Vocabulary
This term means the buying and selling of goods.
What is commerce?
This dynasty reunified China in A.D. 581.
This dynasty reunified China in A.D. 581.
A vast, grassy plain where the Mongols lived.
What is the steppe?
He invaded China because the Mongols needed more grazing land
Who is Genghis Khan?
After an era of great voyages, China adopted this strict policy meaning to avoid interactions with other countries.
What is isolationism?
This term means the belief in rebirth after death, commonly believed by people who practice hindiuism
What is reincarnation?
A golden age of art and literature blossomed during this dynasty.
What is the Tang Dynasty?
One of the regions of the Mongol Empire ruled by a Khan
What is a khanate?
Under Mongol rule, the Chinese were treated this way.
What are second-class citizens?
*Tripple Jeporady* These three things helped keep china isolated and protected from foreign invaders. Two were natural and one was man made and expanded by the Ming dynasty to keep out others.
What is the great wall of china, the Gobi dessert and the East China Sea
This describes a government policy that avoids outside contact and foreign influence.
What is isolationism?
This dynasty restored China’s greatness after Mongol rule.
What is the Ming Dynasty?
This main crop is produced in a specific region and is vital to their diet.
What is a staple?
Mongol control of these travel routes made trade safer.
What are the Silk Roads?
European powers weakened this dynasty, ending dynastic rule.
What is the Qing Dynasty?
A strong, light, translucent ceramic often called “China.”
What is porcelain?
The fall of this dynasty in A.D. 220 caused centuries of chaos.
What is the Han Dynasty?
To join parts of a country back together.
What does it mean to reunify?
This Mongol ruler made decisions about trade and greatly expanded commerce.He was also the son of the Great Ghengis Khan
Who is Kublai Khan?
* Daily Double * This grand palace complex in Beijing was built during the Ming dynasty and was off limits to most commoners
What is the Forbidden City?
These are small, individual clay pieces that can be arranged to print text.
What is movable type?
China’s only official female emperor
Who is Wu Zhao?
In Buddhism, this is the state of perfect peace and the end of suffering.
What is Nirvana?
This dynasty was overthrown when wars and European influence weakened China.
What is the Qing Dynasty?
The mixing of trade, culture, goods, and ideas across Eurasia happened mainly along this route.
What is the silk roads?