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The Aisian World 400-1500 AD Matt Davis & Nathen Cookman

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Genghis Khan- He came to power by uniting many of the nomadic tribes of northeast Asia. Kublai Khan- He was the emperor of the Yuan dynasty. Marco Polo- An Italian that came to visit China. Hung Wu- Buddhist monk that drove the Mongols out of China Batu Khan- Kublai brother controls Europe and Russia Terms 1. Khanates- Territories of Genghis Khan's empire after he died, each under the rule of one of his sons. 2. Neo-Confucianism- A new doctrine of Confucian in response to Buddhism and Daoism. 3. Samurai- "Those who serve" warriors who resembled the knights of mideval Europe. 4. Zen- Sect of Japanese aristocrats whos beliefs were followed by the samurai as a code of behavior. 5. Shogun- A powerful military of Japan similar to a general.
 * 5 Important People**

Links General information on the Ancient Asian World Journal of the Society of South Asian Archaeology Rulers of Ancient Asia Ancient Wesetern Asia The History Guide on Ancient Western Asia

==By the end of the Han dynasty in 220 China fell into a state of chaos and civil war. This lasted for around three hundred years until in 581 when the Sui dynasty was formed. Sui Yangdi was the second emperor of the dynasty and completed the Grand Canal. Then in 618 the Tang dynasty was formed and ruled till 907. They restored civil service, distributed land to peasants, controlled Tibet, and traded with Southeast Asia. After civil war from 907 to 960 the Song dynasty was formed. They lost control of Tibet and formed and alliance with the Mongols.== ==In 1206 the mighty Genghis Khan ruled Mongolia and focused all of his power on conquest. After his death in 1227 his empire split into several territories ruled by his sons. In 1279 one of the sons named Kublai Khan completed the conquest of the Song dynasty and established a new Chinese dynasty, the Yuan. In China many new items and concepts were developed, such as Neo-Confucianism, which was a Confucian response to Buddhism and Daoism. And porcelain which is a ceramic made of fine clay baked at very high temperatures.== ==Japan is a country composed of many islands. The four main populated islands are Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. Korea is a peninsula about the size of Minnesota and is very mountainous. It has been captured by and freed from China in its history. It later was captured by the Mongols which led to much hardship for the people of the country. India has three main religions presiding in it. Buddhism is most popular among the people, with Islam as the religion of the ruling class. Many people also believe in Hinduism.==

Timeline


 * 1) 500s-Grand Canal is completed
 * 2) 618-Tang Dynasty begins.
 * 3) 802-Jayavarman is crowned god-king and unites the Khmer of Angkor.
 * 4) 905-The Fire-lance is invented.
 * 5) 1000s-Moveable Type is invented in China.
 * 6) 1258-Mongols defeat the Abbasids at Baghdad.
 * 7) 1368-Zhu Yuanzhang defeats the Mongolsand the Ming Dynasty.
 * 8) 1369-Timur Lenk seizes power and begins conquests.
 * 9) 1397-Golden Pavilion is built in Japan
 * 10) 1450-Japanese civil war results in the collapse of the shogunate.

Genghis Khan- “It is not sufficient that I suceed - all others must fail.”