China Reunifies
This dynasty ended because the gap between rich and poor caused social and political problems.
What is the Han Dynasty?
This belief system teaches harmony with nature.
What is Daoism?
The Song government printed this because coins became too heavy to carry.
What is paper money?
This invention was first used for fireworks before being used in weapons.
What is gunpowder?
Temujin became known by this name after uniting the Mongol clans.
Who is Genghis Khan?
This dynasty reunified China in 589 after 350 years of chaos.
What is the Sui Dynasty?
After the Han Dynasty fell, China entered this time period of chaos and disorder.
What is the Period of Disunion?
This belief system focuses on education, strong morals, and respect for family.
What is Confucianism?
This important waterway helped improve trade between north and south China.
What is the Grand Canal?
This invention helped travelers cover more distance and navigate better.
What is the magnetic compass?
The Mongols invaded China during this century.
What are the 1200s?
This ruler was the only woman to control the Tang Dynasty and ruled until she was over 80 years old.
Who is Wu Zhao?
This Sui ruler reunified China in 589 and became known as Wendi.
Who is Yang Jian?
This blended belief system combined Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism.
What is Neo-Confucianism?
Name one crop grown during the Song Dynasty besides rice.
What is wheat, barley, cotton, or tea?
This Tang poet wrote about life’s pleasures.
Who is Li Bo?
This grandson of Genghis Khan created the Yuan Dynasty in 1279.
Who is Kublai Khan?
This invention was first tied to arrows before later being used as weapons.
What is gunpowder?
One major reason the Sui Dynasty fell was because citizens revolted over this issue.
What are high taxes?
This belief system teaches reincarnation and that suffering is caused by materialism.
What is Buddhism?
Name one item China exported during the Song Dynasty.
What is tea, rice, spices, jade, silk, or porcelain?
This type of pottery led to the creation of porcelain, also called fine China.
What is celadon?
This famous Italian traveler worked for Kublai Khan for 17 years and later wrote about his experiences.
Who is Marco Polo?
This Mongol leader created a new legal code and built an army of over 100,000 trained warriors chosen by skill.
Who is Genghis Khan?
This Tang emperor was seen as fair because he did not raise taxes and gave land from the rich to the poor.
Who is Emperor Taizong?
These government workers earned their jobs by passing a difficult state exam.
Who are scholar-officials?
Name one item China imported during the Song Dynasty.
What is wool, glass, gold, or silver?
This Chinese admiral led seven maritime expeditions covering 100,000 miles.
Who is Zheng He?
This Ming ruler built the Forbidden City and enlarged Beijing.
Who is Yongle?
In the 1430s, a new Ming emperor began this policy that limited foreign contact.
What is isolationism?