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10th Grade
10/24/2010

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mongol empire
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it is people from mongolia who were organized loosely into clans.... it is important because it was the largest land empire in history
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genghis khan
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is "strong ruler" temujin was elected it, was the leader of the mongols..... it is important because it is a strong rule, and the highest rule over the empire
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kublai khan
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was the grandson of genghis khan.....it is important because it took over china and vietnam
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marco polo
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was a merchant from venetian republic...introduced central asia, and china to europe
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feudal japan
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it is a society where the samurai warrior class.... the samurai had enormous power,
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sui dynasty
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a dynasty, it managed to unify china again, ... it is important because they built the grand canal
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tang dynasty
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a dynasty, who restored civil service.... it is important because it tried to stabilize economy
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song dynasty
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a dynasty, that lost control over tibet, .... it is important because they formed alliance with mongols
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yuan dynasty
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a new chinese dynasty, under the rule of kublai khan.... it is important because it expanded the mongolian empire
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ming dynasty
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after the mongol dynasty in china..... extended its rule into mongolia and central asia, set up a nationwide school system, manufactured goods in factories, new crops were produced
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great wall of china
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a system of walls to keep the nomads out....the walls kept the nomad tribes out, and xiongnu horsemen form the north
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zen buddhism
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became part of the samurai warriors code of behavior.... believe that enlightenment can be achieved suddenly, others believe you need strong self-discipline, and meditation
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