Asia and Africa

1. Established a centralized government
2. Imposed civil service jobs with 18 different ranks
3. The dynasty fell due to an imbalanced economy and a flood that left millions homeless http://www.mitchellteachers.org/WorldHistory/AncientChinaCurriculum/Images/handynasty/maphandynasty_large.jpg

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1. Completed the Grand Canal http://totallyhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/map-of-sui-dynasty.jpg

1. They expanded their civil service examinations and job positions
2. High taxes and lost battles and land caused the dynasty to fall http://images.chinatravel.com/chinamap/ancient/tang-dynasty-map1.gif

1. They ruled southeast China
2. They invented movable type and gunpowder
3. The Gentry was the upper class, then the urban middle class, then the laborers and soldiers http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/China_11a.jpg

1. Pax Mongolica is the period of peace where others were garenteed a safe travel passage 2a. They reunited China for the first time in 300 years 2b. Marco Polo went on missions for the emperor, Kublai Khan http://mlamworldhistory.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/mongol.gif

1. They didn't want any outsiders to threaten their peace
2. Zheng He took several major voyages
3. Only the government could conduct forign trade http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/yanglu/Ming%20Map.gif

1. Manchus invaded China and the Ming dynasty collapsed
2. They continued their isolation with outside world
3. European traders exported opium to china
4. Opium Wars (1839) British vs. Chinese, Signed a treaty
5. Taping Rebellion- They decieded to share the wealth with all of the people; internal and external fights brought down kingdom
6. Dowager Empress Cixi supported many reforms
7. Spheres of Influence is an area where a forign nation controlls trade and investment
8. Open Door Policy opened China's trading policy http://www.chinatownconnection.com/images/qingdynastymap.gif

1. Capital was Kyoto
2. They had to compete with the Minamoto family
3. A Samura was a warrior and Bushido was the code of behavior http://web.mit.edu/jpnet/kimono/gifs/heian1.gif

1. A shogun is a Supreme General of the Emperor's Army
2. The government struggled after defeating the invading Mongols http://www.kiku.com/electric_samurai/cobweb_castle/samurai_gallery/image/tokimune_samurai.jpg