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Korea |
peninsula in East Asia located to the northeast of China |
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Japan |
a chain of more than 3,000 islands that stretches north to south in the northern Pacific Ocean; it lies off the coast of the Korean peninsula |
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Wendi |
general who declared himself emperor of China in A.D. 581; he reunited China and founded a new dynasty called the Sui |
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Empress Wu |
empress of China during the late A.D. 600s and the only woman in China's history who ruled the country on her own |
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warlord |
military leader who runs a government |
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economy |
organized way in which people produce, sell, and buy goods and services |
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reform |
change that tries to bring about an improvement |
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monastery |
religious community where monks live and work |
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Changan |
a magnificent city and the capital during the Tang dynasty |
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Li Bo |
one of the most popular poets during the Tang era in China; he often wrote poems about nature |
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Duo Fu |
another favorite poet during the Tang era; his poems dealt with issues of social injustice and the problems of the poor |
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porcelain |
type of ceramic ware that is made of fine clay and baked at high temperatures |
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calligraphy |
beautiful handwriting; the art of producing beautiful handwriting |
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Mongolia |
large area to the north of China |
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Gobi |
Gobia vast desert that covers parts of Mongolia and China |
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Karakorum |
capital of the Mongolian empire under Genghis Khan |
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Khanbaliq |
city in northern China that Kublai Khan chose for his new capital of the Mongolian empire in 1264 |
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Beijing |
modern city in present-day China, it was formerly the city of Khanbaliq, the Mongolian capital |
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Genghis Khan |
Mongolian ruler and ruthless warrior known for his cruelty; he built a huge empire across Asia and conquered all of northern China in the A.D. 1200s; his name means strong ruler |
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Kublai Khan |
grandson of Genghis Khan who became the new ruler of the Mongolian empire in A.D. 1260; he continued the Mongol conquest of China |
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Marco Polo |
one of the most famous European travelers to reach China; he was from Venice, Italy; he wrote a book about his travels and the wonders of China |
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tribe |
group of related families |
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steppe |
wide, rolling, grassy plain |
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terror |
violent actions that are meant to scare people into surrendering |
