Vocab
Military leaders who also run the government.
who are warlords?
General who called himself emperor in A.D.581
who was Wendi?
One of the reasons Neo Confucianism was created was to reduce the popularity of this
what is Buddhism?
Ruled from A.D. 960 till 1279, during those years it was a time of prosperity and cultural achievements for China
who was the Song Dynasty?
what was coal?
an organized way where people sold, produced, and purchased things.
what is economy?
who was Li Bo?
it taught that life was just as important as
what is afterlife?
in power for 300 years, the rulers worked to strengthen China's government. This Dynasty took a lot of land and regained much power in Asia, and it was driven out by the Turks in the mid A.D. 700s. they supported farming and trade, also Neo confucianism
who was the Tang Dynasty?
coal was used to heat furnaces and made iron, when the iron was mixed with the carbon from the coal, it led to the other discovery of
what is steel?
changes that brought improvements.
what are reforms?
a poet popular during the Tang era that often wrote about serious topics such as social injustices and problems of the poor
who was Du Fu?
the Tang Dynasty went back to the ideas of Confucius and created a new class of
what are scholar officials?
strengthened China's government and brought back peace and prosperity
who was the Ming Dynasty?
under the Han dynasty, this was invented, and under the Tang Dynasty, the manufacture for this new invention reached its heights
what is the printing process?
Fine clay baked at high temperatures.
what is porcelain?
Chinese Muslim and court official that led voyages during the Ming dynasty to trade with other kingdoms
who was Zheng He?
Neo-confucianism became a religion withe beliefs about the
what is spiritual world?
collapsed in A.D. 200 and then the China's economy broke down, this led to fighting
who was the Han Dynasty?
changed how wars were fought, and was used in explosives . also used to make fireworks
what is gunpowder?
a count of the number of people.
what is census?
a warrior that enjoyed death and destruction and a leader that improved the lives of people living in his empire
who was Genghis Khan?
people thought that if you follow these beliefs, they would find
what is peace of mind and living in harmony with nature?
built by Genghis Khan and his sons, known for horseback riding and the ability of waging war.
who was the Mongol empire?
what is a compass?