Growth for China
The Chinese Empire
built a canal system in
589 a.d.
This 1000 mile
waterway connected
the rivers and cities in
China.
The Grand Canal was
built by peasants
under the rule of the
Sui dynasty.
Tang Dynasty - 618 AD - 907 AD
The Tang family claims a Mandate from Heaven and
rules after the Sui dynasty ended and expanded
Chinese lands.
They ensured that all male citizens served in the
army by using a draft system to choose soldiers.
The Tang dynasty was a Golden Age of
development from 618 to 750 in China.
Chang’an was the largest wealthiest and most
cosmopolitan city in the world.
2 million people lived in Chang’an.
The city of Chang’an was located at the end of the
Silk Road, which stretched for 4000 miles across
two continents.
The Silk road helped established wealth from
trade.
The Chinese
government system
was based on
ability.
Books were printed
using block printing.
The Chinese
invented movable
print.
Paper currency was
easy to transport.
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Chinese porcelain was useful
and beautiful.
Chinese art and poetry
reflected pride in Chinese
Culture and prosperity.
Buddha
(天人相应)
Symbol of the Toa
Dai Temple
Chinese people studied the
religions of Taoism,
Buddhism, and Christianity.
Confucianism was China’s
official religion.
Four Generals
Song dynasty temple
Song Dynasty宋
The Song dynasty claimed a
Mandate from Heaven in
960.
It was a sophisticated and
culturally rich period
Most of China’s 80
million people were
peasants, but many
others lived in towns and
cities in 1050.
The peasants were
tenant farmers and had
to pay rent to a landlord.
The peasants had to
work from morning to
night. The children did
not learn to read or write
because they were
working in the fields.
The Song Dynasties were separated into a North and South dynasty
New faster growing
rice let farmers grow
two crops a year
and sell the extra in
the town markets.
Mongol people
from North of
the Great Wall
conquered
Northern China
in 1271.
The Yuan dynasty claimed a mandate from
Heaven.
Kublai Kahn, son of Genghis Kahn, was Emperor
and founder of the Yuan dynasty.
The Yuan dynasty initiated the first direct contact
between China and the West.