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Ming Dynasty

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1368-1644 AD
years of China's Ming Dynasty
Yuan Dynasty
dynasty prior to the Ming Dynasty, led by The Mongols
Han
the Chinese people in general, especially those not of Mongol
Beijing
capital city of the People's Republic of China, capital of Ming Dynasty
Forbidden City
walled section of Peking, containing imperial palace
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militarism
policy of maintaining a large military establishment
Emperor Hongwu
Zhu Yuanzhang; founder and emperor of the first Ming Dynasty
gentry
upper or ruling class; aristocracy
consumerism
fact or practice of an increasing consumption of goods
trade
act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities
eunuch
castrated man, held prominent positions of power in Ming Dynasty.
connoisseurship
focus on competence in critical judgments in an art, particularly fine arts
ancestor worship
veneration of ancestors whose spirits influence affairs of the living
Buddhism
religion, originated in India by Buddha (Gautama) spread to China
Daoism
Philosophy developed by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu; simple, honest life
neo-Confucian
eclectic philosophical movement of the 12th to the 16th centuries
arts
arts like painting, poetry, music, literature flourished in Ming Dynasty

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