1. By Kenny Tripp and Andrew Ray
Eastern Eurasia
By Kenny Tripp and Andrew Ray

2. I.Mongol Domination in Eastern Eurasia 1200- 1364

3. The mongol Conquests
Conquered N. China, realms accepted authority of great Khan in Mongolia
1265, Khubilai claimed he was GK, others refused
1271 Khubilai founded Yuan empire
Conquered south Song, Annam and Champa paid tribute
Khubilai worked with Buddhists and Daoist’
Lamas had temporal power

4. B. The Yuan Empire
Used Chinese gov’t traditions, Capital was Beijing
Mongols unified China’s politically fragmented state
Tax farming, muslim officials, legal status groups based on function
Confucians weak, doctors/merchants elevated
Trade rise led to urban gentry, cotton production, population down by 40%
War and spread of disease

5. C. Scientific Exchange
Exchange of science, tech, math from Iran to China
Iranian Astronomy, algebra/trig, and medical texts and seeds

6. D. Dispersal Of Mongols 1368 Zhu ends conflict w/ Ming
Mongols disrupted overland trade and threatened Ming
Held Mongolia, Turkestan, and C. Asia

7. II. Early Ming Empire

8. Ming China on a Mongol foundation
In 1368 Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Empire and ruled as Hongwu.
When he returned the capital from Beijing he enlarged and improved the imperial complex the Khubilai had built.

9. B. Technology and population
The economy of Ming China fueled the enrichment of East Asia- and attracted ambitious Europeans.
Copper, iron, and steel had become very expensive commodities in China.
The materials necessary for building were scarce because the government limited mining materials to reinforce the value of metal coins and to control the tax industry.

10. Fun fact
Alchemists in China used formulas they believed would not only paralyze enemies but also expel evil spirits.

11. C. The Ming Achievement
By the mid 1300’s the Mongols grew cotton in South Korea and gunpowder arrived for the first time.
Cotton was primarily a “Cash Crop”.

12. III. Centralization and Militarism in E. Asia 1200-1500

13. Korea from Mongols to Yi, 1231 - 1500
Koryo under Mongols Influence, Yuans introduced astronomy, calendars and gunpowder
Koryo fell after fall of Yuan, Yi re-established local authority w/ Mongol practices
Yi innovations: meteorology, calendar, fertilizer, and cash crops

14. B. Political Transformation in Japan 1274-1500
1274 Mongol attack failed, shogunate unified lords
1781 second Mongol attack failed from defense and kamikaze
Friendship w/ Japan, gov’t hurt from war costs
Kamakura destroyed in Civil War
Lords developed markets, schools, arts and religious schools
Shogun had no power, lords controlled provinces

15. C. Emergence of Vietnam 1200-1500
2 states, Chinese influenced Annam in N, Indian influenced Champa in S.
Mongols got tribute from both
Ming ruled Annam until Annam spread chinese gov’t over vietnam