Read the following Lines from the play and paraphrase their meaning. Be sure to think in context and not literally.

Compare Genghis and Kublai Khan. Leadership styles. Empire? Similarities to previous Chinese Dynasties. What did the Yuan Dynasty do right for China? How did they create modern China? Major changes to Chinese Life?

What were the 300 Tang Poems? What is the purpose of Tang Poetry? How did it develop different from previous poetry in China? Who were the major poets of the period? Did any of them work together?