Han
Tang/Song
Mongols (Yuan)
Ming
Chinese Must Haves
100
The structure that protected China from invasions from the north.
What is the Great Wall?
100
This term refers to the "payment" given to China from weaker surrounding countries that acknowledged her greater power.
What is tribute?
100
The dry grassland of Eurasia which provided a home for the nomadic Mongols.
What are steppes?
100
He is the "Chinese" Christopher Columbus?
Who is Zheng He?
100
The term that means having respect for one's parents and ancestors.
What is filial piety?
200
The route that connected China with Europe which encouraged trade.
What is the Silk Road?
200
A fine white clay that when baked turned shiny and produced...
What is porcelain or your mother's fine China? (dishes,cups)
200
These allowed for greater stability while riding a horse.
What are stirrups?
200
The length of Zheng He's main vessal.
What is 400 feet?
200
Civil Service examinations in China were based on...
What are Confucian values/principles/philosophies?
300
Government officials were hired after they passed these exams.
What are Civil Service Exams?
300
This term refers to the new ruling class of people that earned their money from government jobs based on civil service exams.
What is gentry?
300
He was the brilliant strategist and organizer credited with uniting the Mongols.
Who is Genghis Khan?
300
The number of voyages taken to show the power and wealth on the Ming Dynasty.
What is 7?
300
The belief that one's culture is superior to another's.
What is ethnocentrism?
400
Both the Han Dynasty and Rome built "these" to unify their empires.
What are roads?
400
This technological achievement allowed for overseas exploration.
What is the compass?
400
The term that refers to the Mongols golden age.
What is the Pax Mongolica or Pax Mongolia?
400
After 7 voyages, China retreated into a foreign policy known as…
What is isolationism?
400
His writings introduced Europeans to the beauty and riches in China.
Who is Marco Polo?
500
Agricultural achievements credited to the Han: (name any 1)
What are the wheel barrow, 2 blade plow, collar harness, or watermill for grain?
500
This remarkable achievement allowed books to be printed faster and cheaper.
What is movable type?
500
Chinese were not given government positions during the Yuan Dynasty because...
What is they could not be trusted?
500
The name of the palace built in Beijing that showed the emperor's power and might.
What is the Forbidden City?
500
Proof of women's low social status was the practice of_____ during the Song Dynasty.
What is foot binding?
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