| A | B |
|---|
| Warlords | Military leaders who run a government |
| Wendi | General in China who after declared himself emperor, won battle after battle and finally reunited China. Then he founded a new dynasty called the Sui |
| Economy | Organized way in which people produce, sell, and buy things |
| Reforms | Changes that bring improvement |
| Empress Wu | Added more officials to the Chinese government and strengthened China's military forces |
| Monasteries | Where Chinese Buddhists meditated and worshipped |
| Porcelain | Made of fine clay and baked at high temperatures |
| Changan | Chinese capital |
| Li Bo | One of the most popular poets of the Tang era |
| Calligraphy | Beautiful characters painted by Chinese painters using a brush and ink |
| Mongolia | Area north of China where the Mongols lived |
| Tribes | Groups of related families loosely joined together |
| Gobi | Vast desert that covers parts of Mongolia and China |
| Genghis Khan | Brought together Mongol laws in a new code. Also means "strong ruler" |
| Terror | Refers to violent actions that are meant to scare people into surrendering or giving up |
| Kublai Khan | Continued the Mongol conquest of China that his father had begun |
| Beijing | Today this modern city stands on the site of the Mongols' Chinese capital |
| Nanjing | Capital set in southern China by Zhu Yuanzhang |
| Treason | Disloyalty to the government |
| Novels | Long fictional stories |
| Portugal | European country |
| Barbarians | Uncivilized people |
