1. The Mongol and Ming Empires 13.1- 13.2
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3. Tang Dynasty ( CE).

4. Tang Successes
Emperor Tang Taizong would become the most admired of all the Chinese emperors.
Enlarged civil service system
Recruited talented officials trained in Confucian philosophy
Set up schools to prepare male students
Developed a flexible new law code

5. Tang Successes Expanding the Empire
Conquered territories into Central Asia
Forced Vietnam, Tibet, and Korea to become TRIBUTARY STATES
Land reform
Redistributed land to peasants
Weakened power of large landowners (Gentry)
Increased government revenue(peasants could pay taxes)

6. 3 Levels of Chinese Society

7. Chinese Song Dynasty (960-1279)

8. Song Dynasty Ruled for 319 Years
Controlled less territory than the Tang
Content threat of invaders
Golden Age under Song
Chinese wealth and culture were dominant

9. Chinese Economy Economy Expanded
Farming shifted from wheat growing to rice paddies
New rice strains and improved irrigation methods
Surplus in food allowed for more learning
Foreign trade flourished
Paper money increased trade

10. Status of Women (Song) Boys were more valued than girls
Women ran family affairs
Managed finances, discipline, and servants
Custom of footbinding
Produced lily shaped feet
Very painful
If a woman had large feet, it would be hard to find a good husband
Women were meant for inside work
Hard for women to leave home without assistance
Confucian belief

13. Chinese architecture Influenced and dominated by Buddhist themes.
Indian Stupa evolved into the PAGODA
Symmetry was very important, represented balance

15. Ghengiz Khan Marked for greatness from birth
Was taken prisoner by age 15
The humiliation led to drive to be successful
Supreme ruler of all Mongols
Reputation for fierceness

16. Mongol Empire Rules the World
Ruled from southern Russia to the Middle East to China
Not oppressive rulers
Used tolerance and justice
Protected the Silk Road

17. The Yuan Dynasty Ruled by Kublai Khan Highest jobs for Mongols
Wanted to stay separate from Chinese
Allowed Chinese officials to rule provinces

18. Fall of the Mongol Empire
Declined after the death of Kublai Khan
Heavy taxes, corruption, and natural disasters led to revolt
1368- the Ming Empire is founded
Created after revolting against the Mongolian Empire

20. Ming Dynasty Founded by a peasant leader Restored civil service system
Exams became more rigorous

21. Restored Chinese Greatness
Ming Dynasty Successes
Rooted out corruption/disloyalty in the government
Better methods of fertilization in agriculture
Industries (porcelain, paper, tools, printing)
Canal systems

22. Voyages of Zheng He Sent Chinese fleets into distant waters.
Zheng He headed a fleet of 62 ships
Goal: To promote trade and collect $$ from lesser powers
Showed power and strength of Chinese Empire

24. China – The Center of the World
Chinese Emperors turned inward
Stopped exploring and only maintained trade routes in the Indian Oceans.
60 years after China stops exploration, Christopher Columbus lands in the Americas