February 27 The Chinese developed a way to manufacture paper and to print books using • wooden blocks and ink. Later, Chinese printers developed movable type, which allowed them to print books more efficiently. Gunpowder provided the Chinese with effective weapons, and improvements • in shipbuilding and navigation allowed the Chinese to travel and trade far from home. February 28 The Tang and Song dynasties were a golden age for Chinese culture. Poets • celebrated nature and the shortness of life in their writings. Landscape paintings portrayed nature as a great unknowable force. Painters • often wrote poems in calligraphy on their artworks. During the Tang dynasty, Chinese artisans became skilled at making porcelain, a light, fine pottery • that became prized around the world. March 1 The Mongols became the first non-native rulers of China. They were skilled • warriors and horsemen who used terror to defeat their enemies. Genghis Khan united the Mongols and led them to conquer northern • The Mongols proved to be effective and peaceful rulers. Since many trade • routes were now under Mongol control, people could trade in peace and grow rich. March 2 By a.d.1279, Kublai Khan finished conquering China and established the Yuan • dynasty. He set up the capital city in Khanbaliq (now Beijing). The Mongols were culturally different from the Chinese and lived separately • from them, but they were tolerant of China’s religions. China prospered from trading overland and overseas. Goods came by ship from • all over the world. European travelers, such as Marco Polo, began to explore China’s vast empire. March 5
February 27 • The Chinese developed a way to manufacture paper and to print books using wooden blocks and ink. Later, Chinese printers developed movable type, which allowed them to print books more efficiently. • Gunpowder provided the Chinese with effective weapons, and improvements in shipbuilding and navigation allowed the Chinese to travel and trade far from home. February 28 • The Tang and Song dynasties were a golden age for Chinese culture. Poets celebrated nature and the shortness of life in their writings. • Landscape paintings portrayed nature as a great unknowable force. Painters often wrote poems in calligraphy on their artworks. • During the Tang dynasty, Chinese artisans became skilled at making porcelain, a light, fine pottery that became prized around the world. March 1 • The Mongols became the first non-native rulers of China. They were skilled warriors and horsemen who used terror to defeat their enemies. • Genghis Khan united the Mongols and led them to conquer northern • The Mongols proved to be effective and peaceful rulers. Since many trade routes were now under Mongol control, people could trade in peace and grow rich. March 2 • By a.d.1279, Kublai Khan finished conquering China and established the Yuan dynasty. He set up the capital city in Khanbaliq (now Beijing). • The Mongols were culturally different from the Chinese and lived separately from them, but they were tolerant of China’s religions. • China prospered from trading overland and overseas. Goods came by ship from all over the world. European travelers, such as Marco Polo, began to explore China’s vast empire. March 5
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