World geography Tang & Song Dynasty – Flashcards
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Accomplishments in literature and art
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Architecture, sculpture, painting, & porcelain all made great advances
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Chinese developed a unique form of garden; streams, rocks, and trees designed for peaceful contemplation
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Developed block printing
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Encouraged commerce and handicrafts, making the silk Road busier than ever
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Buddhism spread through trade network to Japan, Korea, and Vietnam
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First use of paper currency
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People started to pay taxes with money instead of grain
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Eliminated forced labor for the Emperor
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Engaged in trade
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Invented the compass
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Tried to bribe peace with Northern enemies
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Introduced food surpluses because population was greater than 100 million
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Reach new heights in Chinese art with natural landscapes and objects drawn with black ink
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The steppes
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Was broken up into two parts, the west which spreads from Central Asia to Eastern Europe, and the east which covers present day Mongolia
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The steppes
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Very little rainfall, dry wind-swept plane supports short and hardy grasses; temperatures are extreme; high elevation; little vegetation
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Mongols
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People that lived a nomadic way of life on the steppes
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Genghis khan
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An effective conquer because he was a brilliant organizer, a gifted strategist, he adopted new weapons and technologies used by his enemies, and finally he used cruelty as a weapon
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Khanates
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The regions that the empire was broken into after being established
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Fun facts
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.5 of the worlds population is related to Genghis khan; one of the most feared people in history; created the largest empire in history
