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128081483YongleReign period of Zhu Di (1360-1424), the third emperor of the Ming Empire0
128081484KangxiQing emperor (r. 1662-1722). He oversaw the greatest expansion of the Qing Empire.1
128081485QianlongEmperor of China, son of Kangxi expanded China's bounderies extensively. Would only rule for sixty years so as to not dishonor his grandfather.2
128081486Zheng HeAn imperial eunuch and Muslim, entrusted by the Ming emperor Yongle with a series of state voyages that took his gigantic ships through the Indian Ocean3
128081487Matteo RicciAn Italian Jesuit who by his knowledge of Astronomy and science was accepted as a missionary of China4
128081488IeyasuFounder of the Tokugawa dynasty, the last Shogunate in Japan; won control of the Daimyo5
128081489Ming Dynastythe imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 16446
128081490Great Walla fortification 1,500 miles long built across northern China in the 3rd century BC7
128081491Forbidden Citya walled section of Beijing that encloses the palace that was formerly the residence of the emperor of China8
128081492ManchusFederation of Northeast Asian peoples who founded the Qing Empire.9
128081493Scholar-bureaucratsConfucian scholars who held important governmental positions; was one of the reasons for the discontinuation of Zheng He's voyages.10
128081494Filial pietyin Confucian thought, one of the virtues to be cultivated, a love and respect for one's parents and ancestors11
128081495Native learningJapanese movement for native ideas12
128081496Dutch learningRangaku - method by which Japan kept abreast of Western technology and medicine in the period when the country was closed to foreigners13
128081497FootbindingProcess of wrapping young girls feet to stop growth, led to crppiling women for life14
128081498Neo-Confucianismterm that describesthe resurgence of confusianism and the influence of confucian scholars during the Tang dynasty15
128081499Tokugawa ShogunateJapanese ruling dynasty that strove to isolate it from foreign influences16
128081500Daimyoa japanese feudal lord who commanded a private army of samurai17
128081501Floating worldsEntertainment district: Haiku clubs and tea houses, Geisha, Kabuki plays, sumo. offered escape from social responsibilities and the rigid rules of conduct18

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