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Medieval Asia. REVIEW Chinese Dynasties. Sui (581– 618 CE). Sui Wendi reunites China after 300 years Buddhism popular Silk Road connects China with Europe. Sui Yangdi Hated by people labor, war, taxes Builds Grand Canal connects Yangtze and Yellow rivers Invades Korea and loses badly
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Sui(581– 618 CE) • Sui Wendi reunites China after 300 years • Buddhism popular • Silk Road connects China with Europe
Sui Yangdi • Hated by people • labor, war, taxes • Builds Grand Canal • connects Yangtze and Yellow rivers • Invades Korea and loses badly • Overthrown by Tang general
Tang(618 – 907 CE) • Golden Age of Classical China • Capital at Chang’an • Richest city in the world • Tributary states • Export culture to Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Tibet • Ideas/Inventions • Gunpowder • Woodblock printing Empress Wu 625 – 705 CE
Decline • 755 revolt • saved by tribal Uighur mercenaries • 843 foreign religions prohibited • Buddhism suffers • 907 rebellions cause final collapse
Song paper money Song(960 – 1279 CE) • Rise of cities & trade • Confucian government • Civil service jobs open to everyone • Ideas/inventions • paper money (Tang) • compass • moveable type printing early Song compass
MONGOLS Southern Song • Pushed south by northern tribes • Conquered by Mongols
Geography • Mountainous archipelago • 4 main islands • Sea of Japan • Close to China and Korea
Early Japan • Rivaling Clans • Studied Chinese culture (Tang) • Writing • Buddhism • worship Emperor (clans still control)
Buddhism and Shinto • Buddhism takes hold • Zen Buddhism • Meditation, duty • Shinto (Japanese religion) • Ancestral worship • Adapted • Buddhism • Confucianism • Spirits, nature, and the Emperor
Heian Period • Heian (794 – 1192 CE) • Distinct art & literature • Clans again • Feudalism • Emperor a puppet • Rise of samurai
Shogun Daimyo Samurai King Lord Knight Feudal Society
Samurai • Like European knights • Bushido = chivalry • Loyalty • Failure = suicide • Seppuku
Mongols • Try to invade twice • Kamikaze “great wind”
Genghis Khan • Steppe region north of China • Born Temujin • Father chief/murdered • United Mongol Clans • Becomes “universal ruler” in 1206
Mongols • Nomads/ herders • Horse dependant • Yerpa • Clan structure • Hate settled people • Chinese
Conquest • Quick / brutal • Invaded Middle East, India, Russia, and China • Khanates • Russia, Golden Horde • Batu (grandson) • Ruled for 200 years
Death Of Genghis Khan • Funeral March • Ogatai new Khan • Continued to expand under Genghis’ grandsons
Kublai Khan • Confusion in China • Kublai Khan • Unifies • Attack Chinese • Creates Yuan dynasty • Marco Polo European who traveled to China
Decay • Khanates break up • Civil War, revolt, financial ruin
Landform • Peninsula • Very mountainous (just like Japan) • Cannot farm • In order to get protein in their diets, Koreans take up fishing.
Korea’s Geographic Role • “CULTURAL BRIDGE” between China and Japan. • Buddhism and Confucianism play a role in Korean society.