China & Dynasties
This peninsula northeast of China is now two countries and has a long history connected to China.
What is the Korean Peninsula?
The Chinese discovered how to make this metal by mixing molten iron with carbon, which was useful for weapons and tools.
What is steel?
He was the founder and leader of the Mongol Empire.
Who is Genghis Khan?
The Ming dynasty stopped sending out explorers like Zheng He because they feared foreign influence and wanted to focus on this.
What is China? / What is internal affairs?
While many Africans became Muslim or Christian, this still remained.
What are traditional African religions?
Many people in the Tang dynasty turned to this religion, brought by missionaries from India, for hope, peace, and answers about suffering.
What is Buddhism?
This explosive invention strengthened the Chinese army and eventually led to fireworks.
What is gunpowder?
The Mongols were so effective in war because they were skilled at this and used fear as a strategy.
What is horseback warfare?
Northern Africa was difficult for Europeans to explore because of deserts, harsh climate, and a lack of a particular geographical feature.
What are rivers?
Queen Nzinga was famous for this while ruling areas of modern-day Congo and Angola.
What is resisting European colonizers and strong leadership?
The Tang dynasty introduced this belief system to strengthen government and social order.
What is Neo-Confucianism?
The Mongols lost power after his death because the empire became too large and leaders fought each other.
Who is Kublai Khan?
This modern-day country exists because formerly enslaved people from the United States settled there.
What is Liberia?
The Americas needed enslaved Africans mainly for this reason.
What is working on plantations after Indigenous populations declined?
Because government officials had to pass tests in this system, many people studied Confucianism.
What is the civil service exam system?
Mansa Musa, the Muslim king of Mali, did this during his pilgrimage to Mecca, showing off Mali’s wealth.
What is giving away large amounts of gold?
Music, dance, food, storytelling, and art in the Americas and elsewhere often have roots in this continent.
What is Africa?
This famous trade route, once explored by Marco Polo, helped Chinese dynasties grow rich.
What is the Silk Road?
In many African societies, history was passed down this way instead of being written.
What is oral tradition / storytelling?