China
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CHINA
Ch. 12, sec. 1 & 2
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Tang Dynasty (618-907)
Unified China Tang Taizong- emperor
Greatly admired Reformed government Military leader Historian
Established tributary states Vietnam, Tibet, Korea Forced to recognize Chinese supremacy and
pay tribute
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Song Dynasty (960-1279)
Weak army Strong wealth and culture Expanded farming- surplus of
food! Shipped grain on the Grand
Canal Lots of trade
Remember the porcelain found in East Africa? That was from the Song Dynasty!
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Chinese Society
Gentry- land owning nobles Peasantry- worked in the fields Merchants- bottom social class of society
But they did have social mobility!
Women Ideal picture of beauty Foot binding White face, big hair
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Culture
Painting Nature
Architecture Pagoda
Porcelain Writing
Focus on poetry
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Mongol Empire
Mongols invade China in the 1200s
Ghengis Khan “universal ruler” Conquered lots of land Pacific Ocean to eastern
Europe Fierce conquerors,
peaceful rulers Brought trade with
Europe
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Mongol Empire
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Mongol Rule
Kublai Khan Ghengis’ grandson Fully captured all of China
Marco Polo European traveller Worked in Kublai Khan’s palace Described the riches of China
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Ming Dynasty
Means brilliant Founded in 1368 by a
peasant leader, Zhu Yuanzhang
Lead a rebel army to defeat the Mongols after Kublai Khan’s death
Restored civil service system Test to become govt official Prevented corruption
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Economy and Culture
Huge rice crops in the Chang River Valley
Created terraces- cut steps into hills
Revival of arts and literature First detective stories Famous novel: The
Water Margin Famous blue and white
porcelain china
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Chinese Fleet Sails the Seas- p. 195 Zheng He