East Asia

Sui Dynasty Reunified China Built the Grand Canal Connected the Huang He and Yangzi River

Tang and Song Dynasties Tang Dynasty Largest Chinese Dynasty Reinstates the Confucian examination system Gentry class (scholars) gain prestige Open to all men Song Dynasty Smaller than the Tang Forced to pay tribute to Northern nomads

Chinese Technology Movable Type- Increases Literacy Rates Gunpowder- Used in Fireworks first, later weapons Paper Money Porcelain Compass- improves naval expeditions

Women in China Subservient to men (fathers, husbands, and sons) Foot binding was practiced to keep women in the home

The Mongols

Lifestyle Pastoralists- lived by herding animals Horses, Sheep, Ox, Goats, and Camels Lived in nomadic kinship groups called clans Traded with and occasionally raided settled societies

Genghis Khan Unites the many different clans of the Mongols Becomes the Grand Khan Conquers Northern China, Central Asia, and S.W. Asia.

Mongol Armies Entirely Calvary Great Horsemen and Archers Used Speed and Ability to defeat enemies

The Mongol Peace After initial conquest, Mongol rule was very peaceful Tolerant of all religions Trade spreads throughout Eurasia

Kublai Khan and China Grandson of Genghis Khan Conquers the Song Dynasty in China Begins the Yuan Dynasty Did not want to mix Mongol and Chinese Culture Ends the Examination System Unable to conquer Japan Kamikaze

Mongols in Russia Force Russia to pay tribute payments Serfdom is introduced Moscow gains power Russia cut off from Western Europe

Mongols in S.W. Asia Initially destroy cities and irrigation Over time, adopt Persian and Islamic Culture Adopt Islam

Decline of the Mongols Bubonic Plague weakens Mongols Rebellions in China and Persia force them out Mongols continued to rule in Central and Northwest Asia

Japan

Early Japan Settled by people from Korea Shinto Buddhism Early Japanese Religion Worship nature spirits called Kami Still major religion today Buddhism Arrives from China Combines w/ shinto Becomes major religion in Japan along with Shinto

Heian Japan Guided by Emperor, but local clans had large amounts of power Copy parts of Chinese culture and adapt it to fit Japan Heian period ends when two rival clans battle for power

Feudal Japan (Shogunate) Emperor loses all power Shoguns (military leaders) rule Japan and appoint sections of land to nobles called daimyo Samurai protected kingdoms and followed the Bushido code