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Period: 220 to 589
Era of the Six Dynastics; political discord in China; time of great Buddhist influence
Six different ruling Dynasties, art is becoming more popular, Buddhism is growing in wealth and political power. -
Period: 618 to 907
Tang Dynasty
The Tang Dynasty was able to reunite China under one rule and create a strong unified nation that the the Sun Dynasty had ruined. -
Period: 690 to 705
Empress Wu; Buddhist influence in China peaks
During Empress Wu’s reign Buddhist influence in china peaked -
840
Period of Buddhist persecution
Emperor Wuzong forces monks and nuns out of their shrines and destroys sacred temples, then distributes remaining land. -
1050
Invention of block printing with movable type
Block printing allowed for colored silk to be put originally on textiles and eventually was altered to be used on paper -
Period: 1067 to 1085
She song emperor; reforms of Wang Anshi
Want Anshi broke up monopolies and circulated currency better to help chinas economy -
1100
Invention of gunpowder
1 of the 4 great inventions of china, was originally used for medicinal purposes and eventually was used in warfare. -
1115
Jurchen (Jin) kingdom in North China
One of last dynasties before Mongol conquest -
1119
First reference to use of compass for sea navigation
Compass, 1 of 4 great inventions of China used for travel in water, allows for more accurate navigation -
Period: 1279 to 1368
Mongol (Yuan) dynasty rules all China
The Mongol Dynasty or Yuan Dynasty ruled the whole of China for almost 100 years
