TCAP Review 1-2 Flashcards
China
Tang Dynasty
When one of Yangdi’s generals took over China, and worked to restore a strong central government to improve it. This dynasty lasted from 618 to 907 C.E, which was 300 years.
Genghis Khan
The founder of the Mongol empire, which later became the largest empire.
Marco Polo
A Venetian merchant, explorer, and writer who traveled through Asia along the silk road, and wrote a book the described European culture.
The silk road
A network of trade routes that was active from the second century B.C.E till the mid-15th century.
Song dynasty
An imperial dynasty founded by Emperor Taizu who took the throne to the later to be Zhou dynasty, and went to conquer the rest of the ten kingdoms, ending the five dynasties and the and ten kingdom period.
Kublai Khan (1)
The founder and first emperor of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty, and is mainly known for his temple that goes by the name of Emperor Shizu of Yuan.
Ming dynasty achievements
They both strengthened and extended the great walls of China, built the forbidden city and imperial palace, and conducted maritime expeditions for trade.
Reunification
Something that can reunite or reestablish a relationship between two things.
Mongol Empire
The epimer of both the 13th and 14th century that was known to be the largest empire in history, created by Kublai Khan.
Yuan empire
A Mongol-led imperial dynasty that the Yuan empire was a successor to it as a result of the division, established by Kublai Khan.
Zheng He
A Chinese explorer and court eunuch during the early Ming dynasty and was often regarded as the greatest admiral in Chinese history.
Buddhism
An Indian religion and philosophical traditions based on the teachings attributed to the Buddha.
Emperor Wendi/Yangdi
Repaired the great wall of China.
Xuangzong
Developed Chang’ an into a center of art and culture.
Taizu
Made advancements in agriculture, created a way to grow rice faster.
