Study Guide Flashcards
Wendi
during his rule he reunified china by and also let people be whatever region they wanted also he also stated building the grand canal and the great wall
Han dynasty
was founded in 206 B.C. and was a period of progress in China, developed the Great Wall
Bureaucracy
is a form of government that is divided into departments
Kublai khan
He conquered all of Song China and started the Yuan Dynasty. He made all of the officials Mongols or trusted foreigners. He made sure politicians did not gain too much power. He ended the Civil Service Exam. He adopted the Confucian government style. He promoted trade by rebuilding the Grand Canal and making trade routes such as the Silk Road safer. He also encouraged maritime trade. He traded silk, tea and porcelain for food, plants, and minerals. He lived during the Mongol Ascendancy, the height of the Yuan Dynasty.
compass
Made by China and spread to Europe and helped the European Age of Exploration possible.
Was a powerful dynasty kept similar traditions in government and made progressions with trade and travel.
Mongols
An educated person with a government position
Scholar official
Paper
was created by the Chinese and was used to make books by wood block printing
He traveled across Asia India Arabia and Africa to get gold and jewels
Zheng He
Confucianism
a system of philosophical and ethical teachings founded by Confucius and developed by Mencius.
The stated rules that are used in all of China
code of law
silk road
They were a series of trade routes that were used for trade to travel around Asia.
Yongle
Hongwu’s son. He built the Forbidden City and started a series of Maritime voyages.
Chinese silk
it was very elegant and only the rich and rulers had it and no one knew about it for about 2000 years
