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Goal of this article is to help students identify context and historical recollection via definitions of historical names and terms
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)
* geographic origins (Qin, Han dynasties)
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* as used by Kublai Khan, mean "origin" or "center" of the universe
* 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  
* "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
* established by Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan
* 1st non-Han dynasty to rule China
* 1st non-Han dynasty to rule China
* Yuan emperors spoke Chinese but kept use of Mongolian  
* 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"
* 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
* 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"
* 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
** 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  
** Qing for "transparent" and "water" indicated an end to feuds in the royal family
|1644–1911
|1644–1911
|Manchuria, China
|Manchuria, China
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== Europe monarchies/ empires ==
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== India empires ==
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== Middleastern empires ==
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