Test For 2nd Six Weeks 2nd Test Flashcards
Paradox
2 things going on the same time that are opposite
Egalitarian
Means equal
Matriarch
Means the mother is in charge
Patriarch
Means father is in charge
After Genghis does what happens?.
The Mongols split into four
What are the four empires called?
Golden Horde, il-khan, chagatai, and great khan.
What are Genghis khans tax laws?
Very cruel, uses cruelty as a weapon
What is an example of one of Genghis khans tax laws?
If you do not have children we will take your wife
Kublai khan-
Pax Mongolica, tolerated Chinese culture, no Chinese in top gout, post encouraged foreign trade and foreign merchants
Marco Polo
A Venetian merchant, traveled through yuan China. “Black stones” (coals), gun powder, noodles.
Who spread the black plaque?
The Mongols
Kublia khan-
Experienced several defeats in south east Asia
Ming culture revolution-
Printing and literacy-cheap, popular books: word kicking printing leads to explosion in literacy. Increased interest in culture expressions and ideas
Triangle trade route-
Philippians to China to Japan. Silver floods Chinese markets, develation of currency Chinese immigration, increases interest in Chinese culture
Ming dynasty
Golden age of Chinese art thousands of workers constructed the forbidden city
Imperial China’s impact on history-
Removed religion from mortality.. Beginnings of political philosophy through which a ruler must prove he/she is legitimate
In less the. How many years did the Sui rulers reunified China?
40
Wei-
River valley where Sui rulers built a new capital city
Chang’an
New capital city named honor of Han capital
Grand canal
1,100 mile linking the yellow river in northern China with the Yangzhou to facilitate communication and trade with growing population
Yangzi
Irised in southern China
What did the Sui do?
Made improvements to the Great Wall constructed irrigation systems in highly populated areas, around Yangsi river, waged massive military campaigns against Korea and Vietnam