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WH - Unit 3

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Tang Taizong Second emperor of the Tang dynasty from 626 to 649; he secured his throne by having his two brothers and their ten sons executed. He established schools to train candidates to take civil service exams.
Wu Zhao Empress of China from 690 to 705; she was the only woman to hold the title of emperor and was very powerful.
Movable Type blocks of metal or wood, each bearing a single character, that can be arranged to make up a page for printing.
Gentry a class of powerful, well-to-do people who enjoy a high social status.
Pastoralist a member of a nomadic group that herds domesticated animals.
Clan a group of people descended from a common ancestor.
Genghis Khan Mongol warrior and ruler; he forged the Mongol tribes into a fighting force that conquered much of Asia, including parts of China.
Pax Mongolica the “Mongol Peace”—the period from the mid-1200s to the mid-1300s when the Mongols imposed stability and law and order across much of Eurasia.
Kublai Khan Mongol emperor and founder of the Yüan Dynasty, grandson of Genghis Khan; he continued his grandfather’s wars of conquest in China. He moved the Mongol capital to China and expanded his empire beyond China.
Marco Polo Venetian traveler in China; he worked for Kublai Khan and was sent on missions throughout the Mongol empire and in India.
Silla Dynasty a dynasty that unified Korea and ruled from AD 668 to 935.
Koryo Dynasty dynasty that ruled Korea from AD 935 to 1392.
Shinto the native religion of Japan.
Samurai one of the professional warriors who served Japanese feudal lords.
Bushido the strict code of behavior followed by samurai warriors in Japan.
Shogun in feudal Japan, a supreme military commander who ruled in the name of the emperor.
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