China Flashcards
Empress Wu
Tang ruler whose methods were sometimes vicious, but whose reign was stable and prosperous
porcelain
a thin, beautiful pottery invented by the Chinese
gunpowder
a mixture of powders used in guns and explosives
compass
an instrument that uses the earth’s magnetic field to indicate direction
woodblock printing
a form of printing in which an entire page is carved into a block of wood that is covered with ink and then pressed against paper to make a copy of the page.
bureaucracy
body of unelected government officials
civil service
service as a government official
scholar-official
an educated member of the government
Genghis Khan
powerful leader who united the Mongols
Kublai Khan
Genghis Khan’s grandson, who completed the conquest of China
Zheng He
famous seafaring voyager of the Ming dynasty
isolationism
a policy of removing a country from contact with other countries
