Venetian merchant and traveler. His accounts of his travels to China offered Europeans a firsthand view of Asian lands and stimulated interest in Asia...
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Li Shimin
One of the founders of the Tang Empire and its second emperor (r. 626-649). He led the expansion of the empire into Central Asia.
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Emperor Ai
the last Tang emperor
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Genghis Khan
A Mongolian general and emperor of the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries, known for his military leadership and great cruelty. He conquered...
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Li Qingzhao
China's greatest female poet
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Kublai Khan
Grandson of Genghis Khan and founder of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty in China.
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Song Dynasty
The Chinese dynasty that placed much more emphasis on civil administration, industry, education, and arts other than the military.
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land reform
Breakup of large agricultural holdings for redistribution among peasants
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The Golden Horde
Mongol khanate founded by Genghis Khan's. It was based in southern Russia and quickly adopted both the Turkic language and Islam.
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Zhu Wangzhang
Founded the Ming Dynasty after overthrowing the Mongol dynasty
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calligraphy
art of beautiful handwriting
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Tang Dynasty
(618-907 CE) The Chinese dynasty that was much like the Han, who used Confucianism. This dynasty had the equal-field system, a bureaucracy based on me...
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Ming Dynasty
Succeeded Mongol Yuan dynasty in China in 1368; lasted until 1644; initially mounted huge trade expeditions to southern Asia and elsewhere, but later...