China Vocab Flashcards
1
Q
A person who moves from place to place
A
nomad
2
Q
an educated person with a government position
A
scholar-official
3
Q
grandson of Genghis Khan who took power in southern China in A.D. 1260 and defeated the Song army in 1279 giving the Mongols control over all of China
A
Kublai Khan
4
Q
The period in which the Mongols controlled all of Central Asia, making overland trade and travel safe
A
Mongol Ascendancy
5
Q
Trader from Venice, Italy who traveled the Silk Road to China and stayed for 17 years
A
Marco Polo
6
Q
A group of walled palaces built for the Chinese emperor shortly after A.D. 1400 in the capital city of Beijing
A
Forbidden City
7
Q
A Chinese admiral whose extensive voyages between A.D. 1405 and 1433 greatly expanded China’s foreign trade and reputation
A
Zheng He
