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Jan 1, 1100
Temujin takes power
Temujin was a powerfcul Khan that conquered other Khans so that he could unite them under his rule. *Khan- cheif of a Mongol clan -
Jan 1, 1200
Mongols Arrive
Mongols are a nomadic people famous for their military power and war tactics. They could assemble quickly for battle, were cunning and had superior weapons. They were from central Asia -
Jan 1, 1206
Genghis Khan emerges
Temujin officially changes his name to Genghis Khan "Universal ruler". He organized the mongols with discipline and rewards to earn their loyalty. He used powerful battle tactics including brutality, stalking your enemies and psychological warfare to aid his conquest for ruling the world -
Jan 1, 1207
Conquered Asia
Conquered most of Asia using seige warfare and gun powder *Seige warfare is when you surround the area that you want to attack anf then you all attack at the same time. -
Jan 1, 1227
Genghjis Khan dies
Genghis Khan dies and leaves his empire to be divded and left to his heirs -
Jan 1, 1235
Kublai Khan
Is determined to take over all of China -
Jan 1, 1260
Kublai Khan
Kublai Khan becomes the great Khan over the mongols -
Jan 1, 1278
Marco Polo senior and Jr
They both come from Venice to visit china. Marco Polo Jr did missions for the Yuan emperor for 17 years -
Jan 1, 1279
Last song ruler is killed
The last song ruler is killed, Kublai Khan declares himself emperor and starts Yuan dynasty-rules all of china Sang Dynasty- 960-1279 A chinese dynasty that continued to rule in Southern China until the Mongols took over. -
Jan 1, 1294
Kublai Khan dies
He dies and people start to fight ov er the throne, but no one has enough power to support the empire. Yuan dynasty falls apart Kamikaze- "divine winds" that stopped the Mongols from taking over Japan (very severe storms) -
Jan 1, 1295
Polos go back to Venice
They go back to Venice. Marco Polo Jr was imprisoned and while he was in prison wrote many stories about China -
Jan 1, 1300
Rebel groups emerge
Mant rebel functions spring up against the Mongols lead by Chinese, Black death wipes out Europe and starts to spread to China Black Death- Delieved to have started in Asia, schlors believed that during the Mongol Peace it was spred to China from Europe and the Middle East -
Jan 1, 1368
Zhu Yuanzhang overthrows last Mongol leader
Peasent named Zhu Yuanzhang used his rebel army to overthrow the last Mongol leader. After he took the name Hong wu "Vastly martial" and created the Ming dynasty -
Jan 1, 1368
Rebal army defeats Mongols
Rebels defeat the Mongols ending their rule and leaving them to flee back to Manchvris -
Jan 1, 1369
Hong Wu rebulids China
He rebuilds China reduces taxes helps improve agriculture and trade expels Mongol ways, brings back traditional chinese values, brought back confucianism and expanded his power -
Jan 1, 1398
Hong Wu dies
Hong Wu dies and leaves behind a power struggle -
Jan 1, 1402
Yonglo becomes Emperor
Yonglo become emperor, moves capitapl to Beijing and creates the forbidden city. -
Jan 1, 1405
Chinese Muslim Admiral
Zheug He wen on 7 voyages around the Indian ocean with a 300 ship fleet. He gave foreign rulers gifts from China -
Jan 1, 1424
Yonglo's rule ends
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Jan 1, 1433
New Emperor stops Voyages
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The Ming dynasty ends
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Qianlong (Kangxi's grandson)
Qianlong conquers Taiwan, Mongolia and Tibet. Agricultural production rises which leads to a population growth -
Chinese population spike
Chinese population reaches 300 million which leads to forced transportation improvement -
Qianlong continued isolation and restriction
Qianlong continued isolation and restricted trade, though tea became the main chinese export to Europe. So Lord George Maccatney comes to China to discuss trade-He refuses to kowtow- They sent him away. Kowtowing- Kneeling in front of the Chinse emperor and touching their forehead to the ground 9 times in orger to shoe respect -
Qin Dynasty ends
European efforts to make China more open leads to the end of the Qin Dynasty.