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Ch. 12 History Notes
Term | Definition |
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Sui dynasty | reunited China in A.D. 581 (founded by Wendi). |
Tang dynasty | in power from A.D. 618 to A.D. 907. |
Song dynasty | ruled from A.D. 960 to A.D. 1279. |
Yangdi | built the Grand Canal to unite the Huang He and Chang Jiang rivers. |
Confucius | believed good government led by wise rulers would create a peaceful society. |
Silk Road | major trade route across China. |
Students preparing for civil service exams | never did physical work. |
Diamond Sutra | the earliest known printed book. |
Li Bo | a popular poet during the Tang dynasty. |
Changan | the capital city under the Tang dynasty. |
The earliest printing process | used cuts on blocks of wood. |
The compass helped ships | sail farther from land. |
During the Tang dynasty, | they discovered iron could be melted to make steel. |
Trade grew under the Tang dynasty because of | new roads and waterways. |
Genghis Khan | united the Mongols and conquered a vast territory. |
Marco Polo | a famous European traveler visited China. |
Koryo | the leaders of Korea. |
The Mongols | lost control of China during the 1300's. |
Zhu Yuanzhang | founded the Ming dynasty. |
Jesuits | a special group of Roman Catholic priests. |
Zheng He | a voyager during the Ming dynasty. |
Ming dynasty | fell in 1644 to the Manchus. |
The Forbidden City | was home to the emperors. |
Missionaries in China | were often Jesuits. |