Geography
China began as a small kingdom along this river
Yellow River or Huang He
Ancient name for the land we call China
Chung Kuo
Confucianism, although not actually a religion, promoted reverence for these
ancestors
Hong Wu drove the Mongols out of Ching , made himself emperor, and set up this native Chinese dynasty.
Ming Dynasty
During the Song Dynasty, they are the only people who could take the civil service examinations.
wealthy people
China's neighbors to the north
Mongolia and Russian Siberia
Kublai Khan built this for himself in the city of Beijing.
magnificent palace called the Forbidden City
This religion came to China from India
Buddhism
This dynasty, whose rule was considered one of the greatest periods in Chinese history, united all of central China by learning rather than by regulations.
Han Dynasty
The Chinese system in which only the most talented and capable people entered the government.
meritocracy
Great river in southern China
Yangtzee
This was the result when Pope Clement XI ordered missionaries in China to stop allowing the practice of honoring ancestors and Confucius.
Educated Chinese rejected the Christian faith
Non-Chinese rulers in the north used them as counselors and magicians.
Buddhist monks
Founder of Qin Dynasty whose reign was cruel and terrifying
Zhao Zheng
Japan
Name three of China's neighbors to the east
Taiwan, N. and S. Korea, Japan
This was the last dynasty of Old China.
Ching Dynasty (from Manchuria)
During Hsuan-Tsung's reign, foreigners who practiced these three religions came to live in Chang-an, enriching Chinese culture.
Islam, Judaism and Christianity
The kings of this dynasty ruled China for 900 years.
Zhou Dynasty
According to Confucius, a person became worthy of a great position--not because of noble parents--but because of this.
his own talents and moral character
Three of China's neighbors to the south
Vietnam, Thailand*, Bhutan, Nepal, Laos, Burma (Myanmar)
*Doesn't actually touch
By the year 1650, there were about 150,000 of these people living in China.
Catholics
These were the first Christians to enter China in the 600s.
Nestorians
This dynasty was founded when the Mongol Kublai Khan became emperor of China.
Yuan Dynasty
Confucius saw himself as a preserver of these.
institutions and traditions of China
Two of China's neighbors to the west
Pakistan, India, Tajikstan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan
This became a custom after a Song emperor admired the way his wife was dancing on her toes.
Foot binding
Made Buddhism the official religion of China.
Empress Wu
They reunited almost all of China starting in 960 and spent much of the time fighting the savage Tartars and Mongols.
Song Dynasty
This was the real name of Confucius.
K'ungtzu