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Jan 1, 1368
Education
Expansion was great in terms of education. The government created free schools. -
Period: Jan 1, 1368 to
The Ming Dynasty
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Period: Jan 10, 1368 to
Ming Dynasty`
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Feb 8, 1368
Education
Expansion was great in terms of education. The government created free schools. Exam questions, though, were very limited to the thoughts of Zhu Xi of the Song Dynasty.Each student wrote an eight-legged essay in which the had to explain a topic in eight headings in under 750 characters. -
Dec 31, 1368
porcelain
The Ming Dynasty is known for making pottery, although mainly for the upper class and the emperor, furnaces kept burning to make these. -
Jan 1, 1373
The Temple
The Temple of the Six Banyan Trees is rebuilt. -
Jan 1, 1397
Code of Law
The Ming Code of Law is completed, yet drawing much of its clauses from the earlier Tang Code of 653. -
Jan 1, 1405
The Mongol Empire
The Chinese got rid of the Mongol Empire, because they were a big enemy for the Chinese. -
Jan 1, 1449
Under Attack
The government of China was attacked by the Wa La tribe of Mongolia. -
Battle of Ningyuan
The Battle of Ningyuan was a battle between the Ming Dynasty and the Manchurian Later Jin. The Ming had won this battle. The last time the Ming had battled the Manchus, they were defeated. -
The First Chinese Dictionary
The first Chinese dictionary, called Zhengzitong, was written by Zhang Zilie. This dictionary was named many different things over time. For example, it was first a supplement to Zihui, published in 1627.