MEDIEVAL CHINA
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MEDIEVAL CHINA
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• When Han Dynasty collapsed, China broke into several rival kingdoms, each ruled by military leaders.• The was a time of disorder that followed the collapse of Han
Period of Disunion
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Intro: During Period of Disunion, cities and farms were destroyed.
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Escape During Period of Disunion
• – a religion that offers comfort from suffering
• - stresses individual life and spirituality.
Buddhism
Daoism
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Confucianism vs. Buddhism• Buddhism – a religion that stresses a spiritual outlook and an escape from suffering.
• Confucianism – a philosophy that stresses ethical and proper behavior.
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led to an orderly Chinese society because it encouraged believers to follow their roles in society and obey their emperor.
Confucianism
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Historians view the dynasty as the Golden Age of Chinese civilization.
Tang
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• She was the only woman to take the title of emperor. • She ruled during the Tang Dynasty • She cut taxes • Raised the salaries of government officials,• Reduced expensive military operations, • Reformed the government.• She wanted to win the loyalty of the people.
Empress Wu
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Why did farming improve during Song Dynasty?
More land was cultivated for farming
Farmers developed new kinds of rice which grew faster and easier
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More food means more people!
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What is the reason cities grew during the Tang and Song Dynasties?
Trade of rice (agricultural crops)
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Chinese Exports
Tea, Rice, and Porcelain
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Why does trade grow during the Tang Dynasty?
• , 1,100 mile long structure filled with barges carrying rice and other products, was built creating greater trade between North and South China.
Grand Canal
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Cities and Trade
• What was the capital of the Tang Dynasty?
Chang’an
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Why did the Tang support Neo Confucianism?
They wanted to make Buddhism less
important in the society.
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What is Neo Confucianism?
Combination of Confucianism and
Buddhism (ethical and spiritual).
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Students preparing for civil service examinations in China spent years memorizing writings
Confucius’
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How did having a bureaucracy of scholar-officials affect the Song
Dynasty’s government?
Made the government more
efficient and stable.
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1. :Allowed Chinese to copy and print texts or
drawings very quickly and in large quantities.
Wood Block Printing
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2. Printing Press• Paper was invented during the Han• Printing leads to paper currency
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3. Other Inventions• – leads to firearms (guns)
Gunpowder
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3. Other Inventions• – thin, beautiful pottery
Porcelain
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3. Other Inventions• – helps explorers go farther, discovery of Americas
Magnetic Compass
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3. Other Inventions• The Chinese keep the and
making process secret from other cultures so that they could monopolize the trade for higher profits.
Silk and Porcelain
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THE MONGOLS
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Mongol Empire:• organized the Mongols who lived north of China (Mongolia) into a powerful army•Known for 2 things: horseback riding and war•Bloody and brutal attacks on much of Asia and Eastern Europe, killing men, women, and children in countless cities and villages•Grew wealthy from taxing goods they traded
Genghis Khan
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Mongol Empire:• , Genghis Khan’s grandson conquers China and declares himself emperor and begins the Yuan dynasty•The Yuan Dynasty marked the height of China’s power
Kublai Khan
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Yuan Dynasty:The Mongols belonged to a different ethnic group, spoke a different language, worshipped different gods, wore different clothing, and had different customsKublai Khan kept control of the Chinese1. did not force the Chinese to accept the Mongol way
of life2. Sending Mongol soldiers throughout China to
keep peace and watch for trouble. 3. Making sure half of the civil service positions
were of non-Chinese people. 4. Making the Chinese people pay very high
taxes.
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Yuan Dynasty:• Mongol emperors welcomed foreign traders such as , to Chinese ports.• Europeans learned that China was a highly civilized country.
Marco Polo
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End of the Yuan Dynasty:• Failed Mongol invasion of Japan • Mongol empire could not hold back Chinese rebellion
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MING DYNASTY• Took over after Yuan Dynasty• Brought back official system of government• Built Forbidden City• Restored Great Wall• Practiced – policy of avoiding contact with other nations
Isolationism
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ZHENG HE
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• Led 7 great voyages around India and to the east coast of Africa• Showed off the power of China
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Isolationism
Effect of China:
Western world had made huge leaps in
technological progress