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The Ming dynasty declined almost three hundred years after. Well rulers, high taxes, and poor harvests led to a rebellion. Manchus people ( are from a region called Manchuria, northeast of China) took advantage of this and conquered China. They had established the Qing dynasty.

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In the 1430 both Yongle and Zheng He had died. Most officials thought the government had gained a little from trade and communication from foreigners but they were more concerned with invaders. Do they banned maritime voyages and building sea going ships.

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In 1400, Yongle's sent multiple ships to a maritime expeditions. Maritime means related to the sea. He wanted to expand Chinese influence and a tribute with other countries. A tribute is a payment made by one country to another as a sign of respect. They completed seven long voyages. Zhang He led the voyages, he had has many three hundred ships with twenty-eight thousand people on those ships. He went around Southeast Asia to India, Arabia, And Africa

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After Hongwu death in 1398, he chose his grandson to succeed him. This led to many problems, after five years Hongwu son Yongle won and declared himself as emperor. He enlarged the capitol city Beijing, great  complicated palaces and temples. At this time these collection of bulidings became known as the Forbidden City.  That symbolized Yongle's and China's power and pride.

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Zhu Yuanzhang overthrew the Mongol empire and established the Ming dynasty and became the first emperor. He later named himself Hongwu during his rule He supported Confucianism and brought back state exams. He rebuilt roads, canals,  The Great Wall and extended. He helped famers by lowering taxes and giving them land.

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They moved along to the Silk Roads, ancient routes going from china to the Black Sea. They sold silks, porcelain, tea, and other goods, they traded to Western Asia and Europe. Trade had reached to different people and cultures, like people from Arabia, Persia, and India. Soon a famous European explorer named Marco Polo traveled to the Silk Roads to China.

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China became more open during Kublai's rule, They developed a thriving sea trade. They encouraged trade by making the routes safer. They sometimes closed the routes due to warfare and robbers. The Mongols now controlled all of Central Asia this was called the Mongol Ascendancy.

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Kublai Khan kept some features from the Chinese form of government, but he made sure that the politicians didn't have much power. He gave the important government jobs to mongols or trusted foreigners.

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Chinese inventions helped create history in China and the West in many ways. Paper-making started to spread to the Arab and to Europe in the 700's. The Chinese created gunpowder, which was used for fireworks and soon used for firearms. They also made the first magnetic compass and helped shaped daily life by inventing porcelain. Porcelain was a hard white ceramic that people adored for its beauty.

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During the Song's reign, trade was growing in China. Many ships with goods would be along the coastline of China. These ships would come from Korea or Japan. Since trade would grow, the use of money would start to change. Coins would be heavy and larger to use for trade, so the Song and Tang decided to be the first governments to have paper money.

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In A.D. 1000, Chinese farm workers invented a new type of rice. This rice was better than the old rice because this rice ripened faster. The Chinese turned areas such as the Chang Jiang valley into fields. Since they'd have extra food, they'd need less people to help with farming and could help with trade.

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Due to Tang and Song rule, China's economy got bigger. China was even the wealthiest and most developed nation in the world. Tang and Song governments had created waterways and roads. With better transportation came better trade. They also had many technological developments such as huge ships.

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Some advantages the Song dynasty had was they were able to expand and excelled the exam system. They set up more schools and changed the exam to go over specific topics

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In order to rule China better, the Tang crated an imperial state. They had most of their ideas came from the Sui. They had a well organized government and they had even had a military organization. The Tang even made Sui the capital.

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Kublai khan took control of China for 15 years and died in 1294. Throughout those 15 years the Mongol empire didn't have a government or knew a lot. Kublai Khan kept certain features of the Chinese government because he didn't want politicians to gain too much power. He built a capitol at Beijing in a traditional Chinese style and announced himself as empower.

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After the fall of the Han, the Sui Dynasty reunified China. Wendi, the emperor of Sui, had ways to make Chine unified again. He brought back old traditions that would make the Chinese reminisce of how great China was. Wendi also allowed people to have their own beliefs and rebuilt parts of the Great Wall.

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When Confucianism started losing its influence, the Chinese switched to Buddhism. Buddhism started in India and is influenced on the guidance of Siddhartha Gautama. Buddhism instructs certain principles such as suffering is a part of life, people suffer due to being attached to certain items, and to live in an appropriate way.

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A strong leader, Temujin joined all the mangol tribes in 1206 and became Genghis Khan also known as "universal ruler". The genghis died in 1227, Ogadai, his son took power. He expanded to the west to Russia and Persia. Ogadai divides the Mongolia empire into four large parts. Kublai khan, genghis grandson took power of the Chinese part of the empire. His forces defeated the Song in 1279 and had power until 1368.

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Confucianism was a belief that Chinese would go to for wisdom and peace. Confucianism is based on beliefs and theories that Confucius had. Confucius focused on certain principles. Confucius taught people that education will help them have an efficient life. Confucius also influenced society. Later on, lost its influence.

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The Han Dynasty was founded in 206 B.C. The Han Dynasty was in a time of progress and success in China. Soon, they had problems with politics and social problems. Then in 220 A.D. the Han Dynasty fell.