Sui Dynasty
This is the name for the period preceding the formation of the Sui Dynasty.
What is the Period of Disunion?
One of the Tang Dynasty's most significant inventions--it was originally made for fireworks.
What is gunpowder?
This type of government was instituted by the Song to help the Emperor manage the empire.
What is bureaucracy?
The name of the nomadic people group who conquered the Chinese and began the Yuan Dynasty.
Who are the Mongols?
This ideology, practiced by the Ming Dynasty, is characterized by a lack of interaction with outside nations and peoples.
What is isolationism?
The dynasty who eventually overthrew the Sui.
What is the Tang Dynasty?
A Tang invention that allowed for mass printing of text.
What is Woodblock type?
An improvement on a Tang invention allowing for more efficient printing of text.
What is movable type?
The nation the Mongols attempted to invade but failed to because of two typhoons (hurricanes).
What is Japan?
The name of the massive, elaborate palace built by the Ming for the Emperor and all his court, wives, and concubines--commoners were not allowed to visit.
What is The Forbidden City?
The year in which the Sui Dynasty was established.
What is 589 AD?
What is the Period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms?
The official philosophy of the Song Dynasty.
What is Neo-Confucianism?
The name of the ruler who established the Yuan Dynasty.
Who was Kublai Khan?
Under the Ming Dynasty, this great structure was rebuilt, stretching over 2,000 miles long.
What is the Great Wall of China?
The Sui began the construction of this significant building project in China--it unified Northern and Southern China.
What is the Grand Canal?
The Tang Dynasty greatly expanded China's borders, especially including land covering this significant trade route with Europe.
What is the Silk Road?
The philosophical text that students would study to pass civil service examinations under the Song Dynasty.
What is The Analects?
A European traveller who journeyed along the Silk Road and wrote about his experiences in Yuan China. His book is called "The Travels"
Who is Marco Polo?
This is the title for an official whose job it was to investigate and monitor schools and other local institutions during the Ming Dynasty.
What is a Censor?
The man who established the Sui Dynasty.
Who was Yang Jian?
A title given to periods of time when a country or empire is experiencing its greatest prosperity. This metallic term is often applied to China during the Tang Dynasty.
What is a Golden Age?
The literal meaning of
"Bureaucracy".
"Rule [government] by desks".
The new capital of the Yuan Dynasty, Dadu, was located near this city--China's capital of today.
What is Beijing?
The name of the Ming sailor who traveled to Africa to present gifts to other rulers.
Who is Zheng He?