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what was king yous mistake?: he lit the warning fires
during the qing why were chinese men forced to wear a queue?: -sothe Manchu & chinese could be told apart -showed that the manchu were superior th the chinese
What wass the signifigance of the grand canal?: make better irrigation
explain the welfare system of the song: the govrnment built hospitals,and orphanages and gave food &money in times of need
Who were the Juren?: people who passed the imperial exam in the civil service system -but doesnt quite get a job in the civil cervice system
How did the corrupt Qing govrnment hurt the peasents?: -land owners had to pay more taxesand rather than paying the taxes themselves they had the peasents pay them -govrnment officials were the onley money makers
why did sailing expeditions stop in the 1400s?: -stopped caring -against Confucian belief -more interested in resources for the defense
What was chinas first history book?: the book of documents
What evidence proves that kublai khan was open to diffrent religion?: -respected confucian ceremonys -built confucian temple -mother was christian -favorite wife was buddhist -tibeten land for buddhist temples & monastarys -muslims could practice there religions -doaism was popular
What was the fate of emporer Chongzen and his family?: -sons fled -empress & empress dowager commited suicide -Chong zhen killed his daughters -hung himself
How did Wei Zhongxian a eunuch becom the dictator of china?: - he became dictator of china because emporer tanqui didnt want to rule he was to much into carpentry
whay factors led to the fall of the yuan dynasty?: - people resented kublai for letting foreiners into the govrnment -people resented kublai for giving merchants power-weak rulers -military leaders fought for power -huang he flooded- resented harsh treatment -resented high taxes -rebellions started
How did Ming rulers get soldeirs to the fronteir?: soldeirs were given free land
Who led the campeign through eastern europe?: Batu led the campeign
What measures did kublai khan take to get food for his growing capitol?: he expanded the great canal
How did the song keep the mongols at bay for a short period of time?: -water ways and rice patties -the song had forts & armed soldiers -gunpowder missles
Why did Emporer jintai become emporer when emporer zheng tong was still alive?: - emporer zheng tong had been kidnapped by the mongols because the mongols wanted randsome
How did the mongol rule aid trade along the silk route?: mongols protected
Who were the Jinshi?: -people who passed the highest exam - gaurenteed a job in the govrnment
how many ships were in Zheng hes fleet?: 62 treasure ships +225 warships =287 ships
how were the people who took the civil servive exam prevented from cheating?: - searched before the test -given numbers -gaurds watched test takers -scribes copied over hand writing
How did yelu chucai save thousands of lives?: ogodei wass about to save lives in the Jin territory, so yelu sugested taxing every one insted of killing them
What sorts of goods were brought back from China?: -gold -silver -pearls -Rhino horns -incense -Medicinal herbs -spices -and once a giraffe
Why did Temuji become a cheifton at such a young age?: - because his father had died so he had to go home to be man of the family
What dynasty did the Jurchen establish?: the Jin
what philosophy best representshan rule?: confucianism
Breifly esplain Gengeshes messenger system.: He had a organised line of riders who would ride from one stration to the next taking messeges with them
Explain how Chinese society was classified under the ming dynasty.: -scholar officials:government officials -Peasants: food & taxes-Artisans: made stuff -merchants: Parasites "made money from others work"
what helped expand literacy during the han dynasty?: the invention of paper
how did the sui fall?: taxes, labor,weak govrnment, attack of the turks
How large was temujins army?: 95,000 warriors
how did Kublai khan show respect to the chinese and there culture?: -he created the yaun dynasty -let chinese rule themselves with mongol overseers -wore chinese robes -welcomed chinese music & dance paid chinese scholars to translate chinese history in mongol language -confucian scholars didnt have to pay taxes -built confucian temples
list the reasons the ming fell.: -eunchs had to much control -govrnment coulnt agree -the govrnment spent more money than it revieved in taxes
explain how the new tax system caused hardships for the peasents?: The peasents got taxed on there land and if they couldnt pay there taxes they became tenant farmers
How did emporer Kongxi of the qing dynasty resemble Wu di of the Han?: - Kongxi valued the confucian classics( wu di founded the imperial acadamy for confucian study)
Why was emporer Xuande regarded as humane?: -was against capitol punishment -didnt belive people should be put in jail for owing debt
under tang rule who advised the emporer?: `- secratariat -chanclery
How did song rulers keep peace with the Khitan?: by paying them silver
what was the main porpose of theese voyages to foreingn country uner ming?: establishing ties with forein govrnments
what was sima queens gratest accomplishment?: -wrote the first china history book
how many ships were in Zheng hes fleet?: 26,800 sailors + 70 eunuchs +180 mediacs +5 astrolagers
how many yaers between han and tang?: 400
did the han beleive in a form of meritocracy?: yes because they had a civil service system
why was jade burryed with dead?: its supposed to bring them good afterlifes
What lands did gengesh conquer?: -Manchuria -korea -north china -central asia -parts of russia
Why did Nurachi seperate banners during miltary capeigns ?: - tried to start feeling of national spirit -banners wouldnt come together to overthrow nurachi
who were the literi?: the literature scholar officials
what is the suis greatest acheivment?: finished grand canal
what was the most important advancmet during the zhou?: iron

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