Silkroad
a path that stretched from europe to asia allowing trade of goods wealth and technology between the 2 continents
trade
Exchange of goods and services
conquest
Capture or taking of something by force
treason
Betrayal of one's country
Census
A complete enumeration of a population.
novel
new and different
barbarian
a person belonging to a tribe or group that is considered uncivilized
Zheng He
An imperial eunuch and Muslim, entrusted by the Ming emperor Yongle with a series of state voyages that took his gigantic ships through the Indian Ocean, from Southeast Asia to Africa.
porcelain
a thin, beautiful pottery invented in China
Isolationism
A policy of nonparticipation in international economic and political relations
Forbidden City
The walled section of Beijing where emperors lived between 1121 and 1924. A portion is now a residence for leaders of the People's Republic of China.