1. Asia

2. China- Sui, Tang, Song Dynasty Sui Yangdi- completed the Grand Canal connecting Yellow and Yangtze Rivers, helped to ship goods Forced labor, high taxes, military failures led to his murder Tang- made steel and gunpowder

3. Mongols Genghis Khan -use of horses and bow and arrows Biological warfare and the spread of the plague The Fall- too many conquests and the use of guns by Chinese Marco Polo -travels

4. Pop Quiz 1. Which dynasty made steel and gunpowder? 2. What was important about the traveler Marco Polo? 3. What was 1 positive and 1 negative impact of the Mongols?

5. Ming Dynasty Defeated Mongols Imperial City, Forbidden City Zheng He -7 Voyages -Led to profits and knowledge of outside world

6. Qing Dynasty Lose your hair or lose your head! Why would you kill for no queue? The White Lotus Rebellion -Peasants upset with government -Weakened the dynasty

7. Chinese Life Agriculture over trading. Why get taxed more for trade? Family Matters -clans and filial piety Women were inferior to men -No divorce, no education, men could marry a 2 nd time but had to provide -Foot binding

8. The Great Wall of China Built by multiple dynasties -Qin, Han, and Ming 2500 years Why was the Great Wall built? -security from invaders -impress others -enhance glory for China

9. Japan Samurai -Those who serve, warrior class similar to knights Bushido -Way of the warrior, similar to chivalry Shogun- military leader Daimyo- Heads of noble families Farming was abundant due to fertile soil

10. Women in Japan Lower than men but did have rights Men could divorce if she did not produce a male child, talked too much, or she committed adultery Were known for artistic and literary talents They worked as farmers and entertainers

11. Southeast Asia What is an archipelago? Melting pot of people The Hermit Kingdom- Korea