Chapter 12
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17 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Tang Taizong | began the achievements of the Tang Dynasty |
| Wu Zhao | assumed the title of emperor-the only woman ever to do so in China |
| movable type | blocks of metal or wood, each bearing a single character, that can be arranged to make up a page for printing |
| gentry | a class of powerful, well-to-do people who enjoy a high social status |
| pastoralist | a member of a nomadic group that herds domesticated animals |
| clan | a group of people descended from a common ancestor |
| Genghis Khan | "universal ruler" of the Mongol clans, credited with the great expansion of the empire |
| Pax Mongolica | the "Mongol Peace"-the period from the mid-1200s to the mid-1300s when the Mongols imposed stability and law and order across much of Eurasia |
| Kublai Khan | grandson of Genghis Khan, became the emperor of the Mongol Empire |
| Marco Polo | travelled to China and worked for Kublai Khan for 17 years, told his tails when he was imprisoned in Genoa |
| Shinto | the native religion of Japan |
| samurai | one of the professional warriors who served Japanese feudal lords |
| Bushido | the strict code of behavior followed by samurai warriors in Japan |
| shogun | in feudal Japan, a supreme military commander who ruled in the name of the emperor |
| Khmer Empire | a Southeast Asian empire, centered in what is now Cambodia, that reached its peak of power around A.D. 1200 |
| Angkor Wat | a temple complex built in the Khmer Empire and dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu |
| Koryu Dynasty | a dynasty that ruled Korea from A.D. 935 to 1392 |
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