China Builds and Empire

payment made by one country to another as a sign of respect

How was the Qing Dynasty established?

What features of the Chinese form og government did the Mongols adopt?

hard white ceramic

belief systme based on the ideas of Confucius

person who moves from place to place

On what was China's economy based during the Tang and Song periods?

To bring a group together afte it has been divided

educated person with a government position

How did the Sui and Tang dynasties reunify and strengthen China?

How did China's releations with the outside world change under the Ming emperors?

How did the Mongols build a vast empire that stretched from Europe to China?

small block of metal or wood with a single raised character

Mongol ruler who conquered northern China and Central Asia

admiral who led a huge Chinese fleet on seven voyages

Imperial family's walled palaces in Beijing

A period of Mongol control of Central Asia

Mongol ruler who controlled all of China

How was the Chinese government organized under the Tang and Song dynasties?

Venetian trader who stayed in China for 17 years and worked for Kublai Khan

people from the region of northeast of China who founded the Qing Dynasty

related to the sea

using wooden blocks with enough characters to print entire pages

government divided into departments

related to an empire

What technological advances were not made under the Tang and Song dynasties?

How did the Mongols encourage trade?

How was the Ming Dynasty established?

What changes took place in China's belief systems?

Belief system that seeks harmony with nature and with inner feelings

Indian religion based on the teaching of Siddhartha Gautama

A time of great disorder followed after the ______________ Dynasty fell in 220 A.D.