1. Major Chinese Dynasties

2. Han Dynasty  Established basis for Chinese government  Established a series of trading routes called the Silk Road  Silk Road connected China to central Asia and the Middle East

3. What else besides goods could travel along the Silk Road?  Exchange of culture and ideas  Religions  Technology  Such as.. Paper, printing, agriculture, weapons,

4. What is a Middle Man?  Traders on Silk Road did not travel entire distance.  Sold goods to others along the way who continued moving the goods along  What does that do to the price??  Costs increase with each trade off point.

5. Mandate of Heaven  Do you remember your vocabulary?

6. Mandate of Heaven  Belief that the emperor is chosen to rule by the laws of nature; if mandate is lost, the dynasty falls.

7. What is this? How did this boat move?

8. Sui Dynasty (589-618)

9.  China becoming an empire  Harsh Rulers- Wen Di and son, Yang Di  Forced labor to pay off debt  Help Spread Buddhism

10. Grand Canal

12. How was this canal made?

13. Great Wall of China

14. The Great Wall of China  Originally built during the Warring States Period (476 BC - 221 BC) to Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) –(2,000 years) Dynasty  Was built to keep nomadic tribes (outsiders) from raiding China’s riches  Protected the Silk Road and traders

15. Review Questions   How did the Sui Dynasty govern China?   Emperors Wen Di and Yang Di are remembered for harsh rule.   Forced many peasants to fight in army or work on public works projects.

16. What belief systems did this dynasty encourage?   Encouraged the practices of Buddhism, Confucianism and Daoism.

17. Tang Dynasty (618-907)

18. Silk Road Reopens  The Tang Dynasty gave China its greatest expansion. Most significant expansion was in the West because it allowed the reopening of the Silk Road.

19. Tang Dynasty (618-907)  Silk Road reopened for trading w/ West  Culture & Technology flourish  Buddhism attacked b/c too powerful  Peasants chance to gain wealth

20. Tang Technology

21. More Technology  Fireworks  spaghetti

22. Silk Road Route

23. Song Dynasty (906-1279)

24.  Problems w/ neighbors  Empire loses land  Govt. based on Civil Service Exam  Confucianism disapproves of merchants

25. Civil Service Exam

26. Examination hall with 7500 cells, Guangdong, 1873.

27. Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)

28.  China under Mongolian rule—Kublai Khan  Maintained Chinese form of govt.; top officials foreigners  Chinese treated poorly  Marco Polo visits

29. Kublai Khan & Marco Polo

30. Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)

31.  Chinese rebel b/c of discrimination & high taxes  Emperor Hong Wu revives China: 1.Absolute power 2.Beats incompetent & corrupt officials 3.Civil Service Exam used again  Builds fleet to trade throughout Asia

32. Emperor Hong Wu (r.1368-1398)

33. Zheng He’s & Colombus’ Ships

34. Silk Road & Sea Routes

35. Forbidden City

36. Ming Legacy

37. Qing Dynasty (1644-1912)

38.  Manchurians invade & take over China  Imposed Manchu dress & hairstyles  Allows Christians to enter China; later throws them out  Europeans arrive, causes major problems

39. Emperors Kangxi &Qianlong

40. Europeans “Ocean Devils”

41. Relationship with Europeans  1516 Portuguese arrive  Chinese not prepared for Europeans  Portuguese rob Chinese ships  ”ocean devils”  Foreign countries can only trade if bow down to Emperor  Trade only 3 months of year  British demand more trade, China denies it, eventually leads to Opium Wars

42. People’s Republic of China (1912-Present)

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