Delhi Sultanate
What is the word for land ruled by a sultan?
Sultanate
Li Shimin or Tang Taizong
Who founded the Song?
Zhao Kuangyin
Who founded the Ming dynasty?
Zhu Yuanzhang
The Mongols came from the steppes of Central Asia. What are steppes?
vast, treeless plains
What was one big difference that led Muslims to defeat the Hindus?
Muslims rode horses and Hindus rode elephants
What did they discovered the chemistry for in the mid-800s?
explosives
What material was exported starting in the Song Dynasty?
Poreclain
What does "Ming" mean?
brillant
How did the Mongol clans unite?
Genghis Khan united the tribes and began building an empire in the early 1200s.
Who led the Mongol invasion in 1398 and how many Hindus did they kill?
Tamerlane and 100,000
What are tributary states? What are the three tributary states of China?
self-governing, but had to acknowledge Chinese supremacy and send regular tribute to Tang emperor.
Korea, Tibet, and Vietnam.
What linked trade between north and south China?
The Grand Canal
How did the Ming change the civil service system?
Civil service system became more rigorous than ever– only the most qualified officials got government positions, in an attempt to eliminate corruption.
How were the Mongols as rulers to the people they conquered?
They weren't oppressive as long as they paid tribute to the Mongols
The Muslim conquest of India resulted in the destruction of what?
Buddhist monasteries
What years was the Tang in power?
618-907
From top to bottom, name the order of society during the Song Dynasty.
What did the population of China increase to?
over 100 million?
What Dynatsy did Kublai Khan start?
Yuan Dynasty
Name three differences between Muslims & Hindus?
Hindus: Ancient religion evolved over thousands of years, Recognize many sacred texts, Prayed before statues of many gods and goddesses, Accepted differences in caste system and honored Brahmins as priests.
Muslims: Newer faith, Single sacred text, Quran, Monotheistic , Taught equality of all believers of Allah
Name three things that the Tang reinstated in government or economy.
the bureaucracy, Enlarged the civil service system, Set up schools to prepare male students for civil service exams, Instituted a system of land reform where they broke up large agricultural holdings and redistributed the land to peasants. Weakened the power of landowners, Increased government revenues
What years did the Song Dynasty last?
960-1279
Who was Zheng He? How many voyages did he go on, and what happened after his voyages?
He was an admiral who made 7 voyages. After, Ming emperor suddenly banned the building of large ships, like the ones Zheng He commanded. Continued to limit trade with Europe. Confucian scholars had little interest in overseas ventures– to them, Chinese civilization was the most successful in the world.
How did the Mongols lose power? Why did the Chinese not like the Mongols?
The Yuan Dynasty declined after the death of Kublai Khan in 1294. Most Chinese hated foreign Mongol rule. Heavy taxes + corruption + natural disasters + frequent uprisings all taken as signs that the Yuan had lost the Mandate of Heaven.