Chinese History

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  1. 4. Pass Strategic pass where the Great Wall meets the sea
  2. 7. Coastal raiders known as wokou
  3. 9. Zicheng Rebel leader who captured Beijing in 1644
  4. 11. Painting flourished during the Ming
  5. 13. Canal Major waterway repaired during the Ming
  6. 14. The last Ming emperor
  7. 15. Sangui Ming general who opened the gates to the Manchu
  8. 16. Court official who often held great power
  9. 17. Japanese pirates who attacked Ming coasts
  10. 18. City Inner administrative area within Beijing
  11. 20. Examination Competitive exams for officials
  12. 21. Money Early currency that declined in value
  13. 22. Main currency used in late Ming trade
  14. 25. Yuanzhang The birth name of the Hongwu Emperor
  15. 26. One of the longest-reigning Ming emperors
  16. 27. Service Examination system for selecting officials
  17. 28. The founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty
  18. 30. Educational institution for scholars
  19. 34. Whip Tax Reform consolidating taxes into silver payments
  20. 36. Popular literary form during the Ming
  21. 38. Uprisings that weakened the dynasty
  22. 40. Military settlement on frontiers
  23. 41. Ming emperor influenced by a powerful eunuch
  24. 42. People who established the Qing Dynasty
  25. 44. Elegant landscaped retreats of the elite
  26. 45. Agency that monitored officials
  27. 48. Ministry overseeing military matters
  28. 50. Kingdom that sent tribute to the Ming
  29. 52. Margin Famous Ming-era novel about outlaws
  30. 54. Relocated from Nanjing to Beijing by Yongle
  31. 57. Ritual bow performed before the emperor
  32. 58. Reformist Confucian movement late in the Ming
  33. 59. Economic issue due to silver shortage
  34. 63. Wall Fortifications strengthened extensively during the Ming
  35. 64. Multi-tiered tower common in Ming architecture
  36. 65. to the West Classic novel written in the Ming era
  37. 66. Khan Mongol leader who raided Ming borders
  38. 67. System reorganized during Ming rule
  39. 68. European missionaries arriving late in the Ming
  40. 70. and White Iconic porcelain style
  41. 71. Valuable export commodity
  42. 72. Ministry managing civil appointments
  43. 77. Korean dynasty that had tributary relations
  44. 78. Dynasty that replaced the Ming
  45. 79. Ministry responsible for taxation
  46. 80. Scholar-official in imperial China
  47. 81. City The imperial palace complex in Beijing
  48. 84. Science improved with Jesuit assistance
  49. 85. Ministries Main administrative departments of the government
  50. 86. Woodblock technique used for books
  51. 87. Crisis where the Ming emperor was captured by Mongols
  52. 88. Fleet Massive naval expeditions of the early Ming
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  1. 1. Military organization later used by the Qing
  2. 2. Largest social class in Ming society
  3. 3. Transport system linking north and south
  4. 5. Sea ban policy limiting maritime trade
  5. 6. Color reserved for the emperor
  6. 8. Massive Yongle literary compilation
  7. 10. Philosophy central to Ming governance
  8. 12. Famous blue-and-white ceramic art
  9. 19. Trader often low in social rank
  10. 23. Early Ming emperor known for cultural achievements
  11. 24. Ministry overseeing legal affairs
  12. 25. He Admiral who led the treasure voyages
  13. 29. Ming emperor known for Daoist interests
  14. 31. Important symbol of imperial authority
  15. 32. The Chinese dynasty that ruled from 1368 to 1644
  16. 33. Storage for grain reserves
  17. 35. Missions Foreign envoys bringing gifts
  18. 37. Disease outbreaks contributing to decline
  19. 39. Ministry handling ceremonies and foreign affairs
  20. 43. Portuguese trading settlement in China
  21. 46. Gentry Educated elite class
  22. 47. Food shortages in late Ming
  23. 49. Skilled craft worker
  24. 51. Encyclopedia One of the largest encyclopedias in history
  25. 53. Ministry handling construction projects
  26. 55. Northern nomadic rivals of the Ming
  27. 56. of the Three Kingdoms Historical novel popular in Ming times
  28. 60. The emperor who moved the capital to Beijing
  29. 61. Ricci Italian Jesuit missionary to Ming China
  30. 62. Blossom Fan Play reflecting late Ming society
  31. 69. of Heaven Beijing complex where emperors prayed for good harvests
  32. 73. City famous for gardens and culture
  33. 74. Dominant intellectual philosophy
  34. 75. The first Ming capital
  35. 76. The main Ming capital after 1421
  36. 82. Symbol of imperial authority
  37. 83. System Diplomatic trade network centered on China