Song+-+Green

=__//**Song**//__= Grandin, Matt, Nick

__//**The results of the Song's extensive urbanization and commercial expansion was the better economy, migration and more advanced technology.**//__

-The Jufchen forced the song to retreat south -South became the economic heartland of China. -The south traded to the north and central Asia and the people of western Asia and Europe.
 * //China moves South.//**

-Taxes on the land are expensive so people are moving to the cities and hopefully find a job anywhere they can get one.
 * //Taxation forces migration to the cities.//**

-The song dynasty was the first people to use paper money, in the 1120s the government took over the system, and started producing the world's first government that issued paper money. (1) -Before they had paper money, they had bronze and copper coins, these coins had holes threw them so that people could carry them around on strings.(1) -The only reason that they started to use paper money was that it was easier to carry paper money that is light. (1) -The government funded ship yards and harbors (1) -the government helped the navy by making more boats to help the Song dynasty support there water ways (1) //**Printing press, magnetic compass, and gun powder.**// -Gun powder-800 explosive powder made from mixture of saltpeter, sulphur, and charcoal. The development of gun powder led to the creation of explosive weapons like bombs,grenades, small rockets, and cannons. (2) -Mechanical clocks-700's clock in which machinery (driven by running water) regulated the movements.(2) -Printing press-700 movable type:1040 block printing: one block on which a whole page is cut; movable type: Induvidual characters arranged in frames, used over and over.(2) -The magnetic compass-1100s Floating magnetic needle that always points north-south. It was adapted by sailers for use at sea. The compass helped China at sea. The technology quickly spread west.(2) -The song dynasty had lot's of boats and ships (1) -they also had wagons, large wheel barrows, back packs, donkeys, camals, and paddle boats (1) -they used donkeys and camals a lot for helping to move things all over (1) -the main way to get around was with boats, the song dynasty really advanced with creating new boats for the army and for transportation. (1) -lot's of people walked to get from one place to another, so that was the main way to get around (1)
 * The beginning of paper money and coins.**

__**Cites sorted**__
 * 1) The Song Dynasty- http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/song/econ/money.htm
 * 2) Beck B. Roger, Linda Black, Larry S. Krieger, Phillip C. Naylor, Dahia Ibo Shabaka. //World History Patterns Of Interaction.// Boston: McDougal Littell inc., 1999.