The Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasty

Zhu Yuanzhang

________ created a campaign that brought down the Yuan Empire and brought China under his new empire, the Ming.

Private academies

________ trained men for examinations and became influential in culture.

Huang Dap Po

________ brought ideas of cotton growing, spinning and weaving in the Yuan empire.

Commanders

________ were examined on military subjects (often related to foreign policy) and educated for their tasks to lead.

Examination tests

Were used in the Ming empire to recruit government officials.

Modest education

________ made women desirable for noblemen in the Song Dynasty.

Song peak:

year 1111.

Yuan rise:

year 1271

Song rise:

year 960

Ming rise:

year 1368

Ming peak:

late 1300s and 1400s