1. Exam Review
Topics: Tang, Song & Yuan China, Japan, and the Mongol Empire
Exam – Wednesday – February 24th
Multiple Choice and DBQ’s

2. Tang, Song & Yuan China Had a monopoly on the production of silk
Pandemic killed 30 to 40 million of Yuan China’s population – Bubonic Plague
The Grand Canal connected what 2 rivers in China?

3. Chinese Achievements and Inventions
Gunpowder
Compass
Chain-driven machinery
Block Printing
1st paper money

4. Japan People had a respect for the power and beauty of nature
Lacked natural resources
Shintoism – stress harmony between humans and nature
Visit shrines/ temples – make offerings
Japanese also practiced Buddhism

5. Japan Influenced by the Chinese due to geographic location
Confucianism – stressed family loyalty
Merchants had little status
Korea act as a bridge of influence between the two

6. Mongols Isolated Russia from Western Europe
Controlled them for 200 years
Russians had to pay tribute to the Khans
Didn’t experience the early Renaissance