo4&list=PLBDA2E52FB1EF80C9&index=7
http://www.flocabulary.com/ancient-china/
http://gssg-mobile.wix.com/ancient-history#!crazy-emperor-qin/c1r0y
http://www1.chinaculture.org/created/2005-04/30/content_68349_2.htm