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  The Period of Disunion was a time of war. Many people moved to other parts of China which began a mixture of cultures.
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  The age of Buddhism was when Buddhism was very popular in China.It ended when a Tang emperor started fighting againsted it.
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  She was the first and only women to rule China. Her methods were vicious, but she was talented with ruling.
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  His murals celebrated Buddhism and Nature. He was one of China`s greatest painters.
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  she was probebly China`s greatest female poets.She said the purpose of her poetry was to capture a moment in time.
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  Gun powder was originally used for making fireworks. Later it was used for making stronger weapons.
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  It gave merchants and sailors direction. People who depended on it would make it to their destination, it was more improved than the older one.
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  The dragon backbone pump scoops up water and pours it into irrigation canals. It allows one person to do the work of many people.
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  To be a part of the beaurancy people had to pass civil service examinations. It tested the peoples` grasp of Confucianism and related ideas.
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  Kublai Khan became ruler of the Mongol Empire in 1260. Later he declared himself empperor of China in 1279.
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  Some people called the Yuan dynasty the Mongol Ascendancy. It was thje first time that foreigners ruled all of China.
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  Marco Polo was highly respected by the Mongols (they ruled China in the Yuang dynasty). Part of what we know in the Yuang dynasty came from Marco Polo`s book where he wrote about his travels.
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  His army fought against the Mongols. After they defeated the Mongols Zhu Yuangzhang ruled China creating the Ming Dynasty.
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  It was provedd to be one of the most stable and prosperus times in Chinese history.
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  Zheng He was the greatest sailor or the period. He led seven grand voyages between the years 1405 and 1433. He brought goods back from other places.
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  It was named Th Forbidden City because common people could not enter. It was a palace built for the emperor, his family, his court, and his servants.
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  they fixed broken partsn of the wall and built new parts. The Chinese felt safe from Northern invasions when it was done being built.
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  A Ming emperor made Zheng He return to China and dismantle his fleet. Also he banned foriegn trade wich made China enter a period of isolationism and it caused consequences.
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  It was most likely to have been overthrown because of little contact with other countries. The Western coutries made technological progress.
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  It is a canal that links Northern and Southern China. It made travel and trade a lot easier.
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  It was made in the Song dynasty. It was made because it was easier to carry than coins.
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  It is a new type of confucianism. It was just confucianims with spiritual ideas too.
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  It started after a man named Yang Jiang ended the Period of Disunion. Then he ruled a dynasty.
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  The song dynasty was like the Tang dynasty. It was a time of great achievments.
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  Historians called it the golden age of China. It was when the rulers created law codes, took over more land, and even some of China`s greatest poets startyed writing.