Chinese Dynasties Project

"The HAN made travel possible along the famous Silk Road, which allowed Chinese merchants to engage in active trade and cultural contact with people all the way to the Mediterranean Sea."

These accomplishments are...

• MILITARY

• POLITICAL

• ECONOMIC

• SOCIAL

• CULTURAL

"The TANG was also a period of great innovation in China. For the first time ever moveable type printing was invented. This innovation allowed the Tang to produce texts in great numbers."

This accomplishment is...

• MILITARY

• POLITICAL

• ECONOMIC

• SOCIAL and CULTURAL

"The SONG's Imperial Administration was itself getting more and more efficient, even going as far as to begin breeding for the best strains of rice and researching methods to make crop yields higher.."------------

These accomplishments are...

• MILITARY

• POLITICAL

• ECONOMIC

• SOCIAL and CULTURAL

"The Pax Mongolica, or "Mongol Peace' enabled trade between Europeans and Chinese along the Silk Road for the first time in almost a thousand years."

These accomplishments are...

• SOCIAL

• POLITICAL

• ECONOMIC

• CULTURAL

"China's name itself originated with the Qin Dynasty. They began the construction of the Great Wall most likely to keep out northern nomadic groups."

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