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Invented during the Han Dynasty. It was an easier way of keeping records.
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Used the magnetic field to tell direction. It was improved by the Tang dynasty.
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Confucianism became an official philosophy. Confucianism did not last long.
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The Han split into several kingdoms. It was a time of disorder when they fell.
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The time of disorder that followed the collapse of the Han. That is what historians sometimes called it.
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Empress Wu was a great poet. She was the first female poet.
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Helped one person do the crops of many. Used to grow crops by throwing it out the other side.
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Underground wells helped the Chinese make more crops. The crops grew much faster this way.
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It made printing faster. Invented during the Song dynasty.
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First made by the Song. It was lighter and easier than coins, so they used it instead.
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Temujin united the Mongols, who had been seperated tribes.
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Genghis Khan's grandson became ruler. This began in the Yuan dynasty.
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Mongols were in China during this time. Many battles were fought during this time.
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Many Chinese armies rebelled against the Yuan dynasty.
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Zhu Yuanzhang took charge of a rebel army. He won the fight against the mongols.
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Chinese improved their ships. Zhu Yuanzhang was emperor of China.
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Zheng He led seven grand voyages. He had fleets with 60 ships and 25,000 sailors.
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a canal linking northern and southern China. It was made by the Sui dynasty.
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Helped grow crops on hills. It was a great teqhnique created in the Tang dynasty.
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thin beautiful pottery. First made during tang dynasty.
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Gunpowder was used in fireworks. Not usually used as a weapon.
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Form of printing where you carve a page into an entire block of wood. First book was made from this.
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Song lasted about 300 years. Many things were made in this period.
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Many inventions were made during this time. Arose when Sui official overthrew government.
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Followed the Period of Disunion. The Grand Canal was built.
