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| 52355028 | Yongle | the third emperor who sponsored the building of the Forbidden City, a huge encyclopedia project, the expeitions of Zheng He, and the reopening of China's borders to trade and travel. | 0 | |
| 52355029 | Kangxi | Gained formal control of government at the age of 16. Was an intelectual prodigy who mastered classical Chinese, Manchu, and Mongolian at an early age. | 1 | |
| 52355030 | Qianlong | Emperor of China, son of Kangxi expanded China's bounderies extensively. Would only rule for sixty years so as to not dishonor his grandfather; through out his reign, China remained a wealthy and well-organized land | 2 | |
| 52355031 | Zheng He | was an imperial eunuch and Muslim, who was entrusted by the Ming emperor Yongle with a series of state voyages through the Indian Ocean, from Southeast Asia to Africa. (pp. 355, 422) | 3 | |
| 52355032 | Matteo Ricci | An Italian Jesuit who by his knowledge of Astronomy and science was accepted as a missionary of China | 4 | |
| 52355033 | Ieyasu | Tokugawa-- the most powerful military figure in Japan. He was granted title of shogun in 1603 and established Tokugawa shogunate. He established political unity in Japan. | 5 | |
| 52355034 | Ming Dynasty | It was marked by a great expansion of Chinese commerce into East Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia | 6 | |
| 52355035 | Great Wall | Chinese defensive fortification built to keep out northern nomadic invaders; began during the reign of Shi Huangdi. | 7 | |
| 52355036 | Forbidden City | a walled section of Peking, built in the 15th Century, containing the imperial palace and other buildings of the imperial government of China | 8 | |
| 52355037 | Qing Dynasty | the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu | 9 | |
| 52355038 | Scholar- bureaucrats | had earned academic degrees by passing rigorous civil service examinations and they dominated China's political and social life | 10 | |
| 52355039 | foot binding | Male-imposed practice to mutilate women's feet in order to reduce size; produced pain and restricted movement; helped to confine women to the household. | 11 | |
| 52355040 | Neo-Confucianism | term that describesthe resurgence of confusianism and the influence of confucian scholars during the Tang dynasty | 12 | |
| 52355041 | Tokugawa Shogunate | Founded in 1603 when Tokugawa was made shogun by Japanese emperor; ended the civil wars and brought political unity to Japan; principal aim was to stabalize their realm and prevent the return of civil war. | 13 | |
| 52355042 | Daimyo | powerful territorial lords who ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary landholdings | 14 | |
| 52355043 | Floating worlds | Entertainment district: Haiku clubs and tea houses, Geisha, Kabuki plays, sumo. offered escape from social responsibilities and the rigid rules of conduct | 15 |
