1. bellwork
Take a MING DYNASTY sheet from the tray.
Start answering the questions on the back in complete sentences.
Get in yo seat
Show respect by example
It is far better to be silent-and thought to be wise- than to open your mouth-and prove your ignorance.

2. Tang Dynasty- Basics Years: 618-906AD (288 years) Founder: Li Family
Religions: Ancestor worship, Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism
Capital city: Chang’an

3. Tang Dynasty- Inventions
Woodblock printing
Playing cards
Toilet Paper

4. Tang Dynasty- Achievements
Used civil service exam to hire leaders (good choice for hiring smart people)
Improved farming techniques

5. Tang Dynasty- Achievements
Had a 20,000 mile long postal (mail) network
Supported literature (more than 50,000 poems written during the time)

6. Tang Dynasty- Other Information
Buddhism became important in China during the time period
The Silk Road imported many new arts, fashion, and cultures
Tang Dynasty= Golden Age

7. Song Dynasty- Basics Years: 960 – 1279 AD (319 years) Founder: Taizu
Religion: Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism
Capital City: Bianjing

8. Song Dynasty- Inventions
Gun powder
Movable type printing
Paper money

9. Song Dynasty- Achievements
Literature & knowledge increased because of movable type printing
Created a permanent navy
Continued using civil service exams (hiring smart leaders)

10. Song Dynasty- Achievements
Created lifelike wood sculptures
Made ceramic pottery (“china”)

11. Song Dynasty- Other Information
Population doubled (good farming techniques)
Created public schools
Created retirement homes for old people

12. Yuan Dynasty- Basics Years: 1279-1368 (89 years) Founder: Kublai Kahn
Religions: Ancestor Worship, Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism
Capital City: Dadu

13. Yuan Dynasty- Inventions
Hand cannon (early form of gun)
Teapot
Landmine
Improved many gunpowder weapons

14. Yuan Dynasty- Achievements
Secured Silk Road trade from Europe to Asia
Extended the Grand Canal– good for farming

15. Yuan Dynasty- Other Information
Only dynasty ruled by non-Chinese (Mongols)
Built hospitals and orphanages
Visited by Marco Polo (European explorer)

16. Yuan Dynasty- Other Information
Invited Christian missionaries to China
Encouraged contact with Europe– new cultures and ideas

17. Ming Dynasty- Basics Years: 1368-1644 AD (276 years)
Founder: Zhu Yuanzhang
Religions: Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, Islam
Capital City: Nanjing

18. Ming Dynasty- Inventions
Toothbrush
“Nest of bees” arrow launcher
Rocket launcher

19. Ming Dynasty- Achievements
Population grew from 65 million to 160 million
Built the Forbidden City (emperor’s palace)
Completed the Great Wall

20. Ming Dynasty-Achievements
Sent explorers around the world to places like Africa and possibly North America
Created amazing porcelain art

21. Ming Dynasty- Other Information
Most advanced civilization in the world at the time
Continued classic Chinese artistry
Cut off contact with other nations-- isolationism