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By Ms. Hoeffner Mongols! First: Emperor Ghengis Khan Then: his descendents (Kublai Khan) Khan= “Lord of Lords” 1206-1368 Marco! Polo! A European traveler (18 years old) to China Friend of Kublai Khan Stayed in China for 17 years! Told of the riches and wealth in Asia in late 1200’s to Europe No one believed him! Fall of the Mongols Mongols were very destructive and mean throughout all of Asia Attacked Japan to try to gain land Only wear certain colors Could not use certain words (long life, happiness) Killed if last name was Chang, Wang, Liu, Li, and Chao So, the Chinese People rebelled! Effects still felt of this Dynasty hundreds of years later Ming Dynasty 1368-1644 First leader: a peasant, Hung Wu More concerned about arts and architecture than wealth, power, and military Porcelain Novel Encyclopedia The Forbidden City Cheng Zu, the second emperor, decided to move his capital to the Middle of Beijing He order the creation of a complex of buildings surrounded by a moat Took 15 years to build 100,000 rooms! The Great Wall First built as a lot of separate pieces in 1500 B.C. Joined together in early third century and was 1,800 miles long Rebuilt under Emperor Cheng Zu to 3,000 miles Keep enemies out from north border Zheng He Sailor, explorer, trader 7 journeys from 1405 to 1433 300 vessels 28,000 men Most important role was bringing the culture of Africa to Chinese Important to share culture and goods that were not available in Asia Zheng He had to stop travelling The scholars of China took over the government and did not want to associate with other countries Ceased (stopped) trade during in 1480 Punishable by death! Remained isolated for the next… India Difficult to conquer Difficult to control Mongols conquered North India (1206-1290) First Marco Polo went to India and was intrigued by all the riches they had. European explorer Vasco da Gama (1498) was not as nice to the people that he encountered. Southern India was left in ruins when European explorers came and conquered and plundered Japan 1467-1568 The Age of the Country at War Always changing rulers (shoguns) because they were weak During this time period, they were known for advancements in the arts Meditations Noh dramas