Chinese Dynasties Flashcards

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Economy

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  • porcelain traded & production kept secret
  • fast ripening rice
  • silk traded & production kept secret
  • the Silk Road reopened
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Government/Leadership

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  • Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming Dynasties
  • Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan lead Mongols
  • Civil Service exams promote meritocracy
  • Empress Wu stops internal rebellion
  • Ming Dynasty creates policy of isolationsism
  • Marco Polo (serves in Kublai Khan’s court)
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Social Classes

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  • scholar officials
  • peasants
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Geography

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  • the Gobi Desert
  • the Himalayas
  • Sea of Japan
  • Huang He and Chiang Jian Rivers
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Religion

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  • Buddhism
  • Confucianism
  • Taoism (Daoism)
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Achievements

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  • gunpowder
  • the Great Wall
  • the Grand Canal
  • compass
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What is the order of the dynasties?

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Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming

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