Chapter 12 Flashcards
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Land reform
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System instituted by Tang emperors in which they broke up large agricultural holdings and redistributed the land to peasants
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Tang Dynasty
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When China was restored in 618
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Dowry
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Payment women bring to marriage and could never remarry
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Pagoda
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Multistoried temple with eaves that curved up at the corners
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Steppes
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Vast treeless plains in Central Asia
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Genghis khan
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A mongol chieftain who united warring tribes in early 1200s
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Kublai khan
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Genghis khans grandson who toppled the last song emperor in 1279
