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- 589-618
- Lasted only under the rule of Wendi
- Brought northern & southern regions together
- Built grand canal
- Forced labor
- High taxes
- Later, emperor assassinated
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- 618-907
- Retook northern and western lands that had been lost under the Han Dynasty.
- 1st ruler: Tang Taizong
- Unified stregnthed & expanded empire.
- Increased taxes caused hardship
- Attacks on empire increase in 907; last emperor killed
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- 960-1279
- Song rulers unable to recapture lands lost in west & north
- In 1100s, Jurchen set up own empire
- South-Song lasts from 1127-1279
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| During the Tang and Song periods, China made many advances in technology. What are some inventions they made? |
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- Movable type
- Paper
- Gunpowder
- Steel
- Fireworks
- Rocket
- Mechanical clock
- printed words
- paper money
- porsaline
- steel plow
- cross bow
- kite
- pivoting sails
- compass
- idea of blood circulation
- earthquake tracker
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- Leather-made
- Silk underwear
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| Mongol traveling & fighting |
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- Horses
- Yurts - pulled by oxen
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- Took care of camp
- Milked livestock
- Treat wounds
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- Geghis Khan was able to outthink and outwit his enemies.
- Mongols used cruelty and ruthlessness as a weapon
- Died 1127
- The Mongol leader who built a huge empire in Central Asia in the early 1200s
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- The Mongol leader who fulfilled his grandfather's goal of conquering all of China in 1279
- Took title of Great Khan
- Founded Yuan Dynasty that ruled for 100 years
- Opened China to trade with the west
- Adopted Chinese culture
- Built new capital in Beijing
- Launched 2 failed attacks on Japan in 1274 & 1281
- Died 1294
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| Military dictator; rules Japan through puppet emperor |
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- A religion where many different clans worshipped own gods
- Way of the gods
- Respect forces of nature, ancestors, & kami (spirits in nature)
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| Demanding code of behavior for samuri warriors |
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