Unit 3 part 2

  • Grand Canal restarted
    581 BCE

    Grand Canal restarted

    The Grand Canal was made in 468 BC. It is between the Yangtze river and the Jiangsu province. This system was expanded in 221 BC but then started up with the Sui Dynasty in 581. They built 4 new canals and it helped transportation of items.
  • Beginning of Civil service exam
    581 BCE

    Beginning of Civil service exam

    The Sui dynasty adopted this exam from the Han system. It was a way of official recruitment. Had ideas of confucianism. They kept doing this till the Quing dynasty. This was a long and excruciating test but could help in the future.
  • Reign of Wen
    581

    Reign of Wen

    Wen aka Wendi was the founder of the Sui dynasty. He reorganized China after 300 years of not being stable. This was done in the southern part of China, he then took the north from the Turks. He ruled from 581-601 BC
  • Yang as the Emperor in Sui
    604

    Yang as the Emperor in Sui

    He was the last emperor of Sui and also the 2nd. He helped complete the integration of the south. He focused on Confucianism and had the examination system. He also helped build a 2nd capital(Luoyang). This was in the east. He was murdered in 618 ending the Sui dynasty. 604-618
  • Reign of Gaozu Tang dynasty
    618

    Reign of Gaozu Tang dynasty

    Gaozu was the first leader of this Tang dynasty. Controlled the Eastern plain of China. He also was a competitor of being a leader of the Sui dynasty. He had a complex military. 618- 626 BC
  • Woodblock Printing
    629

    Woodblock Printing

    Was very important in their Tang dynasty. It helped print books faster and more efficiently. It would be a paper and it would have images and prints. These prints were used for there text.
  • Reign of Empress Wu Zetian
    683

    Reign of Empress Wu Zetian

    She was the only female monarchy of China. She ruled for the Tang dynasty from 683-704. She was very effective but also controversial for a leader.
  • Taoism
    712

    Taoism

    Becomes the religion of China. This happened under Xuanzong. Also known as Daoism. Emphasizes in what's natural.
  • Gunpowder
    900

    Gunpowder

    The first to use gunpowder was the Tang dynasty and the Song Dynasty. it was used for warfare. It set there military for success. It was in there arrow, bomb, flamethrowers, rockets. They used it in almost everything. Happened around the 800.
  • Footbinding
    937

    Footbinding

    Used for young girls, it is meant to keep girls feet small. It was what their culture dreamed as beautiful.This was very painful but was permanent. Was also shown as a way of social class. Both Song and Tang used footbinding it was more popular in Song.
  • Emperor Taizu
    960

    Emperor Taizu

    Song dynasty founder. He was a military leader. He reunification China. He was also a statesman as well. At this time China was divided into several states, but he took power in the north and south. 960- 976.
  • Property in the Song dynasty
    960

    Property in the Song dynasty

    Poetry was very important in the Song and Tang dynasty. But for the Song dynasty this when the dynasty was having issues with culture and military. They turned to Literature and the most popular was poetry there are hundreds of poem from this time frame. Woodblock printing would help print these on paper efficient as well.
  • New harsh Law of codes
    962

    New harsh Law of codes

    Taizu introduces new law code to Song dynasty. There were new harsh penalties. they also had much harder punishments. It was a way to control everyone. There was malpractice at this time
  • Tong Guan
    1054

    Tong Guan

    He was a general to the Song dynasty. he was a military general, political adviser. He really helped protect and served well for the dynasty. 1054-1126
  • Capital captured by Mongols
    Mar 28, 1276

    Capital captured by Mongols

    Lin'an was the capital of the Song dynasty. Mongols wanted to take charge of the Song dynasty . They then captured to Capital to helped them conquer the Dynasty and lead.
  • Mongols complete their conquest
    Mar 18, 1279

    Mongols complete their conquest

    Mongols finally completed their victory of conquesting Song Dynasty. This happened at the naval battle in Yaishan. The mongols were the Yuan dynasty and they took charge of the area after defeating them.
  • Hongwu
    1368

    Hongwu

    1368- 1398 He rain the Ming dynasty in China. He was the founder of the Ming. He was born as a peasant. He helped seized the Yuan Capital as well.
  • Reconntinued the Civil service exam.
    1370

    Reconntinued the Civil service exam.

    The Sui started these exams from the Han. But the Ming dynasty then reintroduced them. Hongwu was the Emperor at this time as he named himself it. It was still a very long text, and still used Confutationist ideas.
  • Reign of Jianwen Emperor
    1396

    Reign of Jianwen Emperor

    He was the second ruler of the Ming dynasty. He followed leader after the civil war. When he was ruling he magically disappeared making his uncle have to take over
  • Forbidden city
    1407

    Forbidden city

    They started to being work in a forbidden city in Beijing China. Designed by the Kuai Xiang. They built building and starting to build a city.