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**Eliza Strouse, Lindsay Nerby** **Date: 400-1500** **There were many important events that happened in Asia. In 581 there was a new Chinese empire that was set up under a dynasty known as the Sui. Sui Yangdi was the second emporer of the dynasty. He was a very active emporer. He completed the Grand Canal. This linked the Huang He and the Chang Jiang Rivers. Even though he was active, he was one of the most feared rulers. The Grand Canal was a good idea that he came up with, but he forced people into making it for him. He forced hard labor in them to get it done. This really upsetted the people and caused a rebellion. Sui Yangdi was murdered. His dynasty was then ended.**

**Another very important thing that happened was the Mongol Dynasty. It was also known as the Yuan dynasty. It was controled by Kublai Khan. He continued to expand into Vietnam. But not for long. Their ways of fighting were notvery effective. They used calvary charges and siege warfare. They faught for many lands to conquer, but only ended up conquering Vietnam out of all of them. The Dynasty had more success in rullng China. They made use of the Chinese bureaucrats. They became seperate from the the chinese because of their culture. Over time though, the Chinese supported the Mongol Dynasty.**

**A lot happened in the early seventh century. A Yamato prince named Shotoku Taishi, tries to unify the parts of Japan. He wants to do this because he thinks that they would be more effective when they are invaided. He wanted a centralized government. He mainly wanted to become more powerful and lower the power of the aristocrats. They continued to to form based on the Chinese Model. Farm land no longer belonged to its owner. It belonged to the state. They would all pey their taxes to the centreal government directly and not through the local ariststocrats. After Shotoku Taishi died, the power was turned over to the Fujiwara clan.**



__**People:**__ __**Terms:**__
 * Sui Yangdi: Second emperor and completed the Grand Canal. He was not a favored emporer. He also forced human labor to build the Grand Canal. **
 * Tang Xuanzang: devoted a lot of time to a commoner's daughter. He entertained here with music and dancers. He went far just to get her fresh fruit. **
 * Marco Polo: traveled to Asia and wrote about what he saw **
 * Minamoto Yoritomo: was a powerful noble and defeated several rivals to set up the Kamakura **
 * Murasaki Shikibu: wrote "//The Tale of Genji",// one of the world's greatest novels that tells about his youthful adventures to his sad and compassion later in his life. **
 * Dowry: Money, goods, or property a wife gave to her husband when they were married. Ex: poor families selling their daughter to wealthy villagers. **
 * neo-Confucianism: Teaches world is real and that fulfillment comes not from withdrawal but from participation in the world. Established during the Han dynasty **
 * Samuri: "those who serve" Warriors who fought on horseback and were suppose to protect the the property and their employers. They resembled knights of midieval Europe. **
 * Shogun: (General) Powerful military leader who ran the shogunate. He had actual power, the emperor only had power in name. **
 * Daimyo: (Great names) Heads of noble families that controlled lots of land and paid no taxes. They relied on the samuri for protection. **

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__**Timeline:**__ ** 618-907: This is when the tang dynasty started and ended. Lasted almost three years.** ** 622: This is when Shotoku Taishi, the Yamato prince, died and gave power to Fujiwara clan.** ** 1200: Muslim power had reached over the entire plain of northern India.** ** 1206: Temujin was elected Genghis Khan. "Srtong Ruler"** ** 1227: This is when the death of Genghis Khan took place and the empire began to change.** ** 1231: This is when the Mogols attacked the Persia and then defeated the Abbasids.** ** 1500: Japan was close toto chaos. Civil war known as the Onion War.** ** 500-1500: Indian artists and writers built o the acheivements of their predecessors while making innovations in all fields of creative endeavor.** ** 1923: An earthquake almost destroyed all of Tokyo.** ** 202 B.C.: The start of the Han Dynasty and became the basis for Chinese government.**