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Buy the Sui it's the only way! by: Mike W., Sarah S., and Charlie F.

A.D. 581 to 618

**The dynasties after the Sui could not have developed with out the help of the Sui dynasty. They made the grand canal to protect from intruders. Also Wendi developed a very successful government, that was brought through the future dynasties. He also made three of the main cities that were developed over time. Lastly Wendi came up with a system that was very successful for farmers being able to distribute their crops to families equally depending on how many people were in that family, this system was called "equal field". What other choice is there buy the Sui its the only way!** = key considerations: =


 * Facts about the Sui dynasty:**
 * Founded by Wendi in 581 a.d. he worked to further expand and bring together the Chinese government.
 * Wendi chose his officials by based on the smartest people not the class.
 * Wendi lowered taxes on the farmers which cause the economy to grow.
 * Because of this the military campaigns took place and the Sui dynasty began to expand.
 * The Sui dynasty ended in 618 because of the local independent governments revolting.
 * This divided China into smaller states once more.


 * __This shows that when the Sui dynasty is gone everything breaks down. Without the Sui there is no way any other dynasty would have been able to bring China back together.__**

The Grand Canal


 * 1) The Grand Canal made it possible to sustain Beijing as the capital of China.
 * 2) More than 5 million people worked on the Canal including many women.
 * 3) The Grand Canal linked the rice-growing Yangtze basin with northern China, which brought water and irrigation to a wider area.
 * 4) The Grand Canal extended to the Hangzhou, Luoyang, and Zangzhou regions.

The Examination System
 * 1) The previous Han dynasty based their decisions of honesty, fillial, and justice. The Sui dynasty decided by intellect merit rather than social class.
 * 2) Emperor Yangdi started the examination system the Sui Dynasty used, and it was also called the Keju System.
 * 3) The test is there for anyone to take, but in reality only the wealthy passed because they had proper schooling.
 * 4) If the test was passes you were a spot in the government.

Success In Reuniting China
 * 1) Emperor Wendi simplified the government by from three-tier government into two-tier government.
 * 2) Emperor Wendi created the Kaihuang Code, which combined laws from both Northern and Southern China.
 * 3) During the rule of the Han dynasty, China suffered three centuries of disorder and division.
 * 4) Emperor Wendi created the equal field system, which determined land plots by the amount of people in farmers' household.

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