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32 Cards in this Set
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exams you must take to get a certified job including being emperor
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Civil Service Exams
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counting of people in a city
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cencus
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a circular object that shows N,S,E,W direction
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compass
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Capital of China during the Tang Dynasty, now called Xian.
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Changan
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Chinese thinker who taught that people needed to have a sense of duty to their family and community in order to bring peace to society peace to society.
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Confucius
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The earliest known printed book. It is a Buddhist book called the
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Diamond Sutra
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It work the land, to grow grains, such as millet, wheat, and rice.
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Farming
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Home to top officials, home to China's emperors. The center of the Imperial City
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Forbidden City
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A Mongol Leader who built a huge empire across Asia using loyal,strong, and well-trained warriors. Although the wars he and his sons fought were brutal and bloody, they brought peace &prosperity to most of Asia
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Genghis Khan
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The Chinese use this in explosives. The Chinese also used this to make fireworks
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Gunpowder
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A new order of priests known as the society of Jesus. They were the pope's agents in Europe. They taught, preached, and fought heresy(a religious belief that contradicts what the Church says is true.
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Jesuits
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One of the most popular poets of the Tang era. His poems centered on nature
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Li Bo
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The painting of these became widespread during the Song dynasty. Chinese artists did not try to make exact pictures them. Instead, they wished to portray the "idea" of them.
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Landscapes
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Religious community where monks live and work
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Monastery
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A long fictional story
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Novels
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A type of ceramic ware that is made of fine clay and baked at high temperatures
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Porcelain
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Large network of trade routed stretching from western China to southwest Asia.
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Silk road
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This period was a time of prosperity and cultural achievement for China. However they did not have enough soldiers to control their large empire. Tibet took over & nomads took over much of norther China.
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Song Dynasty
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A general who called himself Wendi declared himself emperor. Wendi won battle after battle and finally reunited China. He then found this dynasty
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Sui Dynasty
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This dynasty was in power for 300 yrs. The rulers worked to strengthen China's government. During this dynasty civil service exam system was restored.
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Tang Dynasty
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A method for printing books after paper was invented.
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Woodblock Printing
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A Chinese emperor, he rebuilt the Great Wall. And built the Grand Canal.
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Yangdi
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It's name means beginning. This dynasty lasted 100 yrs.
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Yuan
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One of the most famous European travelers to reach China. He came from Venice.
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Marco Polo
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Famous Chinese Navigator. He was assigned to lead a fleet of Chinese ships across the Indian Ocean. His voyages to a.
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Aheng He
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A emperor of China. He reunited the country and set up his capital at Nanjing. He founded Ming, or "Brillant," dynasty.
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Zhu Yuanzhang
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During this Dynasty the rulers strengthened China's government and brought back peace and prosperity. During this dynasty the Chinese capital move to Beijing.
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Ming Dynasty
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Wealthy class in China. They were made up of scholar-officials. Strict rules set the scholar-officials apart from society. One rule was they could not do physical work.
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Confucian officials
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A popular drink China's farmers began to grow
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Tea
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China traded this. it is made of fine clay and baked at high temperatures.
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Porcelain
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One of the items traded by the Chinese. This product gve the road its name and was popular in markets to the west of China.
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Silk
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They conquered China and created a new dynasty that tried to conquer Japan and began trading with the rest of Asia. They were different fro the Chinese. They had their own language, laws, and customs. They were rulers at the top of Chinese society, but they did not mix with the Chinese people.
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Mongols
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