CHAPTER 12 (SECTION 1)

DYNASTY

• A line of hereditary rulers

EMPOROR

• A ruler of an empire that has great power

WENDI

• The emporor of Sui, china from 589-604 A.D.
• United northern and southern China.
• He restored the central government

GOLDEN AGE

• A generation of liveliness and prosperity

WU ZHAO

• The only woman in China to become an emporor, she ruled the Tamg dynasty from 690-705 A.D.

TANG TAIZONG

• He ruled the Tang dynasty from 626-649

MOVABLE TYPE

• The Chinese dynasties had made many inventions one of the most innovative being movable type. They created a printer that could type a whole page.

GENTRY

• The gentry is an upper class of rich and powerful people. They attained this position by civil service and education.

SUI DYNASTY

• The sui was a short lived dynasty that completed the grand canal.

HUANG HE

• The first ruler of the Sui dyansty who started the building of the grand canal.

CHANG JIANG

• The final ruler of the Sui dynasty who completed the grand canal.

EMPRESS

• A female ruler of the empire.

BATTLE OF TALAS

• The muslim army beat the Chinese in 751.

ARTISANS

• Workers who earn their money through metal works and other jobs

HAN DYNASTY

• The Han dynasty was a long lived dynasty that ended in 220 a.d.