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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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| a beleif system on the teachings of siddartha gautama,, the buddha which stress freeing oneself from worldly desires. |
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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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| relating to a empire or emperor |
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| a system of departmentsand agencies that carr out work of a government. |
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| an educated person with a government position. |
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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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| 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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| 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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| the period in which the mongols controlled all of central Asia, making overland trade and travel safe. |
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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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| a group of walled palaces built for the Vhinese emperor shortly after A.D. 1400 in the capital of Beijing. |
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| a payment made by one country to another as sign of respect. |
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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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| 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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