Key Terms
Porcelain definition
a ceramic made of fine clay baked at very high temperatures
The year Empress Wu took the throne during the Tang Dynasty.
A. 618
B. 624
C. 636
D. 718
B. 624
The dynasty that the Forbidden City was created within.
A. Sui Dynasty
B. Tang Dynasty
C. Song Dynasty
D. Yuan Dynasty
E. Ming Dynasty
E. Ming Dynasty
Silk Road affected the economy and culture of China. Clarify why.
It helped increase trades around, leading to more exports and imports which turned into growth and prosperity within China.
FITB. _______ is made of fine clay that is baked at high temperatures.
Porcelain
Distinct definition
clearly different from the others
Earliest-known printed book date.
A. 854
B. 868
C. 878
D. 890
B. 868
The dynasty in which only two emperors ruled.
A. Sui Dynasty
B. Tang Dynasty
C. Song Dynasty
D. Yuan Dynasty
E. Ming Dynasty
A. Sui Dynasty
Printed paper money helped the economy. Explain.
Because, at one point in time, China had not a lot of resources to make copper/gold/silver/etc coins anymore. The invention of paper money saved these resources and money took over as the currency.
FITB. The center of this area, known as the _________ ____, was where the emperor and his family lived. Only top government officials were allowed to enter the ________ ____.
uncivilized people
The year Kublai Khan took the throne of Mongols, and started the next reign.
A. 1258
B. 1259
C. 1260
D. 1261
C. 1260
Paper was produced in large amounts specifically in this dynasty.
A. Sui Dynasty
B. Tang Dynasty
C. Song Dynasty
D. Yuan Dynasty
E. Ming Dynasty
B. Tang Dynasty
Benefits of China through Mongols.
Maintained order and prosperity, trades increased, promoted cultures, and developed control over government.
FITB. Under ______ rule, China reached the heights of it's power and wealth.
Mongols
Method definition
a way of doing something; a procedure or process
A. 1235
B. 1247
C. 1256
D. 1258
D. 1258
The Dynasty that was going on when China achieved it's height in wealth and power.
A. Sui Dynasty
B. Tang Dynasty
C. Song Dynasty
D. Yuan Dynasty
E. Ming Dynasty
D. Yuan Dynasty
The Ming dynasty represented a revival of Chinese Societies. Explain why.
The dynasty was stable and the first emperor (harsh) still bought peace and order. Civil service exams and census ordered the people of China and formed a strong government.
FITB. After Wendi died, his son Yangdi took over. Yangdi wanted to expand China's territory. His army fought the _______, but it was badly defeated.
Koreans
Regime definition
a form of government in power, or period of rule
Time period that the Ming sailors set out to sea
A. 1405 - 1433
B. 1335 - 1343
C. 1348 - 1356
D. 1378 - 1396
A. 1405 - 1433
The dynasty that was going on when Genghis Khan and troops invaded China.
A. Sui Dynasty
B. Tang Dynasty
C. Song Dynasty
D. Yuan Dynasty
E. Ming Dynasty
C. Song Dynasty
The effect Jesuits had on the Chinese.
Though the officials were impressed by their science, they only convert 1% of the people to Christianity.
FITB. During the Ming period, Chinese writers produced _____, or long fictional stories.
Novels