3. Feudal Asia

4. Knight Mounted Warriors who pledged to defend their lords’ lands in exchange for fiefs. Samurai Members of the warrior class who were loyal to the shogun and daimyos, in whose castles they resided.

6. European Feudal Society King Lord Knight Peasant/Serf

7. Feudal Japan Emperor Shogun Samurai Peasants Artisans Merchants

8. Japan Civilization Located on the Japanese islands (4 big ones) Early religion was Shinto which was combined with Chinese Buddhism A lot of Japanese culture was borrowed from China

10. Samurai Warriors Followed the Code of Bushido – “the way of the warrior” Reckless courage, honor gods, fairness, generosity Dying an honorable death that was more important than living long Samurai fought for their lord for an allowance

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12. Great Dynasties in China

13. The last of the Sui Dynasty Built a 1000 mile waterway connecting the Yellow and Yantze helping trade Rebuilt the Great Wall of China Both projects resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and the end of the dynasty

14. The Tang Dynasty – 300 years Best emperors 618-907 Tang Taizong 627-649 Lowered taxes on peasants, Promoted foreign trade, Created more wealth First Female was Wu Zhao 660-705 Held the real power behind emperor Finally became emperor in 690 taking the throne at age 65 Fall of Tang People were overtaxed to pay for military expansion Lost battles against Arabs Bandit gangs ravaged the country side

15. The Song Dynasty Lasted 300 years from 960-1279 China was stable and prosperous It was a period of great population and technological growth

16. Inventions Porcelain Printing (Block and Movable) Gunpowder Paper Money Magnetic compass for navigation These did not exist in Europe in this time period.

17. Chinese Society The Gentry – powerful well to do people Middle Class – merchants, shop keepers, and artisans Lower Class – soldiers, laborers, and servants Peasants – worked the fields of the landowners (poorest)

18. Status of Women Women were subservient to men at all times Upper class girls had their feet bound to keep them tiny These women reflected wealth

19. The Mongol Conquests

20. Mongols Nomadic people north of China Skilled on horseback Fierce fighters Courageous Ruthless

21. The Steppe Open grassland Pastoralists – herding of animals Clans developed between people – shared common ancestor

22. Genghis Khan He defeated his clan’s rivals one by one He unified the clans under his control Next 21 years he conquered much of Asia 4 reasons why he was so successful Brilliant organizer Excellent Strategist Used latest weapons Used cruelty and terror tactics Died of illness in 1227

23. The Mongol Empire His sons continued to expand the empire By 1260 the empire was divided into 4 parts ruled by descendents A Mongol Peace lasted from 1250- 1350

24. Empire of Kublai Khan Genghis’s grandson He ruled over all China Founded the Yuan Dynasty which lasted to 1368 Pushed foreign contacts and trade with Europe He was emperor of China and lived richly

25. The Fall of an Empire

26. Failure with Japan Tried twice to invade Japan in 1274 and 1281 The first time failed The second time they sent a fleet with 150,000 warriors that was destroyed by a typhoon The Japanese called it kamikaze, or “Divine Wind”

27. Governing China Mongol rulers kept the highest positions but gave the Chinese the local positions Kublai Khan supported foreign trade which exported porcelain, printing, gunpowder, and silk

28. End of the Mongol Rule The empire started to fail with a series of military defeats that were costly in men and money There was a lot of resentment among the Chinese peasants over the wealth of the Mongol leaders

29. Marco Polo Polo was an Italian trader that worked for Kublai Khan for 17 years Polo had most of his stories gathered into a book which shared for the first time what life was like in China Europe did not believe that China was the most advanced civilization of the time