The Rise of the Gentry
Village China
The Role of Women
Explosion in Central Asia
Yellow Boxes and Maps
100
When was block printing first developed?
What is, the eighth century.
100
What is the most basic view in the village?
What is, the family.
100
What is foot binding?
What is, a procedure to compress the girls' feet to half their normal size.
100
What was invented in China during the late Tang Period?
What is, gunpowder.
100
Who sends a letter to Kuyuk Khan?
What is, Pope Innocent IV.
200
What were forms of entertainment?
What is, cards and chess.
200
Who ruled the family and what was its title?
What is, the eldest male; called an autocrat.
200
Why were female children less desirable than male children?
What is, the female children could not work in the fields or carry on family tradition.
200
What was Genghis Khan eventually elected as?
What is, "universal leader."
200
What was condemned for widowers?
What is, remarriage.
300
What were new forms of transportation?
What is, the wheel boat and horseback riding.
300
How did the Chinese identifiy themselves?
What is, their immediate environment.
300
Did women still control dowries after divorce or death of the husband?
What is, yes.
300
Although the Mongol army was small, how were they still effective?
What is, their mastery of military tactics.
300
What is Kuyuk Khan's response to the pope's letter?
What is, the pope must come to him in person to pay homage in order for them to accept his proposal.
400
What was a key factor in the stability and longevity of the system?
What is, upward and downward mobility between the scholar-gentry class and the remainder of the population.
400
What is in accordance with Confucian tradition in the life of the family and children?
What is, children were expected to obey their parents who also determined their children’s careers and selected their marriage partners.
400
What were two new practices to seek equality of women in marriage?
What is, a form of dowry and foot binding.
400
After the capital of Karakorum set up by Genghis Khan, what did his grandson, Khubilai Khan, move it to and what did it mean?
What is, Khanbaliq; city of the khan.
400
What are the closing words to Kuyuk Khan's letter and how is this mockery?
What is, Heaven alone knows; because the pope is a Christian and says they need to do what pleases the heavens.
500
Who introduced tea?
What is, the monks from the Burmese frontier.
500
What is an important tradition to Chinese families?
What is, decorating the tombstones of the deceased with tile paintings depicting acts done during their lifetime.
500
What was Wu Zhao also known as?
What is, Empress Wu.
500
How did Temuchin unify the Mongols?
What is, through his prowess and power of his personality.
500
Look at outline and go to map. Where would Khanbaliq be located on a present-day map? Also find it.
What is, Beijing.
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