Thought to be China's golden ageEconomic growthEstablished the Slik RoadMade advancements in the fields of Science and technologyConfucianism became the state beliefChina's ethnic majority refers to themselves as "Han people"
Song Dynasty 960 - 1270 CE
Founded by Wen-Di, the man who reunited ChinaMakes "National projects" to unite the country with a common goalRebuilds the aging great wallConstructs the Grand CanalThe dynasty ended when Wen-Di's son Yang-Di was assassinated.
Yuan Dynasty 1279 - 1368 CE
Civil service exams are starting for hiring government officialsPorcelain and gunpowder were inventedDiamond Sutra - The first printed book"Age of Poetry" beginsEmpress Wu became the first woman to rule China
Ming Dynasty 1368-1644 CE
After a brief civil war between dynasties, the golden age of Chia continued.The civil service system became a meritocracyPrinting led to paper moneyNew farming methods and new crops led to more crop yieldGenghis Khan begins to pressure china
Kublai Khan conquered China and established the Yuan dynastyTrade was made safe, and the Mongols encouraged foreignersMarco Polo arrived in China and stayed for 20 years
Founded by a peasant named Taizu who led a rebellion against the Mongol rulersDiscrimination against non-ChineseThey extended the great wallZheng-He led naval expeditions to India and AfricaEconomic problems caused the government to isolate China as travel was forbidden
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