Politics
A test given to qualify candidates for positions in the government
Civil Service Exams
Name 1 of the effects of trade
1. new merchant class
2. higher standard of living
3. urbanization
The occupation that discovered gunpowder
alchemy
This group conquered China and ruled China for several years
Mongols
Name one of the core beliefs of Confucianism
Many options (filial piety etc.)
Name 3 of China's Dynasties
Qin, Han, Sui, Tang, Song, Ming, etc.
Name 2 of the effects of rice on China
Increased food production =
1. population growth
2. more time for other pursuits
3. more wealthy farmers
What are the four major innovations
printing, paper, gunpowder, compass/navigation
This religion migrated to China from India
Buddhism
Who started Taoism?
Lao Tzu
Confucius
Name one agricultural innovation
plow, chain pump, harrow
This advancement in print making technology allowed Chinese printers to produce writings at a much greater volume and rate
Large network of trade routes that spanned Europe, the Middle East, and Asia
The Silk Road
Name one of the core beliefs of Buddhism
When natural disasters struck China, some claimed that the emperor lost this
Mandate of Heaven
(hint: it is a construction of some kind)
bridges
porcelain
What changes did the Mongols make to China?
1. New social order
2. Foreigners in positions of power
3. More sea trade
4. Special skills (Muslim architecture etc.)
What was one effect of Daosim/Taoism on China?
1. More focus on the natural world.
2. Advances in science
This is the Chinese name of the Mongol Dynasty
Yuan
This type of rice, originally from Vietnam, allowed China to grow an even greater surplus
champa
Chinese compasses were made with this magnetic mineral
lodestone
A ruler or country that pays a certain sum to a conquerer
tributary
Legalism was the guiding philosophy of this dynasty
Qin