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Jan 1, 1200
Yuan Dynasty
First emperor of the Yuan Dynasty was Kublai Khan. Marco Polo came to this dynasty in 1271 AD , he was Ventian, and he was a trader. -
Jan 1, 1460
Ming Dynasty
In the Ming Dynasty there were reforms, they were very harsh law codes and penalies for crime. The growth of artisans and merchants in Ming urban area were due to the surplus of the food. Zheng He founded the Americas before columbus and he was from this dynasty. -
Qing Dynasty
Their capital city was Beijing, the first Europeans to arrive in china was the Portuguese since they were the first to sail, they want to find spices and spread their religion. The reasons for the decline was Goverenment corruption, high tax, foreign powers and imperialism, and the Taipei and Boxer's Rebellion. -
Sui Dynasty
Based on exams, whether they belonged to the region
Meritocracy- Based on a person's ability. At the beginning, the agricultural acreage increased greatly which promoted the crop yield. The skills industry made some new advances with the shipbuilding technology reaching a new high level. Meanwhile, the commerce in Luoyang was fairly prosperous and in order to develop the national economy -
Tang Dynasty
Based on exams, whether they belonged to the region
Meritocracy- Based on a person's ability. The first glorious period was from 627 to 649 when the Tang Dynasty was just set up and its national strength was recovering from the previous weak condition. Under Emperor Taizong Li Shimin's wise governing, the national strength and social development reached an unparalleled prosperity - economy and commerce flourished, the social order was stable, corruption never existed in the court and the nation -
Song Dynasty
Believed in neo-confufucianism-combination of confucism values with elements of Buddism and Daoism -
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Chinese Dynasty
