AP Modern World History Flashcards: Developments in East Asia
Written by AP Content Team, Verified for 2026 AP Exams, Last updated: May 2026
Review key ideas with interactive flashcards. This set includes 14 cards to help you master important concepts.
What were key manufacturing exports from Song China?
Key manufacturing innovations that were produced for export in Song China included steel, iron, textiles, and porcelains.
Card 1 of 14
All Flashcards (14)
What were key manufacturing exports from Song China?
Key manufacturing innovations that were produced for export in Song China included steel, iron, textiles, and porcelains.
What were the three main factors that caused the economy of Song China to flourish?
The economy of Song China flourished as a result of increased productive capacity, expanding trade networks, and innovations in agriculture and manufacturing.
How did Chinese cultural traditions influence neighboring regions like Heian Japan and Korea?
Chinese cultural traditions influenced neighboring regions through the spread of its literary and scholarly traditions.
Explain the relationship between Confucianism and the government in Song China.
The Song Dynasty utilized the traditional methods of Confucianism to justify the rule of its imperial bureaucracy.
Mahayana Buddhism
One of the various branches of Buddhism that, along with its core beliefs, continued to shape societies in Asia.
What two traditional methods did the Song Dynasty use to maintain and justify its rule?
The Song Dynasty utilized traditional methods of Confucianism and an imperial bureaucracy to maintain and justify its rule.
What type of labor did the increasingly commercialized Song economy depend on?
The economy of Song China continued to depend on free peasant and artisanal labor.
How did the Song Dynasty's government structure support its economic development?
The imperial bureaucracy, a system of government employed by the Song, managed the state which oversaw a flourishing and increasingly commercialized economy.
How did specific innovations lead to a flourishing economy in Song China?
Innovations in agriculture like Champa rice and in manufacturing like steel, iron, textiles, and porcelains led to increased productive capacity and expanding trade networks.
A historian finds records of Korean scholars studying Confucian texts. This discovery provides evidence for which cultural process?
This provides evidence for the continuation of Chinese cultural traditions and their influence on neighboring regions like Korea through scholarly traditions.
Commercialization (in Song China)
The process by which the economy of Song China shifted to become increasingly focused on trade and production for the market, rather than just for subsistence.
What was the continuing role of Buddhism in Asia during this period?
Buddhism and its core beliefs, including its various branches like Mahayana and Tibetan, continued to shape societies in Asia.
Imperial Bureaucracy
A system of government employed by Chinese dynasties, such as the Song, to maintain rule through a body of state officials.
Champa Rice
An innovation in agriculture that contributed to the flourishing economy of Song China by increasing productive capacity.