Dynasty IDs: 4 dynasty names will appear, you must ID 2. 5 points each. 10 totalKnow 4 of them.You will need to be able to identify these dynasties: Han, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing.For these dynasty IDs you will have to provide the following for full credit:The approximate dates/centuries of dynasty (specific years/decades not expected)The general territorial extent of each dynastyThe ethnic/territorial backgrounds of the rulers. (The Han, Song, and Ming were Han Chinese; the Yuan were Mongols; the Qing were Manchu. The Tang were mixed Han and Turkic.)Three significant aspects of each dynasty Foreign relations, wars, conquests, trade, territorial extent, ethnic diversity, major events that occurred during the dynasty, or major cultural trendsHanRuler: Han ChineseTangChina’s Golden age618-907ADExpanded from Vietnam to ManchuriaRuler: Mixed Han and TurkicSongAge of invention, art960-1279Civil service system: everyone can take examsSmaller territory than TangRuler: Han ChineseYuanEstablished in 1279-1368First time in over 300 years China was unitedControlled more northern partsHierarchy : Mongols, Turkish, Northern Song, Southern SongCotton, cotton productsChristian, BuddhismTolerant of Chinese cultureRuler: MongolsMingMid 1400 – mid 1700sExpansion of Chinese commerce into East Africa, the Middle East, SoutheastAsiaNot self-sustainingLast Han dynastyInflux of silverRuler: Han ChineseQing1644-1911 CELast imperial dynasty, overthrown by revolutionIsolate themselves from the Western cultureRuler:
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