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BMMS 7history China

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Wood block printing   a process that used wooden blocks to produce books  
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porcelain   a hard white ceramic often called "china"  
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tea   a popular drink first used in China as medicine  
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movable type   a small block of wood or metal with a single raised character used for printing  
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gunpowder   an invention first used for fireworks  
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Marco Polo   a trader from Venice who became an assistant to China's ruler  
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Mongol Ascendancy   the period of history when the Mongols controlled all of central Asia  
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Yuan   the dynasty founded by a Mongol ruler  
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Silk Roads   ancient trade routes stretching from China to the Black Sea  
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Genghis Khan   Mongol ruler whose name means "universal ruler"  
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Song   the dynasty defeated by Mongol invaders  
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Kublai Khan   Mongol leader who controlled all of China  
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Beijing   the capital city of the Great Khan  
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Maritime   a term meaning "related to the sea"  
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Forbidden City   a complex of palaces and temples where commoners were not allowed  
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Daoism   a belief system that seeks harmony with nature and inner feelings  
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nomad   a person who moves from place to place  
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Confucianism   a belief system that emphasized education, ideas of right and wrong, and respect for family  
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Grand Canal   a waterway built to link rivers in Northern and Southern China  
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Wu Zhao   the only women to occupy the throne of China  
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reunify   to bring together after it has been divided  
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Wendi   the first emperor of the Sui Dynasty  
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Confucius   the scholar who taught that right relationships produced social order  
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Buddhism   a religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama  
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scholar-official   an educated person with a government position under the Tang Dynasty  
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imperial   term meaning "related to an empire"  
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terrace   a step built into a hillside to create a field for planting  
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magnetic compass   an invention that improved navigation on the open seas  
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bureaucracy   a government that is divided into departments  
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Zheng He   the Chinese admiral who led a large fleet of ships to distant lands  
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tribute   a payment made as a sign of respect  
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