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* for example, to remember information about the Qing Dynasty, a student would have to memorize the dates and events. | * for example, to remember information about the Qing Dynasty, a student would have to memorize the dates and events. | ||
* however, knowing the meaning of "Qing" and "Dynasty" greatly enhances that recollection | * however, knowing the meaning of "Qing" and "Dynasty" greatly enhances that recollection | ||
** Qing | ** Dynasty = a series of related rulers, generally passed down generationally | ||
** "Qing" = the Chinese characters for "water" and "blue" | |||
*** thus the Qing represented a new power | |||
*** 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 | |||
[[Category:World History]] | [[Category:World History]] | ||
[[Category:AP World History]] | [[Category:AP World History]] | ||
[[Category:Social Studies skills]] | [[Category:Social Studies skills]] |