Silk Road
Along with silk this item was especially popular around the world
Porcelain
The dynasty that forced the Mongols north of the wall
Ming
famous Chinese explorer
Zheng He
In 1435 Emperor Zhengtong rejected foreign contacts and trade which led to China's long period of this
Isolationism
Bioarchaeology examines these found in archaeological digs
Human bones, skeletons
The most celebrate merchant from Venice that created a vivid picture of Kublai Khan
Marco Polo
Under the Ming the Imperial palace was also known as this
Forbidden City
He began 7 voyages to these two continents in 1405
Asia and Africa
Northern tribes that took advantage of the confusion in China in 1644
Manchus
Skeletons reveal these things name 3
Male or female, age, left or right handed, exercise, ride horses, kneeling, bone diseases
Acted as a passport to access difficult areas
Khans medallion
City in which the Imperial capital was built
Beijing
He's main mission
To glorify Yongle by asserting Chinses control over trade routes and weaker countries
China would remain under this dynasty for 300 years, they kept the native Ming customs and government structure
Qing (chihng)
Two sciences that make up a Bioarchaeologist
Biology and Archaeology
It is where the silk road expanded under Kublai Khan
Mongolia territories
First Emperor of the Ming Dynasty
Hongwu
The number of ships and approximate number of sailors
300 ships and 30,000 sailors
Under the Qing China's population reached this number by 1800
300 million
National Geographic doctor mentioned in the bone hunt
Dr. Christine Lee
Mongol Capital
Karakorum
This is how many years it took to complete the Forbidden City
15 years
5 exotic luxuries He's ships returned to China with
Gold, gems, rare spices, giraffes, zebras
What wars ended dynasty rule and who took control of Chinese territories
Opium Wars and British and other European countries
The excavating was in a cemetery of these people
Xiongnu (Shung-noo