12.1
Who declared himself the first emperor of the Sui Dinasty?
Wendi (pg. 323)
What happened during the Tang and Song dynasties?
China’s population nearly doubled
In what ways did steppe nomads and the people of neighboring settled societies interact?
They engaged in peaceful trade.
Until what countries did Genghis Khan successors conquer to?
Poland, Vietnam, Syria, Korea
Who was Tang Taizong?
A tang emperor
What was the Sui emperors' greatest accomplishment?
The completion of the Grand Canal
(pg. 323)
What were the most important inventions?
Movable type and gunpowder
What was an important weapon for Genghis Khan?
Terror
What was Pax Mongolica?
A term used by mongolians for peace
Who was Wu Zhao?
the ruler of Korea in a time where there was a campaign.
What did the Tang rulers expanded?
They expanded the network of roads and canals begun by the Sui.
(pg. 324)
What did the development of gunpowder lead to?
The creation of explosive weapons
What happened after Khan died?
His successors expanded the empire
What were the great mobile yurts pulled by?
Groups of omen
What was the movable type?
a printer that could arrange blocks of individual characters.
When did Tang rulers imposed crushing taxes?
In the mid-700s.
(pg.324)
What flourished under the Tang and Song emperors?
Foreign Trade
How much cavalry did Khan have?
10,000
What were the soldiers main weapons?
A lance, bow and arrows, daggers, and his horse
Who were the Gentry?
a class of powerful well-to-do people.
What happened to the empire under the Tang rulers?
The empire expanded
What linked China to the west?
The great Silk Roads
What were women's role in Khan's militia?
They served as healers and soldiers
What was under the cavalry's armor?
Silk under armour
What was a clan?
steppes of nomads that traveled together in kinship groups