Vocabulary
What is calligraphy?
The artistic and styled form of handwriting or lettering.
What did Neo-Confucianism do?
It blended Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism.
A country ruled by those with the most merit.
meritocracy
This dynasty was ruled by foreigners.
Yuan Dynasty
WHat type of money did the use?
Paper money
What is Regime?
A system or form of government an authoring one
How did Buddhism influence China?
Buddhism influenced Chinese art and literature
This Chinese invention reinvented book making.
movable type or woodblock printing.
After this early dynasty, China was split into smaller dynasties before being reunited by the Sui.
Han Dynasty
Where did they trade?
Traded across Asia
A literacy form that uses rhythm, imagery, and metaphor
What did Buddhism teach?
It taught respect, orders, and duties.
The Chinese found that explosive gunpowder can be refined from this mineral
saltpeter
Ruler od Mongol Emipre
Genghis Khan
what did they grow
rice
What are steppes?
Vast treeless plants found in central china
How did Buddhism enter China?
Buddhism entered China through the silk road
This northern neighbor of China is separated from them by the Great Wall.
What is Mongolia / The Mongols
What did Mongol Empire ruler do?
Created largest land empire
Geographics _____
Helped with trading
What are Barbarians?
A term historically used by Chinese dynasties.
What did Confucianism affect in general?
It affected behavior, education, and culture.
Invented by the Chinese; another word for vaccination
inoculation
When was the ruler of Mongol Empire born?
1162
What form of literacy was used?
Poem