The Song Economic Revolution

I. Developments in Agriculture

A. More wheat (less millet)

B. More rice

1. better water control—pumps, damming

2. new seeds—Champa rice

3. multi-cropping

C. regional specialization

II. Improvements in Transportation

A. Land Transportation

B. Water Transportation

a. boats

b. navigation

c. seaborne versus inland

d. shipping brokers

III. Money, credit, and commercialization

A. Coins

B. Paper money

C. Credit

D.commercial organization

IV. Growth of cities

V. Technology and industry

A. traditional industries

B. innovations: abacus, coal and coke, cotton, printing, etc.

C. Heavy industry: iron production