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He unified all of the Mongolian tribes and clans creating an empire that he used to expand the Mongolian empire.
Who was Genghis Khan?
The idea that younger people must serve older people was a part of this religion.
What is Confucianism?
This was the first Dynasty.
What was the Xia Dynasty?
This trade route led from east Asia all the way to Europe and Africa.
What is the Silk road?
The Ming dynasty was located in this present day country.
What is China?
He was the first teacher to want education to be available to all and he established social standards which are now the basis of Confucianism.
Who was Confucius?
Hinduism used this system as a social hierarchy.
What is the Caste System?
This Dynasty was the first to leave written records.
What was the Shang Dynasty?
The process for making this fabric was a closely guarded Chinese secret.
What is Silk?
The kingdom of Tibet is located on this plateau.
What is the Plateau of Tibet?
Ashoka ruled with peace and tolerance over this empire.
What was the Mauryan Empire?
The followers of this religion believe laws should be used to scare people to act a certain way.
What is Legalism?
A new Dynasty comes into power by claiming this.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
The Han Dynasty created this to write on and traded it along the silk road.
What is paper?
The majority of the Gobi desert is located in this present day country
What is Mongolia?
He unified most of India and founded the Mauryan Empire.
Who was Chandragupta I?
The followers of this religion believe the best government was a government with few or no laws.
What is Daoism?
This was the longest lasting dynasty in Chinese history.
What was the Zhou Dynasty?
He wrote a book describing his travels along the Silk road.
Who was Marco Polo?
This major mountain range is located in central Asia.
What are the Himalayas?
He is the first Mongol to conquer and rule China.
Who was Kublai Khan?
Followers of Hinduism believe all gods are concrete forms of this god.
Who is the Brahman?
This is the first Dynasty to control all of China.
What is the Qin dynasty?
The Silk road started to form during this Dynasty.
What is the Han dynasty?
This river runs alongside the Yangtse river.
What is the Yellow river?