1. China Reunified Sect 1

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

3. SUI DYNASTY
MECCA

4. Tang Dynasty
AD Sui was very cruel rulers Revamped rule and brought back Civil Service and restore economy

5. TANG DYNASTY
MECCA

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

7. Song Dynasty
AD Ruled during a period of economic prosperity and achievement

8. SONG DYNASTY
MECCA

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

16. Mongols & China Sect 2

17. Mongols & China
Origin was modern-day Mongolia Gobi Desert

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

19. 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

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

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

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

23. SPREAD OF THE DYNASTY
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24. Religion & Government
Religion had gone a number of directions during this period.
Confucianism, in the end, had become the dominant position

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

26. 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

27. 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