Ch. 4 China in the Middle Ages

People to Meet  Wendi – General fought battles to reunite China after fall of Han; declared himself emperor & founded Sui Dynasty  Empress Wu – Only woman to rule China on her own  Li Bo – popular poet during Tang era; wrote about nature  Du Fu – popular poet during Tang era; wrote about social unjustice & problems of the poor

 Genghis Khan – leader who united the Mongols; conquered vast territory (means “strong leader”)  Kublai Khan – grandson of Genghis Khan; founded Yuan Dynasty & ruled at height of power  Marco Polo – traveler from Venice, Italy; went on fact-finding trips for Kublai Khan; Wrote book about travels to China – inspired European interest in Asian goods / spices

 Zhu Yuanzhang – rebel leader who drove out the Mongols & founded Ming Dynasty  Yong Le – emperor of China; son of Hong Wu (Zhu Yuanzhang)  Zheng He – Chinese Muslim & court official who went on 7 overseas voyages to other kingdoms to trade & collect tribute  **Add to bottom of pg. 49**  Pi Sheng – printer who invented moveable type

Places to locate…  Korea – Country NE of China; broke away to build own civilization  Japan – Island near China; Buddhism spread  Chang’an – capital city during Tang & Song Dynasty; home to many artists & poets during Golden Age  Mongolia – Land north of China; home to the Mongols

 Gobi – vast desert covering parts of China & Mongolia  Karakorum – capital of Mongolia prior to Khanbaliq  Khanbaliq – Mongol’s Chinese capital in northern China (present day Beijing)

 Beijing – Modern Chinese city that stands on the site of Khanbaliq  Nanjing – Capital in south of Ming Dynasty  Portugal – European country; set up trading posts in China