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By:Amanda Levin & Abi Lundstrom 400-1500 "Beside my bed the bright moonbeams bound almost as if there were frost on the ground." -//__Quiet Night Thoughts__// by Li Po

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Dynasties in china did not exist from about 220 to 581. Then the Sui Dynasty was set up. The second emperor, Sui Yangdi, completed the Grand Canal linking the Yellow and Yangtze rivers. During the Tang Dynasty, china became the wealthiest, most powerful nation in the world. The Song Dynasty is when china became a unified state to fight off invading Mongols. General Zhao Kuangyin also claimed the mandate of heaven.

During the Yuan Dynasty, the Mongols controlled china. Kublai Khan was the Mongol that founded the dynasty and created the city of Khanbaliq or “the city of the Khan”. The Ming Dynasty was founded by Hung Wu In 1368 and drove the Mongols out of china. The Mongol empire was the largest empire in Mongol history.

Japan is one of the few countries that are made of and archipelago. Temples and shrines were placed on Mt. Fuji, Japans highest point. In Japan, Clans, or family groups were created. The Yamato clan emerged as the strongest and just about after 300 AD, Yamato becomes the first and only dynasty in Japan. The feudal society in japan consisted of an emperor, a shogun (general) Daimyo, or families with great names, and samurais and ronin (samurais without lords). Samurais practiced Bushido or the way of the warrior.

The Nara period is in 710 AD- 794 AD. The Fujiwara clan takes power from the Yamato emperor. During the Helan Period, the new capitol Helan, modern day Tokyo is established. Ashikagu or feudal wars between Daimyo take place. Hideyoshi “the bald rat” put an end to the feudal warfare in 1580. Tokugara “great peace” unites japan creating peace and stability in 1603-1868.

1. __Neo-Confucianism-__ The new doctrine was called this, a Confucianism response to Buddiam and Daoism. It teaches that world is real and that fullfillment comes from participating in the world. 2. __Shinto-__ In Japan this means "the sacred way" or "way of the gods" and it is a kind of state religion still practiced today. 3. __Daimyo-__ Known as "great names"--heads of noble families that controlled vast landed estates that owe no taxes to the government. 4. __Porcelain-__ A ceramic made of very fine clay baked at a very high temperature. Today these can sell for up to millons of dollars. 5. __Scholar-Gentry__- As this class was known, replaced the old landed aristocracy as the new political and economic elite of Chinese society.
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1. __Kublai Khan-__ "wise Khan" founded the Yuan Dynasty, the grandson of Genghis Khan. Created the city of Khanbaliq meaning "The City of the Khan" 2. __Emperor Yang Chian-__ completed to Grand Canal linking the north and south for trade rather than just having the two rivers link trade from east and west. 3. __Genghis Khan-__ "universal monarch" the first mongol emperor. His original name was Temuchin. The Great Wall of China was created to keep him and his army out of China 4. __Prince Shotoku-__ He united the clans of Japan and created a 17 article Constitution and centralized government that governed under a supreme ruler. 5. __Marco Polo-__ nicknamed the "Price of Liars" traved throughout the Asian World and created the description of the world which was a collection of books on his travels
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 * __TIMELINE__**
 * 500s:** Grand Canal is completed
 * 618:** Tang Dynasty begins
 * 905:** Fire-lance is invented
 * 1000s:** Moveable type invented in China
 * 1258:** Mongols defeat the Abbasids at Baghdad
 * 1368:** Zhu Yuanzhang defeats the Mongols and establishes the Ming Dynasty
 * 1369:** Timer Lenk seizes power and begins conquests
 * 1392:** Yi dynasty is established in Korea
 * 1397:** Golden Pavilion built I Japan
 * 1450:** Chinese civil was results in the collapse of the shogunate