China Inventions
This mixture of powders was first used by the Chinese for fireworks.
What is gunpowder?
This term means a group of unelected government officials.
What is a bureaucracy?
This Tang dynasty ruler was known for ruling with an iron fist but appointing talented officials.
Who is Empress Wu?
This Chinese philosopher taught concern for others and following proper customs.
Who is Confucius?
During the Period of Disunion, different cultures in China often did this when they met.
What is blended together?
This invention uses Earth’s magnetic field to show direction.
What is the compass?
This type of service refers to working as a government official.
What is civil service?
This Mongol leader completed the conquest of China begun by his grandfather.
Who is Kublai Khan?
Many people turned to this religion during the Period of Disunion because it taught they could escape suffering.
What is Buddhism?
This large canal transported rice and food from southern China to northern cities and armies.
What is the Grand Canal?
This early printing method carved an entire page into a wooden block.
What is woodblock printing?
These educated government workers passed difficult exams to serve in China’s government.
What are scholar-officials?
This Ming dynasty sailor led massive voyages to demonstrate China’s power.
Who is Zheng He?
Confucianism mainly focuses on ethical ______.
What is behavior?
This massive structure was built to protect China from northern tribes.
What is the Great Wall?
This invention helped spread books and later created problems with paper money.
What is printing?
These difficult tests determined who could become government officials in China.
What are civil service exams?
This Mongol ruler was known for brutal conquests across Asia.
Who is Genghis Khan?
This belief system combined Confucian ideas with more focus on spiritual matters.
What is Neo-Confucianism?
This large city was the capital of the Tang dynasty and the largest city in the world at the time.
What is Changan?
This thin, beautiful pottery was invented in China.
What is porcelain?
This dynasty created a stable government partly because it used scholar-officials in its bureaucracy.
What is the Song dynasty?
This European traveler returned home and told Europeans that China was highly civilized.
Who is Marco Polo?
This belief system focused on respect, proper behavior, and following traditions in society.
What is Confucianism?
Because of this policy of avoiding contact with other countries, China eventually fell behind in technology and military power
What is isolation