GEOG 213 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Cultural Landscape, Puyi, Megacity
15 Oct 2018
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Innovations of the qin empire (unified china: expansion of the great wall. -ecological boundary (farmers from the herders, extension of a national trunk road system, creation of extensive canal system, allowed empire to obtain and maintain more territory. Han dynasty: continued the imperialism, expanded south and east, silk road established-made china wealthy, centuries of instability-transition from zhou to qin. Tang dynasty: sui-lasted for a short time, overhauled the legal system, equalized income-seize land and redistribute land holding. The song dynasty: focus from west and central asia to southern seas, shifted economic importance and centres from the interior to east coastal regions. Mongol conquest and yuan dynasty: kublai khan- genghis khan invaded and conquered china in 1279, first time china under foreign control. Ming dynasty: overthrew yuan dynasty, opened up outside world trade, 317 ships and 27000 men. Imperial capital: early ming dynasty (1368-1406, republic of china during the war with japan.
