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EXPANSION OF ASIA: 600 TO 1450AP World History
Ms. Kamburov
Chinese Dynasties Chronology Shang Zhou
Period of Warring States Qin Han Tang Song
Brief period of Mongol rule Ming
Tang & Song
Grouped together Tang expanded China
Fell due to overexpansion and feuds between local warlords
Song Fell due to Mongol invasion
Eventually Mongols were driven out and replaced with the Ming dynasty
Tang Expansion
Song
Tang & Song Accomplishments Tang – most famous for poetry
Tells us about daily life in China during that time
Under the Song dynasty, China developed printing processes (also increased use of gunpowder) This facilitated the spread of literacy and
later influenced education, etc. in Korea & Japan
DQ: Where else did printing processes simultaneously develop?
Tang Poetry
At Parting by Wang Wei
I dismount from my horse and I offer you wine,
And I ask you where you are going and why.
And you answer: "I am discontent
And would rest at the foot of the southern mountain.
So give me leave and ask me no questions.
White clouds pass there without end."
Political Stability
Under the Tang & Song dynasties, China was very stable Bureaucratic system based on merit
Thus, civil service became a meritocracy as opposed to aristocracy
DQ: Who developed this system? Extensive transportation and communication
network within empire Introduction of paper money and letters of credit Urban base (e.g. Tang power was concentrated in
Chang’an)
Wu Zhao
First and only Empress of China
Ruled under the Tang dynasty
Ironically, China was at this time (600 – 1450) highly patriarchal Women enjoyed
very few rights Foot-binding
widespread under the Song dynasty
Medical Effects
Medical Effects
Japan
Most important ruling family was the Yamato clan – the first and ONLY dynasty to rule Japan Eventually government fell into the
control of the Fujiwara family while the emperor remained a figurehead
Feudalism in Japan
Developed around the same time as in Europe1. Emperor – king/monarch2. Shogun – chief general or high lord3. Daimyo samurai – lords or knights4. Lesser samurai – given land by
daimyo samurai5. Peasants & artisans
Samurai
Followed the Code of Bushido Similar to Code of
Chivalry for European knights
Stressed loyalty, courage & honor If a samurai failed
to meet his obligations, he was supposed to commit suicide
The Mongols
Nomads Superb horsemen and archers Rivalries between tribes and clans prevented
unity until Genghis Khan set them on a unified path of expansion Led the Mongol invasion of China Eventually the Mongol Empire spanned from the
Pacific Ocean to Eastern Europe Golden Horde in Russia DQ: What major trade routes can you identify in the
following map?
Mongol Empire