Thursday, January 3, 2008

Todays Fact: Chinese Dynasties Contn.

Tang Dynasty (618-907)
-Expanded from traditional Chinese teritory to Mongolia.
-Period of progress and stability.
-Block Printing System was invented.

Song Dynasty (960-1279)
-First use of paper currency
-First Chinese dynasty to establish a permanent standing Navy.
-Gunpowder was widely used but not for military purposes.

Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368)
-Mongols ruled China with Kublai Khan as the leader during this period.
-Mongols let all religions thrive, but tried to keep Mongol and Chinese social relations separate.

Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
- Last Dynasty in China
- Under admiral Zheng He, there was widespread growth of fine arts.
- Famous for its porcelain.

2 comments:

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WuJu said...

I believe that the qing dynasty was the last Chinese dynasty...