Question

1. what agricultural advances took place in china during the song dynasty? (choose 3)

a farmers began growing a new type of rice that ripened quickly.
b farmers began growing crops for city dwellers, such as sugar and cotton.
c farmers began to store rice and wheat in storage facilities.
d farmers began using metal tools to plow fields.
e farmers began to irrigate their rice fields.
f farmers quit using irrigation for growing rice.

Explanation:

• Option A: The fast-ripening Champa rice was introduced and widely grown in the Song Dynasty, boosting rice yields.
• Option B: With urbanization, cash crops like sugar and cotton were cultivated to meet city dwellers' demands, a key Song agricultural shift.
• Option C: Improved granary systems for rice and wheat storage were developed to manage surplus harvests in the Song Dynasty.
• Option D: Metal plow tools were in use long before the Song Dynasty (e.g., Han Dynasty).
• Option E: Irrigation for rice fields existed prior to the Song Dynasty, not a new advance then.
• Option F: This is false; Song farmers expanded irrigation for rice cultivation.

Answer:

A. Farmers began growing a new type of rice that ripened quickly.
B. Farmers began growing crops for city dwellers, such as sugar and cotton.
C. Farmers began to store rice and wheat in storage facilities.