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

HUANG HE

CHANG JIANG

EMPRESS

BATTLE OF TALAS

ARTISANS

HAN DYNASTY