Economy
- Reestablished the safety of the Silk Road.
- Silk Road trade with Middle East and Constantinople
- New Inventions:
- Printing press using moveable print
- Porcelain used for dishes and decoratives
- Gunpowder originally for fireworks but eventually for weapons
- Mechanical clocks
Jobs
- About 140 types of jobs
- When war came, government recruited men for army
Trade
- Main trade centers: Chang'an & Luoyang
- Occurred mostly in Silk Road - network of trade through many regions of Asia during 114 BC - 1450
- Traded as far away as Persia, India, & Japan
- Traders had to pay taxes when crossing cities
- Traded mostly with government officials
- Goods included horses, mules, camels, woolen products, gems, jade, corals, glasses, spices, gold, & silk