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7th grade World History
Chapter 7
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History
7th Grade
02/10/2014

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confucainism
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a beleave system based on the teachings of confucious, a scholar who taught moral virtues and ethics.
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Buddhism
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a beleif system on the teachings of siddartha gautama,, the buddha which stress freeing oneself from worldly desires.
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Daoism
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a beleif system that originated in china around 500 B.C emphasizing harmony with nature and inner feelings.
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Reunify
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to bring together again.
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Imperial
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relating to a empire or emperor
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Bureacracy
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a system of departmentsand agencies that carr out work of a government.
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Scholar-official
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an educated person with a government position.
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Wood-block printing
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a printing system developed by the ancient chinese, in wich wood blocks where carved with enough characters to print entire pages.
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Ghengis Khan
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a mongol leader who united the mngol tribes around A.D. 1206 and began a campaign of conquest, forging an empire that covered northern china and central Asia.
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Kublai Khan
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the grandson of Ghengis Khan who took power in southern A.D. 1260 and defeated the song army in 1279, giving the mongols control over all of china.
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Mongol Ascendancy
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the period in which the mongols controlled all of central Asia, making overland trade and travel safe.
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Marco Polo
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a venetain trader who traveled the silk road and arrived in china around A.D. 1275. he became an aide to Kublai Khan and later published a populare book about his adventures.
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Forbidden City
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a group of walled palaces built for the Vhinese emperor shortly after A.D. 1400 in the capital of Beijing.
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Maritime
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relating to the sea.
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Tribute
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a payment made by one country to another as sign of respect.
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Zheng He
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a Chinese admiral whose extensive voyages between A.D. 1405 and 1433 greatly expanded China's foreign trade and reputation.
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Manchu
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a member of the northeastern chinese people who conquered china in A.D. 1644 and began the last dynasty in chinese history, called the Qing Dynasty.
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