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Paper was invented in China in 105 (I put 200 because anything under it will not save). They used this invention for many wonderful things, such as books, and other works of literature.They also used it to keep records.
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The first book was printed using this method. This is the first type of printing known to man. This allows the Chinese to create cultural advances quicker.
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This is a good sign for Buddhist missionaries. This is a start to a new religion in China. This is later China's religion or philosophy. the Song dynasty is when the Buddha's teaching is flourishing the most though.
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Gunpower is a mixture of powders. This was often used to make guns and explosives, but the Chinese used if for things like fireworks.
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The Han dynasty lasted from 206 bc to 220 ad. This is just 20 years of the Han dynasty though. During this time there was a lot of disorder and they were fighting for power. The Han's power was declining, and they eventually lose power in 220.
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This is very bad thing because this was one of China's best dynasties. The Han dynasty was the longest lasting dynasty in Chinese history. They also had many achievements at this time. After the Han dynasty ends in 220 there is a time of war. This time is called the Period of Disunion.
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When the Han dynasty collapsed, China split into several rival kingdoms, each ruled by a military leader. Historians sometimes call the the time of disorder that followed the collapse of the Han dynasty the Period of Disunion. This lasted from 220 to 589
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Empress Wu was the first woman to rule China. She ruled very forcefully. She had strict punishment for those who did not respect her or did not care to listen, or do what she tells them to do when she tells them.
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This is huge for China. The Chinese had a huge population of up to 100 million people, and this type of rice allowed them to plant and harvest 3 batches of rice in the time of 1. This leaves China with a huge surplus of food.They discovered this when they invaded Vietnam.
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This man did a lot for the Mongolian empire. He conquered Northern China and territory all through Asia. Later his grandson takes the rest of China.
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This dynasty is a Mongol group. This is the first time China is ruled by Foreigners . The Chinese do not like this. Some of them do not listen the Mongolian government. Some don't even pay taxes.The Yang dynasty is ended when the rebellions start
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Northern China is attacked when Ghengis Khan invaded with his huge Mongolian army. His army killed the soldiers, citizens, and the Lords. He even killed the king. He burned villages and slaughtered kids as well. He did not take any slaves either. By his death he had conquered the northern part of china.
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This was all the great ruler of the Mongols was able to conquer in his life within China, but be was able to conquer more lands elsewhere though.His grandson Kublai Khan was able to conquer the rest of China when he was handed the throne when his grandpa died in 1227.
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Temujjin was a great leader for the Mongols. He conquered all of Northern China and more in other countries. He even destroyed the Great Wall of China in the process. Temujjin handed over the thrown to his grandson Kublai Khan when he died in 1227. Kublai Khan took the rest of China and even half of Asia!
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This is a good thing for the Mongols and a very bad thing for the Chinese. He ws able to conquer the rest of the Chinese . The Chinese Civilization did not like this. They despised it but Kublai just took more land.
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Marco Polo was an Italian merchant who traveled around China. He was even in Kublai Khan's courts. later on he shared all his stories back in Europe, and this made China look good and powerful.
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Little did they know that a couple days after they set sail the Mongol's navy was destroyed by a colossal storm. Half of the Mongol's navy was destroyed the other half did not go on the voyage
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This is the start of the Yaun dynasty. This is the first time in history China is ruled by foreigners. The Chinese did not like this at all. They even refused to obey some of his laws.
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This is very good for China. They are now ruled by a Chinese citizen not a Mongolian citizen. This Ming dynasty lasted nearly 300 years. This is also one of the most valued time in Chinese history.
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Rebellions led to decline of the Yaun dynasty after their navy was destroyed on their way to invade Japan by a colossal storm. Zhu Yuanzhang took advantage of the situation and took back China and started the Ming dynasty.
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A former monk named Zhu Yaunzhang took China back. He was also a great ruler for china. He helped the Chinese with many things. They also liked him because he was not a Foreign ruler unlike the Yaun dynasty. This dynasty lasted for nearly 300 years! They tried to bring back the Han dynasty's ideas as well. This dynasty was overthrown in 1644
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Zheng He was a very successful sailor. He led a lot of grand voyages. 7 to be exact. These voyages went all around Asia. This was a great accomplishment for China.
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This is a royal place for the upper class and wealthy people. This is home to the Emperor. The Hall of Sume Harmony is the largest building in the Forbidden City. Grand celebrations for important holidays, like the Emperor's birthday and New Year were held here.The Forbidden City's main buildings were built of wood and featured gold colored roof tiles that could only be used for the Emperor's buildings. The Forbidden City is not actually a city. It's a huge complex of almost 1,000 buildings.
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In the 1800's the western countries made huge progress in technology. They were stronger then the weak Chinese due to the Emperor's choice to use Isolationism. When western affairs on China were too strong for the Chinese to stop.
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They were the first country to print a book.They used a method called woodblock printing. Woodblock printing is when you carve what you are going to write in a block of wood, and dab the carved wood in ink and push down on a piece of paper to leave the engraved mark. This was a quick way for the Chinese to print books.
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The dollar bill in your pocket may be crisp and new, but paper money has been around a long time. Paper money was printed for the first time in China in the AD 900s and was in use for about 700 years, through the Ming dynasty, when the bill shown here was printed. However, so much money was printed that it lost value. The Chinese stopped using paper money for centuries, but now they use it again along with most of the other world.
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This followed the end of the almighty Tang dynasty. This was like another Period of Disunion except it lasted 53 years not over 300 years.
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Yang Jian conquered Northern China, and unified the rest of China as well. He was the first ruler after the Period of Disunion.
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The Sui dynasty was the first dynasty after the Period of Disunion. This dynasty only lasted 29 years. There was also only 1 ruler who ruled for this dynasty.
