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5098430940Equal Field SystemHistorical system of land ownership and distribution in China. The system worked on the basis that all land was owned by the government, which would then assign it to individual families.0
5098442326Flying CashA paper currency of the Tang dynasty in China and can be considered the first banknote1
5098447086Paper MoneyA type of negotiable instrument known as a promissory note, made by a bank, payable to the bearer on demand2
5098457135JunkAn ancient Chinese sailing ship design that is still in use today.3
5098462469Scholar-GentryCivil servants appointed by the emperor of China to perform day-to-day governance4
5098466117Grand CanalThe longest canal or artificial river in the world5
5098477990HangzhouA large city in the Zeijang province of China.6
5098487212Song DynastyCulturally the most brilliant era in later imperial Chinese history. A time of great social and economic change, the period in large measure shaped the intellectual and political climate of China down to the twentieth century7
5098495680Tributary SystemThe network of trade and foreign relations between China and its tributaries that helped to shape much of East Asian affairs8
5098506683Song TaizuA Chinese emperor, military leader, and statesman who began the reunification of china9
5098523025Chang'anAn ancient capital of more than ten dynasties in Chinese history, today known as Xi'an10
5098535067Foot BindingThe compressing of the feet of girls with tight bandages so as to keep the feet from being over three or four inches long.11
5098543129Neo-ConfucianismA movement in religious philosophy derived from Confucianism in China around AD 1000 in response to the ideas of Taoism and Buddhism.12
5098547597KhanTitle given to rulers and officials in central Asia, Afghanistan, and certain other Muslim countries13
5098554762Genghis KhanFounder of the Mongol empire united the nomadic Mongol tribes, and by the time of his death his empire extended from China to the Black Sea14
5098566786KhanatesA political entity ruled by a Khan or Khagan15
5098568850Pax MongolicaA time of peace and prosperity in the Mongol tribes16
5098575917KarakorumFormer capital of the Mongol empire from 1235 to 126017
5098581723Golden Hordea Mongol and later Turkicized khanate established in the 13th century and originating as the northwestern sector of the Mongol Empire18
5098585440Kublai Khanthe grandson of Genghis Khan. led the Mongol empire. took Beijing as his capital. ruled the Yuan Dynasty19
5098614195Yuan DynastyEra of rule by Kublai Khan and the Mongol empire over China20
5098622231White Lotus Societyan ancient secret society that transcends the boundaries of the four nations, seeking philosophy, beauty and truth. They are devoted to the sharing of ancient knowledge across national and political divides21
5098653024Yurta portable, round tent covered with skins or felt and used as a dwelling by nomads in the steppes of Central Asia22
5098653025Tumena mongol army of 10,000 people.23
5098664668Marco Poloa Venetian merchant traveller whose travels are recorded in Livres des merveilles du monde, a book that introduced Europeans to Central Asia and China24
5098670114YasaA secret written code of law created by Genghis Khan. The sacred law of the Mongol army25

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