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Jan 1, 1180
A powerful Khan Emerges
The khan's name was Temugin and he was from the Mongol tribe. -
Jan 1, 1200
The Mongols Emerge
A nomadic tribe emerges known as the mongols, they were from centeral Asia and were one of history's most brutal fighting forces. -
Jan 1, 1206
Genghis Khan Conqures Asia
Genghis khan leads his army all over Asia destroying and looting places. he controled much of N. China and centeral Asia.
~Siege warfare~ A military tactic in which an army waits outside a castle or fort until the people inside surrender. -
Dec 10, 1206
Genghis Khan comes to power
Temujin takes the title of Genghis khan in the mongol tribe and sets out to conqure the world. -
Jan 1, 1226
Genghis Khan Conqures Asia
Genghis khan leads his army all over Asia destroying and looting places. he controled much of N. China and centeral Asia.
~Siege warfare~ A military tactic in which an army waits outside a castle or fort until the people inside surrender. -
Jan 1, 1227
Ghengis Khan Dies
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Jan 1, 1236
Mongols Enter Europe
The mongols take the city of Moscow Russia and go on to conqure Eastern Europe. -
Jan 1, 1260
Kublai Khan Comes to Power
Kublai Khan comes to power as the great khan he was determined to complete the conquest of China.
~The Song Dynasty~ This was the last Dynasty in China before the mongols came and destroyed it. -
Jan 1, 1278
Marco Polo Reaches China
Marco Polo travels to China completing misions for emperor Kublai khan. -
Jan 1, 1279
The Song Dynasty Ends
The last song ruler of China is defeated and the mongols took control creating the Yuan dynasty. -
Jan 1, 1294
Kublai Khan Dies
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Jan 1, 1295
Marco Returns Home
Marco Polo and father return home to Venice Italy. He wrote a book of his travels while in jail. -
Jan 1, 1300
Black Death Comes to Europe
It is thought that the disease black death spread from Asia at this time, the disease killed off much of Europe. -
Jan 1, 1300
The Chinese Rebel
Chinese rebel factions are rebeling against the Yuan dynasty. -
Jan 1, 1368
Mongols Are Defeated
The mongols are defeated by a large rebel army forcing the mongols to run away to Manchuria ending forigen rule in China. -
Jan 1, 1368
Mongol Empire Is Overthrown
The last Mongol emperor is overthrown by Zhu Yuzhang a peasent, with his rebel army. -
Jan 1, 1398
Hongwu Dies
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Jan 1, 1400
The Forbiden City Is Biult
The forbiden city is biult in the heart of China's capital where the Ming emperor lived. -
Jan 1, 1402
Yonglo Rules
Hungwu's son Yonglo rules the ming empire. He moved the capital to Beijing.
~Forbiden City~ A vast empirial city located in the heart of the capital. This is were the Emperor ruled. -
Jan 1, 1405
Zhang Shows off his power
Zhang sailed masive flotilas of ships around china and india showing off his power.
~Junk~ Chinese trading ships. -
Jan 1, 1424
Yonglo's Rule Ends
Hungwu's son Yonglo rules the ming empire. He moved the capital to Beijing.
~Forbiden City~ A vast empirial city located in the heart of the capital. This is were the Emperor ruled. -
Jan 1, 1433
Zhang stops sailing his ships
Zhang sailed masive flotilas of ships around china and india showing off his power.
~Junk~ Chinese trading ships. -
Jan 1, 1433
The voyages are stopped.
These massive flotilas are stopped because they drain the nation's recources. -
Jan 1, 1500
Ming Cuts Relations
The ming empire pushes very hard for China to be cut off from the rest of the world. Trade was hevaly monitered. -
Jan 1, 1500
Crops arive
New crops arrice such as corn and sweat potatoes. -
Jan 1, 1570
The Ming Dynasty Declines
The ming dynasty begins to decline because several weak rulers ruled. There were higher taxes. -
Matteo Ricci
An Italian Jeusist Preist named Matteo Ricci gains influence, he introduced math and science. -
Crops Fail
Crop failures lead to famine and hardship increasing ming decline. -
Ming Dynasty Falls
The ming dynasty ends, China got rebiult with lass corruption, the following emperors were much more powerful. -
Last Ming Emperor Dead
The Manchu tribe take beijing and the emperor kills him self. They form the Quin dynasty. -
The Quin Dynasty Rules
The Manchu culture is very influentual. Foot binding is made illigal.
~Queue~ A type of braid -
Kuangxi Rules
He expanded China and reduced taxes for the poor. -
The Quin Are Booming
The Economy is booming with a population of 300 million and better transportation. -
Kuangxi's Rule Ends
He expanded China and reduced taxes for the poor. -
The British Show Interest In China
The British show intrest in trading with the chinese and they sent lord Marcenety. He refuses to kowtow and is kicked out.
~Kowtow~ A way of showing respect to the emperor. You kneel and touch your head to the ground 9 times. -
The Quin Dynasty Ends
The manchu culture was heavly influential and they initialty had heavy resistance, foot binding was made illigal.
~Queue~ A type of braid.