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Medieval China 500s -1600s. G eography. China is the fourth largest country in the world in terms of landmass. It currently has the highest population with over 3 billion people. Southeast Asia has very good land for farming. More than 90% o f the world’s r ice comes from Asia . - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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GeographyChina is the fourth largest country in the world in terms of landmass. It currently has the highest population with over 3 billion people.
Southeast Asia has very good land for farming.
More than 90%of the world’srice comes fromAsia .
The Huang and Chang are the two most important rivers.
It has the tallest Mountain in the world:Mount Everest
Political Structure
Confucianism as a frameworkfor government.
The scholar-officials had to pass very difficult testsIn order to be in the government.
Empress Wu was the only woman to rule China!.
Chinese Dynasties• Sui, Tang, and Song Dynasties reunified China• The Great Wall and Grand Canal were major geographical landmarks
EconomicsTrade along the Grand Canal was a key mode of trade and growth for China. It was originally constructed in 5 BCE, but the Sui dynasty made the major connections.
Social StructureMerchants were high on the social structure as they were able to trade goods and bring wealth to China.
Once the Song Dynasty popularized the use of scholar-officials they became highly regarded.
Like in most Medieval societies the farmersand “peasants” made up most of thePopulation.
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