1. New Empires in Asia China’s Great Dynasties

2. China’s Great Dynasties: Vocabulary Grand Canal Porcelain Silk Road

3. China’s Great Dynasties: Vocabulary Grand Canal: Connected Huang and Chang Rivers Porcelain: fine pottery Silk Road: road connecting Asia to Europe

4. China’s Dynasties PeoplePlacesEvents

5. China’s Dynasties PeoplePlacesEvents Tang Song Yuan Ming

6. China’s Dynasties People PlacesEvents Tang TangTang

7. China’s Dynasties: Tang Dynasty People Wu Hou: Female leader of Tang

8. China’s Dynasties: Tang Dynasty Places 618-907

9. China’s Dynasties: Tang Dynasty Events 618-907 Developed the Great Wall and Grand Canal Wu Hou became emperor

10. China’s Dynasties Song

11. China’s Dynasties: Song Dynasty Places 960-1127 Guangzhou: key port city for trade

12. China’s Dynasties: Song Dynasty Events Developed important trade centers, paintings, books, and porcelain Guangzhou: key port city for trade Invaded from north

13. 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

14. China’s Dynasties: Yuan Dynasty People Marco Polo: Italian who traveled on silk road and wrote about his adventure

15. China’s Dynasties: Yuan Dynasty Places 1206-1368 Silk Road

16. China’s Dynasties: Yuan Dynasty Events 1206-1368 Khans in power Expanded canal Patrolled Silk Road Marco Polo key person Developed nation wide currency

17. China’s Dynasties: Ming Dynasty People Zheng He: Ming admiral who went on seven voyages

18. China’s Dynasties: Ming Dynasties Places 1405-1600 Forbidden City

19. China’s Dynasties: Ming Dynasties Events 1405-1600 Zheng He traveled and traded Forbidden City was were leaders ruled from Porcelain is key to culture Inward look Closed to foreigners

20. China’s Dynasties TangSongYuanMing Time Leaders Cultural achievement Government acheivement Decline

21. China’s Dynasties TangSongYu an Ming Time618-907 LeadersWu Hou Cultural Trade Arts-stonebuddas Diversity- Indias/W.Asians Government Great wall and grand canal Centralized and stabilized DeclineArabs defeated in the west

22. China’s Dynasties TangSongYu an Ming Time960-1127 Leaders Cultural Painting and porcelain at peak Landscaping key Guangzhou key port city Government Gun powder, explosives Money and currency DeclineInvaders from north

23. China’s Dynasties TangSon g YuanMing Time 1206-1368 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

24. China’s Dynasties TangSon g Yua n Ming Time 1405-1600 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