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B11 SS China
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Genghis Khan | brought Mongols together, big army, got a lot of land (big territory) |
| Diamond Sutra | ealiest book known printed book |
| Warlord | military leaders who run a government |
| Zhu Yuanzhang | reunited China, leader (founder) of the Ming Dynasty |
| Porcelain | made of fine clay and baked at high temeratures |
| earliest known printing process | Blocks of wood with words (letters) cut on them |
| monasteries | place where monks worship and meditate |
| Sui Dynasty | reunited China 581 ad |
| Novels | Long fiction stories |
| Jesuits | special group of Roman Catholic priests |
| Dynasty after Mongolian Rule | Ming Dynasty |
| Forbidden City | Was where the emerpors lived, Only the leaders and few other people could go there. |
| Tang Dynasty Farming | irrigation and new kinds rice |
| Gunpowder | used it in different weapons, invented by Chinese |
| Marco Polo | Came from Italy (Europe), visited China |
| Zheng He’s travels | Traveled to Southeast Asia, India, Persian Gulf |
| Mongol Empire | Largest territroy or land emipre |
| Civil service exams | rich (affluent) boys prepared for this test to be part of the government. |
| Confucian Scholar- Officials and Chinese Voyages | Did not like the voyages because they made merchants rich, cost too much money, and brought in new ideas |
| Reforms of the Ming Dynasty | Restored civil service exams, census (count of the people), rebuilt farms, new roads, repaired the Grand Canal, new rice to feed more people, silk, cotton, culture |
| Reasons the Mongol/ Yuan Empire fell | Weak rulers, Mongol groups broke away, Chinese wanted their own empire, there was a series of rebellions. |
| Reasons Emperors sent out ships | trade, show off China's power, demand weaker kingdoms pay tribute to China, curiosity about the world, increase Chinese influence. |
| Chinese inventions | printing press, steel, gunpowder, fireworks, |