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- Han Dynasty 202 BCE - 220 CE
- Sui Dynasty 581-618 CE
- Tang Dynasty 618-907 CE
- Considered a "Golden Age" in Chinese History, Experienced economic. prosperity established trade on silk road, significant advances in Science and Technology, including the process of paper making, the use of a rudder for steering ships, and advanced map making, Confucianism was sponsored by the government Modern China's ethnic majority refer to themselves as the Han people"
- Song Dynasty 960-1270 CE
- Founded by Wen-Di, who reunited China's 17 kingdoms by force after 361 years of war and chaos Begins "National Projects" to unite the country with common goals Rebuild the Great wall Construction of the Grand Canal Yang-Di (his son) was assassinated-end of Sui Dynasty
- Yuan Dynasty (Mongol rulers) 1279-1368 CE
- Civil service exams are started for hiring government employees Porcelain + gunpowder are invented the Diamond Sutra - The oldest/first printed book is published using movable type printing, A great "Age of Poetry" begins Empress Wu became the first woman in China to rule China in their own name
- Ming Dynasty 1368-1644 CE
- After brief civil war between dynasties, the Golden Age of Imperial China continues, Civil service Mayra became a meritocracy - get a job performing well on the exam, earn promotions, Movable type printing leads to government - issued later paper money, New crops + farming method yield more food + the population grew dramatically, Genghis Khan (Mongol Emperor) conquered much of Asia, and pressures China too
- Kublai Khan (grandson of Genghis Khan) conquered China and established the Yuan Dynasty to stay + rule, trade is made safe and flourished an=long the Silk Road, as the Mongols encourage foreigners coming to China, Marco Polo arrived in China + stayed 20 years
- Dynasty founded by a peasent named Taizy, who led the rebellion aganist the Mongpols Discreimination against all non-CHinese "foreigners" Great wall is extended, Explorer Xheng-He led naval expeditions to the Indian Pceam/Africa, Exonomic Poblems led the goverment to further isolate China from the west travel and foreigners outlawed
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