1. Growth for China

2. 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.

3. Tang Dynasty AD 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.

4. The Silk road helped established wealth from trade.
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.

5. The Chinese government system was based on ability
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.

6. Chinese porcelain was useful and beautiful
Chinese porcelain was useful and beautiful. Chinese art and poetry reflected pride in Chinese Culture and prosperity.

7. Chinese people studied the religions of Taoism, Buddhism, and Christianity. Confucianism was China’s official religion.
Buddha
Confucius
(天人相应)
Symbol of the Toa
Dai Temple

8. Song Dynasty宋 Four Generals
Song dynasty temple The Song dynasty claimed a Mandate from Heaven in 960. It was a sophisticated and culturally rich period
Four Generals
Song Dynasty宋

9. The Song Dynasties were separated into a North and South dynasty
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.

10. New faster growing rice let farmers grow two crops a year and sell the extra in the town markets.

11. Mongol people from North of the Great Wall conquered Northern China in 1271.

12. The Yuan dynasty claimed a mandate from Heaven
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.