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 Goal of this article is to help students identify context and historical recollection via definitions of historical names and terms
-* for example, to remember information about the Qing Dynasty, a student would have to memorize the dates and events.
+* along with memorizing names, places (map literacy) and dates
-* however, knowing the meaning of "Qing" and "Dynasty" greatly enhances that recollection
+* historical knowledge and test-day recollection can be enhanced through etymology, or word origins of key historical places, empires or dynasties
-** Dynasty = a series of related rulers, generally passed down generationally
-*** thus the Qing represented a new power
-** "Qing" = the Chinese characters for "water" and "blue"
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-*** opposed to the "Ming"
-**** the Chinese characters of which represented the sun and the moon
-** the idea being that the new rulers who started the Qing Dynasty chose
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-|Dynastic name have several origins:
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 * geographic origins (Qin, Han dynasties)
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 * as used by Kublai Khan, mean "origin" or "center" of the universe
 * "Great Yuan" named by the empire's founder, Kublai Khan, likely in order to inlude his rule within Chinese dynastic history as well as to claim the Mandate of Heaven
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 * established by Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan
 * 1st non-Han dynasty to rule China
 * Yuan emperors spoke Chinese but kept use of Mongolian
 * Kublai Khan's 1st capital was called "City of the Khans," but was changed in Han Chinese to "Great Capital"
 * he used the name changes to claim Chinese legitimacy
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 * the 1st Qing emperor renamed "the Great Jin" empire ("Jin" signifies "metal and fire") to "Great Qing"
 ** Jin was understood to represent the fiery tempers of the Manchu royalty
 ** Qing for "transparent" and "water" indicated an end to feuds in the royal family
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 |Manchuria, China
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+== Eurasian empires ==
+{| class="wikitable"
+!Name
+!Name definition
+!Dates
+!Region
+!Notes
+|-
+!
+!
+!
+!
+!
+|}
+== Europe monarchies/ empires ==
+{|
+!Name
+!Name definition
+!Dates
+!Region
+!Notes
+|-
+!House of Hapsburg
+!
+* from
+!
+!
+!
+|}
+== India empires ==
+{| class="wikitable"
+!Name
+!Name definition
+!Dates
+!Region
+!Notes
+|-
+!
+!
+!
+!
+!
+|}
+== Middleastern empires ==
+{| class="wikitable"
+!Name
+!Name definition
+!Dates
+!Region
+!Notes
+|-
+!Ottoman Empire
+!
+!
+!
+!
 |}
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