China Flashcards
Tang dynasty
Lasted 300 years and rulers wanted a strong government.
Genghis Khan
He conquer lands and wanted to unify Mongolia.
Marco Polo
A European traveler who wrote a book about China.
The Silk Road
Where trading became popular in China.
Song dynasty
960-1127
Believed in Neo-Confucianism
Kublai Khan
Genghis Khan’s Grandson
He conquered China in 1279, becoming the first Yuan ruler of all of China.
Ming Dynasty achievements
1368 to 1644
refurbishment of the Great Wall to its greatest glory, large naval expeditions
Reunification
restoration of political unity to a place or group, especially a divided territory.
Mongol Empire
Unified by Genghis Khan
Became a very large empire
Yuan Empire
1279-1368
Ruled by Kublai Khan
Zheng He
Went on Voyages
Brought back things for China
Buddhism
Finding inner peace