Yuan Dynasty's Impact on China
12th Grade · Social Studies · 45 min
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Learning Objective
I can analyze the political, economic, and cultural impacts of the Yuan Dynasty on China.
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In 1279, Kublai Khan unified China and became the first ruler from a nomadic people to govern the entire Chinese territory under the Yuan Dynasty.
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The Yuan dynasty promoted agriculture, especially cotton cultivation, and issued paper money printed with both the fagpa script and Chinese characters to facilitate trade.
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During the Yuan dynasty, exchanges between east and west became increasingly active, leading to a period known as the Pax Mongolica or Mongol peace, where Chinese inventions spread to the west and Islamic knowledge was introduced to China.
