China Reunified Sect 1

Sui Dynasty (Sway) 581-618 AD Emperor Sui Yangdi Making of the Grand Canal linked Yellow River and Yangtze River

SUI DYNASTY MECCA

Tang Dynasty 618-907 AD Sui was very cruel rulers Revamped rule and brought back Civil Service and restore economy

TANG DYNASTY MECCA

Tang Dynasty The dynasty collapsed because of government corruption and plotting. Ultimately it fell prey to rebellion

Song Dynasty 960-1279 AD Ruled during a period of economic prosperity and achievement

SONG DYNASTY MECCA

Song Dynasty There collapse was because of the invaders to the north and could never over come it.

Government & Economy during these dynasties Largely a monarchy with a large bureaucracy. Confucian ideals were still the cement that held everything together

Government & Economy during these dynasties Agriculture flourished Manufacturing grew Trade also expanded

Government & Economy during these dynasties They were primarily still a farming society Aristocratic families controlled most of the land thus peasants worked the property

Technology & Trade during these dynasties Created new products and stimulated trade Tang- developed steel products Introduction of cotton

Technology & Trade during these dynasties Gunpowder was invented during the Tang Dynasty Flamethrowers and a fire- lance

Technology & Trade during these dynasties Trade declined during earlier dynasties but was renewed after the unification Tea, Silk, and Porcelain

Mongols & China Sect 2

Mongols & China Origin was modern-day Mongolia Gobi Desert

Mongols & China Genghis Khan was the leader Devoted to conquest Brought Eurasia under a single ruler

Mongols & China After the death of Genghis, the Mongols continued tradition. They came in contact with China and gunpowder By the end of the thirteenth century the fire- lance had turned into the gun & cannon

Mongols & China 1279 AD, Kublia Khan was the leader Kublia had conquered the Song Dynasty and China was under Mongol rule

Mongols & China Mongols adopted Chinese politics and culture. China under Mongol rule became very stable and many bought into the new system.

Mongols & China The decline of the dynasty had the same characteristics as dynasties before: Finance Corruption Internal instability

SPREAD OF THE DYNASTY http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player _detailpage&v=v_NPgMMazF4

Religion & Government Religion had gone a number of directions during this period. Confucianism, in the end, had become the dominant position

Religion & Government Buddhism was brought from India It was stable and uniform The popularity continued throughout most of the dynasties

Religion & Government As most religions of early times, Buddhism came under fire just because it was considered a foreign religion During this time many temples and monasteries were destroyed Many nuns and monks were run out of town

Religion & Government The conclusion was to re-establish Confucianism but in a new light Neo-Confucianism Response to Buddhism World is real Fulfillment from participation Goal is to move beyond the materialistic world