New Empires in Asia China’s Great Dynasties
China’s Great Dynasties: Vocabulary Grand Canal Porcelain Silk Road
China’s Great Dynasties: Vocabulary Grand Canal: Connected Huang and Chang Rivers Porcelain: fine pottery Silk Road: road connecting Asia to Europe
China’s Dynasties PeoplePlacesEvents
China’s Dynasties PeoplePlacesEvents Tang Song Yuan Ming
China’s Dynasties People PlacesEvents Tang TangTang
China’s Dynasties: Tang Dynasty People Wu Hou: Female leader of Tang
China’s Dynasties: Tang Dynasty Places
China’s Dynasties: Tang Dynasty Events Developed the Great Wall and Grand Canal Wu Hou became emperor
China’s Dynasties Song
China’s Dynasties: Song Dynasty Places Guangzhou: key port city for trade
China’s Dynasties: Song Dynasty Events Developed important trade centers, paintings, books, and porcelain Guangzhou: key port city for trade Invaded from north
China’s Dynasties: Yuan Dynasty People Genghis Khan: leader of Yuan, military/political leader who used fear Kublai Khan: grandson of Genghis, leader of Yuan who attacked S. China
China’s Dynasties: Yuan Dynasty People Marco Polo: Italian who traveled on silk road and wrote about his adventure
China’s Dynasties: Yuan Dynasty Places Silk Road
China’s Dynasties: Yuan Dynasty Events Khans in power Expanded canal Patrolled Silk Road Marco Polo key person Developed nation wide currency
China’s Dynasties: Ming Dynasty People Zheng He: Ming admiral who went on seven voyages
China’s Dynasties: Ming Dynasties Places Forbidden City
China’s Dynasties: Ming Dynasties Events Zheng He traveled and traded Forbidden City was were leaders ruled from Porcelain is key to culture Inward look Closed to foreigners
China’s Dynasties TangSongYuanMing Time Leaders Cultural achievement Government acheivement Decline
China’s Dynasties TangSongYu an Ming Time LeadersWu Hou Cultural Trade Arts-stonebuddas Diversity- Indias/W.Asians Government Great wall and grand canal Centralized and stabilized DeclineArabs defeated in the west
China’s Dynasties TangSongYu an Ming Time Leaders Cultural Painting and porcelain at peak Landscaping key Guangzhou key port city Government Gun powder, explosives Money and currency DeclineInvaders from north
China’s Dynasties TangSon g YuanMing Time Leaders Genghis Khan: military/political Kublai Khan: attacked S China, Mongols in charge Cultural Grand Canal expanded Silk Road is key between Asia to Europe Government Mongols in power Currency/paper is nation wide Local government in power Decline Flood, famine, disease, rebels
China’s Dynasties TangSon g Yua n Ming Time Leaders Zheng He: Ming admiral Confucian Scholars: took power in 1424, look inward Cultural Strengthen and extended great wall Closed to world Government Forbidden City: walled area in Beijing Closed to common people and foreigners Look inward Control trade Decline Starvation, rebellions, and riots