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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 
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