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Dynasties of China

Dynasties of China. *State Exams * Chang’an *Daoism *Confucianism *Buddhism *Tax system. *Grand Canal *Rebuilt Great Wall *Organized government and military. *Conquest *Restored old political values *Own belief systems. Wendi. Sui 589-618. *Chinese art and literature flourished

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Dynasties of China

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  1. Dynasties of China

  2. *State Exams *Chang’an *Daoism *Confucianism *Buddhism *Tax system *Grand Canal *Rebuilt Great Wall *Organized government and military *Conquest *Restored old political values *Own belief systems Wendi Sui 589-618 *Chinese art and literature flourished *Scholar officials *Improved roads and canals *Ships, magnetic compass *Printing, paper *Paper money *Tea, porcelain, rice *Violence (killed brothers and nephews) *Took from rich and gave to poor *Fair and just leader *Followed Sui models *Chang’an *Bureaucracy *Code of Law *Confucianism Gaozu Taizong626 WuZhao690 Tang 618-960 *declared herself emperor *only woman to hold throne as emperor

  3. In addition to those in the Tang: *Schools *Improved state exams *Landscape painting *Followed Sui models *Chang’an Song 960-1279 Genghis Khan 1227 Kublai Khan 1279 *Conquest through attacking weak spots *Tricks and terror *Continued conquest of Asia *Controlled all of China *Restored Grand Canal *Paved highway *Protected trade routes *Contact with foreign peoples and cultures *Encouraged sea trade *Beijing – capital *Mongols - trusted foreigners had important government jobs *Kept traditional government system *Confucianism Buddhism Yuan 1279-1368

  4. *Beijing *State exams *Confucianism *Overthrew Mongols *Increased personal power *Secret Spies *Internal struggle, declared himself emperor *Rebuilt roads/canals *Rebuilt/extended Great Wall *Lowered taxes *Gave farmers land *Forbidden City *Foreign trade grew *Maritime expeditions Hongwu 1368 Yongle 1398 Ming 1368-1644 *Rebellion *Increase in foreign trade through force (France, Germany, Japan, Russia and Britain) *Tried to limit foreign trade *Confucianism Qing 1644-1911 Manchus *Revolution led to republic in 1911

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