Chinese Dynasties → Rise of the Mongol Empire

Lower taxes and peace

Successful farming seasons

Floods, famine, and rebellion

Strong emperor and stable government

People believed Heaven chose their rulers

People wanted more kings to rule at once

China had no natural disasters

Citizens refused to follow new leaders

Local leaders controlled most of the empire

Power was shared equally among families

One emperor held all political authority

Governors were elected by the people

It connected China to Europe

It allowed food to move between regions

It gave farmers more land

It increased the emperor’s wealth

A religious group that leads the empire

A government run by many departments and officials

A group of merchants who control trade

An army led by warriors

It made government positions hereditary

It guaranteed wealth for all officials

It ensured officials were chosen by skill, not birth

It gave peasants control of the empire

Power is shared equally among all nobles

One main authority controls the government

Landowners rule all regions independently

The Church creates all political laws

A strong central government brought stability

Civil wars made merchants travel more

Feudal lords encouraged competition

The emperor stopped all foreign contact

Farming large fields of grain

Building permanent stone cities

Raising animals while moving from place to place

Trading goods across the Silk Road

It made families more powerful

It strengthened military loyalty and organization

It reduced the number of soldiers

It discouraged the army from traveling far

Ending all trade with foreign lands

Making China completely isolated

Reopening and protecting the Silk Road

Eliminating Chinese government traditions

China became more connected through trade

China became less interested in other cultures

China stopped using paper money

China removed all foreigners from government

A way to honor ancestors

Payment to a stronger power

A system for collecting crops

A type of farming

Decreased trade and communication

Decline of the Silk Road

Isolation between Europe and China

Increased spread of ideas, goods, and technologies