china Flashcards
(14 cards)
sui Dynasty
after the period without government grand canal forced people to work on the great wall farmers revolted.
Tang Dynasty
brought back civil service. Gave land to farmers. Only female ruler. Expanded China westward took control of the silk road however had to renounce it. After the Han many people became Buddhist, but the government later stopped it. printing press golden age
Song Dynasty
military rulers one of the strongest and most centralized governments. golden age
neo-confusianism
the political system used in tang and song.
Mongol empire
lead by Genghis Khan, the Mongols invaded China during the song dynasty. Controlled parts of central parts of eastern and central Europe.
Genghis Khan
the originator of the Mongol Empire
Kublai Khan
Grandson of Genghis started the Yuan Empire.
yuan empire
Marco Polo More extensive trade
Marco Polo
An Italian explorer friend of Kublai Khan
Ming dynasty
built the forbidden city. rebuilt the grand canal. Arts and literature flourished. The voyages of Zheng He which resulted in isolation.
Zheng He
A Chinese explorer who went to Africa to trade and brought back many new things
the silk road
A trade route that connected Asia to parts of Europe the central location being the Hang Zhou.
Buddhism
A religion started by Siddhartha Gutama in India and was spread to China was influential after the Han dynasty.
reunification
Tang bringing China under one government
