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What is the Tang dynasty and what did they accomplish?
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A Chinese dynasty was founded by Li Yuang in 618 and it ended in 907.
- Flourishing of renowned poets like Li Bai and Du Fu
- Introduction of merit-based exams for government positions
- Advances in astronomy, math, and medicine
- Cultural interaction and Buddhist spread, exemplified by Xuanzang’s journey
- Expansion of trade and cultural connections along the Silk Road
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What is the Song dynasty and what did they accomplish?
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A Chinese dynasty that was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song in 960 to 1279
- Issuing banknotes or true paper money, which was the first in world history.
- Establishing a permanent standing navy, which was the first Chinese government to do so.
*Inventing gunpowder weapons such as fire arrows, bombs, and the fire lance.
- Advancements in agriculture, including the use of new tools and techniques.
- Innovations in printing technology, including the world’s first movable type printing press.
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What is the Mongol Empire and what did they accomplish.
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The Mongol Empire was an empire established my Genghis Khan that lasted from 1206 to 1368
- Played a significant role in the development of world trade and commerce, as well as the exchange of ideas and technologies across a vast region.
- Brought peace, stability, and unity to large tracts of the known world.
- Practiced religious tolerance to a remarkable degree at a time when conformity to religious doctrine was rigidly enforced in much of Europe.
- Embodied tensions between warfare and productive peace, and between humble steppe dwellers and mastery of the era’s most advanced technology.
- Turned these tensions into the second-largest kingdom of all time, covering the most contiguous territory in history at its peak.
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