World Ch 12

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wendi

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emperor of sui dynasty; united north and south china and restored central gov't

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sui dynasty

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dynasty 350 years after Han collapsed; lasted 2 emperors

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grand canal

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connected huang he and chang jiang; trade route b/t north and south

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tang dynasty

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sui dynasty built foundation for achievements of this dynatsy; lasted 300 years

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tang taizong

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emperor began achievements of tang

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wu zhao

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empress of korea durig tang influence over korea; only woman to assume emperor in china

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battle of talas

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muslim armies defeated tang

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ch'ang-an

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tang capital; burned by chinese rebels at downfall of tang

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taizu

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first song emperor

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song dynasty

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followed tang dynasty; lasted 2 centuries

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jurchen

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manchurian tribe north of song; established jin empire; forced song to retreat south across huang he

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hangzhou

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new capital of southern song; south of chang jiang

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movable type

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printer arrange blocks of characters to make page for printing

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vietnam

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china imported new variety of rice from..

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ocean

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after tang decline, chinese merchants relied on ______ trade

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li bo

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tang poet wrote about life's pleasures

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tu fu

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tang poet praised order and confucian virtues; hardships of soliers

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song; daoist

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chinese painting reached heights during _____ dynasty and shows _______ influence

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gentry

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new upperclass made up of scholar-officials and families

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lily-foot

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custom where women bound feet

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western steppe

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this part of steppe has more rainfall and milder temperatures

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pastorialists

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nomads that herded domesticated animals

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clans

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kinship groups of steppe nomads

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genghis khan

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temujin becomes "universal ruler" of mongols

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khanate of great khan

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khnate with china and mongolia

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khanate of chagatai

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khanate with central asia

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ilkhanate

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khanate with persia/ iran

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khanate of the golden horde

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khanate with russia

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pax mongolica

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mogol peace; safe passage for caravans

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bubonic plague

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trade of goods and ideas spread ______

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kublai khan

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grandson of genghis; title of great khan; founded yuan dynasty

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yuan dynasty

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founded by kublai khan; lasted less than century

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shangdu

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city b/t china and mongolia where kublai's summer palace was

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jagadai

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leader of chagatai khanate

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khan balikh

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kublai moved mongolian capital to new capital in china

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japan

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kublai did not succeed in battle against this country twice

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kamikaze

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divine wind that saved japan from mongols

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marco polo

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venetian trader traveled on silk roads with father and uncle; told stories of extravagant cities

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genoa

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venice vs. ______; marco polo is captured

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khanate of golden horde

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all khanates collapsed except for ______

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batu khan

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began khanate of golden horde

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karakorum

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mongol capital beofre yuan dynasty

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yurts

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asian nomads lived in these tents

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taklamakan; islam

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polo traveled across ______ where he encountered he religion _____ the most

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death of ogodei

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halted mongol andbance into europe

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herodotus

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wrote descriptions of steppes; nomads= superb riders

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ogodei

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destroyed tanggut and jin; established capital at karakorum

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battle of ain jalut

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mongols lost to mamluk

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passport

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gave permission to travel