SECTION 1

GENTRY

• A powerful class made of urban middle class people
• They attained their status through education and civil service positions

SUI DYNASTY

• The Sui Dynasty lates from 581-618 and had two emperors
• Their greatest accomplishment was the Grand Canal

GRAND CANAL

• Oldest canal or artificial river in the world
• Provided vital route for trade

HUANG HE

• Also known as Yellow River
• Second largest river in Asia
• Sixth largest in the world

CHANG JIANG

• Longest river in Asia and third longest in the world
• Also known as Yangtze

TANG TAIZONG

• Emperor who lasted from 629-649
• One of the Tang Dynasty rulers
• He reconquered northern and western land

WU ZHAO

• She help power from 660-690 but become emperor in 690
• Only woman to have title of emperor in China

ACUPUNCTURE

• Inserting slender needles into the body at specific points depending on the problem

MOVABLE TYPE

• A printer could arrange blocks of individual characters in a frame to make up a page for printing

GREAT WALL

• Protection against invasions into China
• Made of stone, brick, woods, and other materials

TAIZU

• Reunited China after the Tang Dynasty
• Was the first ruler of the Song Dynasty in 960

PORCELAIN

• Bone-hard, white ceramic made of a special clay only found in China

PAPER MONEY

• Issued out by Song Dynasty government
• Replaced strings and metal cash