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1 East Asia

2 Sui Dynasty Reunified China Built the Grand Canal
Connected the Huang He and Yangzi River

3 Tang and Song Dynasties
Tang Dynasty Largest Chinese Dynasty Reinstates the Confucian examination system Gentry class (scholars) gain prestige Open to all men Song Dynasty Smaller than the Tang Forced to pay tribute to Northern nomads

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5 Chinese Technology Movable Type- Increases Literacy Rates
Gunpowder- Used in Fireworks first, later weapons Paper Money Porcelain Compass- improves naval expeditions

6 Women in China Subservient to men (fathers, husbands, and sons)
Foot binding was practiced to keep women in the home

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8 The Mongols

9 Lifestyle Pastoralists- lived by herding animals
Horses, Sheep, Ox, Goats, and Camels Lived in nomadic kinship groups called clans Traded with and occasionally raided settled societies

10 Genghis Khan Unites the many different clans of the Mongols
Becomes the Grand Khan Conquers Northern China, Central Asia, and S.W. Asia.

11 Mongol Armies Entirely Calvary Great Horsemen and Archers
Used Speed and Ability to defeat enemies

12 The Mongol Peace After initial conquest, Mongol rule was very peaceful
Tolerant of all religions Trade spreads throughout Eurasia

13 Kublai Khan and China Grandson of Genghis Khan
Conquers the Song Dynasty in China Begins the Yuan Dynasty Did not want to mix Mongol and Chinese Culture Ends the Examination System Unable to conquer Japan Kamikaze

14 Mongols in Russia Force Russia to pay tribute payments
Serfdom is introduced Moscow gains power Russia cut off from Western Europe

15 Mongols in S.W. Asia Initially destroy cities and irrigation
Over time, adopt Persian and Islamic Culture Adopt Islam

16 Decline of the Mongols Bubonic Plague weakens Mongols
Rebellions in China and Persia force them out Mongols continued to rule in Central and Northwest Asia

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18 Japan

19 Early Japan Settled by people from Korea Shinto Buddhism
Early Japanese Religion Worship nature spirits called Kami Still major religion today Buddhism Arrives from China Combines w/ shinto Becomes major religion in Japan along with Shinto

20 Heian Japan Guided by Emperor, but local clans had large amounts of power Copy parts of Chinese culture and adapt it to fit Japan Heian period ends when two rival clans battle for power

21 Feudal Japan (Shogunate)
Emperor loses all power Shoguns (military leaders) rule Japan and appoint sections of land to nobles called daimyo Samurai protected kingdoms and followed the Bushido code

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