CHINA SOCIAL STUDIES TEST ms. fung
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221 BCE
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unification of china under emperor Qin
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618 CE
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rise of tang dynasty
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960 Ce
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rise of song dynasty
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aristocracy
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a ruling class of nobles that are very wealthy
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meritocracy
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rule by officials of proven talent
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Mandate of Heaven
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Heaven choses a particular dynasty to rule, and it supported that dynasty as long as the emperor ruled well.
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bureaucracy
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a body of highly organized workers with many levels of authority
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warlord
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a military leader operating outside the control of the government
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Tang Dynasty
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the rulers relied on bureaucracy and used civil service exams to appoint government leaders
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Song dynasty
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they relied on civil service exams, so they created meritocracy
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Mongols
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they conquered Asia in the 13th century, and established the Yuan Dynasty
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Kublai Khan
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Mongol leader who founded the Yuan Dynasty, and ended civil service exams
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Ming Dynasty
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Civil service exams were restored, after Chinese reestablished their own dynasty
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220 CE
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fall of han dynasty and break up of china
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1276 CE
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mongol capture of china's dynasty
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1368 CE
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restoration of china's rule under ming dynasty
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1200 CE
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introduction of new kind of rice to china
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1200 CE
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minting of copper coins by song government
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610 CE
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invention of segmentary arch bridge
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850 CE
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recording of formula for gunpowder
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11th century
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wood-block printing of multicolored paper money by song printers
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843 CE
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seizure of buddhist property by tang government
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900 CE
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flourishing sea trade during song dynasty
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1279 CE
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kublai khan becomes emperor of china
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1405 CE
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maritime expeditions of Zheng He
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civil service exams
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a test given to qualify candidates for positions in the government
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urbanization
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the growth of cities
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typhoons
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violent storms
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harrow
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a farm tool used to break up and even out plowed land
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chain pump
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a pump used to lift water and carry it to where it is wanted
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paddies
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flooded fields where rice is grown
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barge
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a long boat with a flat bottom
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currency
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the form of money used in a country
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junks
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sailing vessels
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Lodestone
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pieces of magnetic material
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paddlewheel boat
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a type of boat with a series of paddles in a wheel
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canal lock
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a gated chamber in a canal used to raise or lower the water level
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segmental arch bridge
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a bridge supported by arches that are shallow segments (parts) of a circle
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woodblock printing
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a type of printing using wooden blocks with raise characters
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porcelain
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a hard white pottery; also called china
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alchemy
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a combo of science, magic, and philosophy that was practiced in the medieval times
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inoculate
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something used to protect against a disease
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vaccine
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a substance used to immunize people against a disease
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Xuan Zhang
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a Chinese monk who traveled to India
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Buddhism
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an Indian culture made popular in China by Xuan Zhang
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Silk Road
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the routes which trade caravans followed
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Marco Polo
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a young Italian explorer who traveled to China
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tributaries
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rulers or countries that pay tribute to a emperor
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kowtow
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kneeling before an emperor three times that touching their heads to the floors as greeting
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Zheng He
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a trusted advisor of Emperor Chengzu, who paraded China's power, gave gifts, and collected tribute
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martial rule
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a rule under military leaders
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1911 CE
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end of imperial china and the start of a republic
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1949
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mao tse fung defeated the nationalists and formed the People's Republic of China
