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The Pros And Cons Of The Yuan Dynasty

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The Yuan Dynasty was a successful dynasty. They unified all of China under one ruler, something that hadn’t been done in over 300 years. They re-built the 51 mile long Grand Canal, and they made advancements in mathematics and astronomy. Trade expanded, and Kublai Khan had his military protect the Silk Road trade routes that connected Asia to Mediterranean Europe and Northern Africa. It is difficult for anyone, regardless of technology or knowledge to unify a landmass as large as China under one ruler, but Genghis and Kublai Khan did it swiftly and effectively. They also made many advancements in transportation, commerce, agricultural technology, astronomy, and mathematics that we still use today. A bad thing about the Yuan Dynasty was the
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