Transcript Civilizations of East Asia

Unit 5 (ch. 8) - China and the East
Sui Dynasty (581-618)
 Tang Dynasty (618 – 907)
 Song Dynasty (960 – 1279)
Yuan Dynasty (1279 – 1368)
Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644)
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Sui Dynasty (SWAY)
1. Unifies China under the rule of an emperor
after 300 yrs of chaos.
2. Built the Grand Canal – linked northern and
southern China. Built with forced labor.
3. High taxes, military failures - Emperor was
murdered.
TANG Dynasty (TONG)
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Restored the civil service exam.
Gave land to peasants & lowered taxes –this
helped the economy
Controlled Tibet
Traded with Southeast Asia
Began making steel & gunpowder (fire-lance)
Empress Wu Zhou (mistress of the emperor)
– Killed her own daughter and blamed the empress.
– Emperor deposed his wife and takes Wu as his new wife.
Song Dynasty (SOONG)
Economic prosperity and achievement
1. First printed paper money
2. Silk and porcelain
3. Printing – movable type
4. Compass
5. Rice cultivation
Will be conquered by the Mongols
Yuan Dynasty (YOO AHN)
Mongols invade - Kublai Khan defeats the
Song Dynasty (1279)
 Establishes the Yuan Dynasty
 Will be overturned by the son of a peasant
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Ming Dynasty
1368 – son of a peasant raises an army and
overthrows the Yuan Dynasty.
 Establishes the Ming Dynasty
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India after the Guptas
ch. 8 sect. 4 p.268
Gupta Empire attacked by Huns.
Disappeared completely in 600’s
 India divided into 70 states - fighting
 Islam arrives in early 700’s
 Rivalry between Muslims and Hindus
 Buddhism declines but is spread to:
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• China, Korea, Japan
MAYA
ch. 11 sect. 2 p. 353
sophisticated civilization
 cities built around a central pyramid
 city-states ruled by hereditary rulers
 often at war, had slaves, human sacrifice
 4 Mayan books survive - “codices”
 Solar calendar, 365 days, divided into 18
months - long calendar ends Dec. 23, 2012
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AZTEC
ch. 11 sect. 2 p. 356
Settled at present day Mexico City (1100’s)
 conquired by Spanish in the 1500’s
 as the Maya, believed rulers descended
from Gods
 human sacrifice
 Aztec Kingdom not centralized
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• semi-independent territories ruled by local lords
• Aztec King supported lords
• lords paid tribute to king (taxes - goods or money)
INCA
ch. 11 sect. 2 p. 360
Located in the Andes Mountains of South
America - Machu Picchu
 Ruled by an emperor – regions ruled by
governors.
 Economy based on agriculture
 Polytheistic religion
 Road system
 Quipu – knotted strings to keep records
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