1. China in the Middle Ages Ch12 S1-4 By Richmond Using images from Journey Across Time

2. China Reunites The Sui and Tang dynasties reunited and rebuilt China after years of war. During the Middle Ages, Chinese rulers brought peace, order, and growth to China.

3. China Reunites Tang Dynasty China c. A.D. 700

4. China Reunites The Tang dynasty returned to the ideas of Confucius and created anew class of scholar officials. Buddhism became a major religion in China, but the Chinese government supported Confucian ideas.

5. Chinese Society The Tang dynasty strengthened China’s economy by supporting farming and trade. Farming and trade brought wealth to China.

6. Chinese Society During the Tang and the Song dynasties, the Chinese developed new technology and enjoyed a golden age of art and writing.

7. The Mongols in China Led by Genghis Khan, the Mongols built the vast Mongol Empire, which stretched from the Pacific Ocean to the Caspian Sea.

8. The Mongols in China Under his son, Kublai Khan, they went to conquer China as well. The Mongols conquered China and created a new dynasty that traded with the rest of Asia.

9. Mongol Empire 1294

10. The Ming Dynasty China’s Ming rulers strengthened government and brought peace and prosperity. Writers produced novels, or long fictional stories, and Chinese people watched dramas on stage. The Ming rulers supported trading voyages to other parts of Asia and to East Africa.

11. Ming Dynasty ~AD 1368 to 1644 A Han Chinese peasant and former Buddhist monk turned rebel army leader, founded the Ming Dynasty. “Zhu” was the family name of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty. Ming means “Brilliant”. The Ming, “one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history,” was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic Hans. Having its capital first at Nanjing, and later at Beijing, the Ming reached the zenith of power during the first quarter of the fifteenth century. The stability of the Ming Dynasty promoted a belief among the Chinese that they had achieved the most satisfactory civilization on earth and that nothing foreign was needed or welcome. In 1644 the Manchu took Beijing from the north and became masters of North China, establishing the last imperial dynasty.