How Did Southernization Affect The Tang And Song Dynasties

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Southernization impacted the Tang and Song dynasties politically, economically, and their technological advancements. During the Song period, the Chinese advanced their mathematics, established cotton and indigo. The Song era was also when the first cotton canvas was created and used to make more efficient sails for ships. The Chinese also took advantage of the mountain slopes and irrigation systems. The most important crop that became the main source of dos was Champ rice. Along with the droughts occurring, the Champa rice was drought- resistant and grew at extremely fast rates. Due to the quick production of the Champa rice, the population in China quickly doubled and soon after tripled in size. Before southernization and its achievements,