1. Ch15 sec 1-2 and Ch16

2. Mongol Rule of China • Kublai Khan rules China as Mongol • 4 Classes • Mongol—Top • Foreigners-outside China who are friends of Mongols 2nd • 3rd Northern Chinese • 4th Southern Chinese

3. Khan • No civil service test—picked Mongols to rule who were friends • Mongols are not smart enough to run Empire • Used foreigners and some Chinese in low positions • Finally restore Civil Service Exam

4. Ming Dynasty • Reestablished • Uses Civil Service Test • Hinders growth in science, math and engineering • Didn’t respect merchants

5. Urbanization • Hagzhou- 2 million people in walls • Growth of commerce encouraged people to move to city • Landowners leave farms—prefer social aspects • Crowded

6. Urbanization (con’t) • Entertainment—musicians, jugglers and acrobats, theaters , restaurants, wine shop and tea house • Foot biding—common in city—not country—status • Stimulates culture and leisure